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Theater Arts
Explore Marquette : Majors & Minors : College of Communication: Theatre Arts

There's a whole different World Backstage.
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Actors, designers, directors and technicians collaborate to inform and entertain us. They design and build stage sets, create costumes, and give television and stage characters personality. They combine the words and ideas of the playwright, the movement and voices of the actors, and the scenic support of the designers and technicians to educate and entertain.

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THE MARQUETTE ADVANTAGE

DRAMA, COMEDY, MUSIC, DANCE. You’ll develop your craft starting in your first year through five main-stage productions, as well as dance concerts and studio productions. Performance opportunities range from the classics to experimental theatre, musicals and contemporary pieces. At least one play per season is centered on social justice.

MASTER THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF SCREEN AND STAGE. Choose from a wide selection of courses in acting and directing for stage and camera as well as theatre history, scenery, lighting, dance and costume design.

GET PERSONAL. Work on our main stage with professional actors, directors and designers. Acting and performance classes average 12 to 14 students; technical design and management classes average 10.

MINUTES FROM THE THEATRE DISTRICT. OK, so we’re not even close to Broadway, but Marquette’s location, mere blocks from Milwaukee’s theatre district, is the next best thing. You can collaborate or intern with professional companies such as the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Chamber Theatre, First Stage, Renaissance Theatreworks, Next Act and Boulevard Ensemble.

SETTING THE SCENE. 2004 Theatre Arts alumnus John Bobek has made appearances on shows such as How I Met Your Mother and The West Wing. Nick A'gosto has a recurring role on Heroes. In four years, who knows what type of scene you’ll set.

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Suggested Curriculum

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FRESHMAN
Contemporary Presentation
Introduction to Communication
Media in Society
Acting I – Fundamental Technique
Stagecraft
Basic Costume Technology
Acting II – Characterization or Theatre
Arts Elective
Rhetoric and Composition I
Foreign Language I & II
Social Science Elective

SOPHOMORE
Voice and Movement for Stage
Play Analysis I
Theatre Arts Elective
Performing Arts Practicum
Diverse Cultures Elective
Introduction to Visual Communication or
Theatre Appreciation
Science and Nature Elective
Histories of Cultures and Societies Elective
History Elective
Logic

JUNIOR
Aspects of Theatre Design
Career Preparation
History of Theatre
Performing Arts Practicum

Individual and Social Behavior Elective
Introduction to Theology
Philosophy of Human Nature Elective
Theory of Ethics
Two Literature Electives
Major/Minor Elective Courses

SENIOR
Theatre Arts Major Courses
Performing Arts Practicum
Senior Capstone Experience
Theology Elective
Mathematical Reason Elective
Major/Minor Elective Courses

Trumpet WHERE OUR GRADUATES GO
About 20 percent of our graduates pursue master of fine arts degrees in acting, directing and design. Of those who seek employment, almost all get the job of their choice. Some places where you’ll find recent graduates:
• American Players Theatre
• Broadway
• Brown University
• Carnegie Mellon University
• Cleveland Playhouse
• Fox Network
• Georgestreet Playhouse
• Hilbery Repertory Theater
• Milwaukee Repertory Theater
• New York’s Playwrights Horizon
• Oregon Shakespeare Festival
• The Second City
• Steppenwolf Theatre Company (Chicago)
• 20th Century Fox
• Yale School of Drama
• Signed with Vanguard Management (New York), Paradigm Management (Los Angeles and New York) and Media Artists (Los Angeles)

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