Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [Theatre Arts: Technical Theatre] From California State University

After completion of the lower division core classes which include: study in Acting, Technical and Design Crafts, the History, Literature and Criticism of Theatre, and Directing, students may choose to interview for placement in the Technical Theatre design options.

The Technical Theatre program has been organized to serve student needs in three principal areas:

• Enrichment of the student’s liberal arts background through the development of appreciations and insights derived from theatre arts courses taken as general education electives.
• Development of interests and skills that offer the students life-long satisfactions as a vocational outlet.
• Preparation of Theatre Professionals for further educational advancement or work in community, recreational, educational, and professional theatre.

Students have the opportunity to gain a broad exposure to the Technical Theatre discipline by requiring work in a variety of skills development. These emphasize the technological, as well as, the artistic aspects of design and execution. They learn crew responsibilities for each technical theatre category and can move up through their main area of interest into Assistant or Design positions for the Theatre Department production season and for the Threshold season.