Theatre Arts (Major/Minor)

Build on your God-given passion for theatre through an immersive experience that seeks excellence on and off stage.

Majoring in Theatre Arts will develop your skills in acting, stagecraft, management, and play direction. Beyond the practical, you will be led to consider the biblical foundations of theatre arts, face difficult questions in pursuit of Truth, and discover what it means to be an integrated Christian theatre artist.

By joining our National Kennedy Center for the Arts award-winning theatre program, you can add to Taylor Theatre’s legacy of high-quality productions and build your personal repertoire.

You’ll get hands-on experience putting into practice what you are learning in the classroom. Every semester, Taylor Theatre produces national award–winning productions created largely by students – as actors, production staff, designers, stage managers, and assistant directors. Working together and challenging each other; this community creates quality performances that honor God and exemplify excellence.

Theatre Arts Degrees

  • BA in Theatre Arts
  • Minor in Theatre Arts
  • Degree
  • Minor

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Build Skills In:

  • Acting 
  • Stagecraft & scenery 
  • Play management 
  • Play direction 
  • Stage diction 
  • Dramaturgy  
  • Character development techniques 
  • Audition techniques 

Career Opportunities:

  • Artistic director 
  • Stage manager 
  • Actor 
  • Technical director 
  • Theatre educator 
  • Drama therapist 
  • Set designer 
  • Costume designer 
  • Hair, makeup, & wig artist 
  • Producer 
  • Dramaturge 
  • Casting director 
  • Sound designer  
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Theatre Arts Curriculum Guides & Degree Options

Students interested in course descriptions and academic policies can check out our Undergraduate Catalog.

A Taylor liberal arts education will prepare you to live and work in a fast-changing world. It also goes a step further: laying a strong spiritual foundation that cultivates wisdom. You’ll become a well-versed individual, equipped with critical thinking skills, a lifelong love of learning, and an appreciation for God’s creation.

View Foundational Core Curriculum.

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  • John Broda

    Class of 2020

    Taylor helped me realize that my faith and my art are not mutually exclusive. God calls me to tell possibly difficult or uncomfortable stories with integrity because they give us perspective, provide space for dialogue, and shine a light into darkness.

  • Grace Foltz

    Class of 2018

    Taylor offered a comprehensive, rounded theatre education. My professors helped me focus on my skills and home in on my strengths.

  • Leah Perry

    Class of 2016

    At the end of the day, it all falls on my shoulders. I would have no foundation without Taylor’s multi-dimensional theatre.

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Theatre Arts is part of the Music, Theatre & Dance Department

Contact
Tracy Manning
Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts, Managing & Artistic Director of Theatre

765-998-5248
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Contact
Judy Kirkwood
Theatre & Film Program Assistant

765-998-5255
email

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