Theatre: Design and Production

The BFA in Theatre Design & Production prepares students for work in stage & screen industries or for more advanced training in graduate school. Coursework is offered in costume construction and design, scenic art, design, & technology, lighting design & technology, sound design & technology, properties, stage management, and production design.  Students enter the program directly from high school, or during the second or third years at university. First year students crew shows while taking introductory courses in design principles and hands-on stagecraft. In second, third, and fourth years, students often specialize more intensively in one or more areas of interest, which can include participating in the design and execution of our main stage shows. 

 |The Department of Theatre and Film produces a season of full-length and one-act plays, performed in the Frederic Wood Theatre and the Dorothy Somerset Studio Theatre. Most positions on these productions are filled by students, with faculty advising.  

All BFA Design and Production students are required to participate in department productions. The faculty, in consultation with each student, assigns positions of responsibility on production teams, such as designer, assistant designer, technical director, stage manager, show crew, and builder. In these roles, students have the opportunity to work side by side with faculty, guest artists, professional staff, and other students, including Acting and Film Production students.