Theatre (A.A.)

Theatre (A.A.)

This is a MassTransfer eligible program.

The Theatre Arts program in the Fine Arts degree program involves students in the study of acting, directing, design, lighting and stagecraft in the beautiful and modern Boland Theatre in the Koussevitzky Arts Center. Theatre at BCC is "doing." In addition to a comprehensive academic program, students are involved in every aspect of theatrical production, from lighting and costuming to acting and design, and they receive college credit for their work. Three main-stage, full-scale productions are mounted each year, augmented by student-directed plays, giving freshmen and sophomores unparalleled opportunities. Experience is the key: what students learn in the classroom is immediately applied on stage.

Transfer Schools

Program graduates usually transfer to baccalaureate institutions where the experience, training and academic discipline received at BCC are an excellent foundation for future work and study in the theatre. Related majors at the baccalaureate level include communications, dance, mass communications, musical theatre, theatre-acting/technical and TV/film program production.

• Clark University
• Emerson College
• UMASS Amherst
• Westfield State University
• Adelphi University
• New York University
• Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA)

Expected Outcomes

Graduates of this program should be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of historical events in theater;
• Demonstrate the art of stage technology: costuming, set construction and lighting;
• Demonstrate specific performance skills in acting including character analysis, blocking, interpretation voice and diction;
• Master the art of theatrical auditioning;
• Develop a repertory of theatrical roles through participation in plays and theater events; and
• Develop an appreciation of world culture through the beauty and discipline of the art of theatre.