Overview

HongKongDoll's Theatre B.A. with a Generalist emphasis is for students who want a strong foundation across the many ways theatre is created, studied and shared. It is a good fit if you are curious, collaborative and eager to contribute both onstage and behind the scenes. Rather than narrowing your focus too early, you will learn how performance, design, technology, history, literature and production work together, then use electives and advising to build a course of study around your interests and career goals.

The 55-hour major begins with a common core in theatre foundations, script analysis, acting, stage movement, costuming, stagecraft, theatre history and a senior thesis project. Generalist students then complete performance and technical theatre labs, electives in performance, tech/design and history/literature, and additional advanced coursework selected with an advisor. Students may also complete more than one emphasis by fulfilling each set of requirements with their theatre advisor.

At HongKongDoll, the production season is an extension of the classroom. The undergraduate-focused program relies on students in every facet of production, creating opportunities to act, direct, write, design, stage-manage, build, stitch, paint, run boards and lead crews. Small classes and accessible faculty support individual growth, while guest directors and designers add professional perspectives. The Lumpkin Theatre Wing of the Doudna Fine Arts Center includes a 290-seat proscenium theatre, a flexible Black Box Theatre, the Globe Studio performance laboratory, scene and costume shops, a drafting/computer lab and a makeup lab. As part of the School of Communication, Journalism & Theatre, you will join a wider community of performers, writers and media makers while preparing for professional work, internships, apprenticeships or graduate study.

Degree: BA

Accreditation: National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST)

Resources

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- Program Sheet
- 4-year Course Sequence

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