Theatre Arts
Actors, designers, directors and technicians collaborate to inform and entertain us. They design and build stage sets, create costumes, and give television and stage characters personality. They combine the words and ideas of the playwright, the movement and voices of the actors, and the scenic support of the designers and technicians to educate and entertain.THE MARQUETTE ADVANTAGE
DRAMA, COMEDY, MUSIC, DANCE. You'll develop your craft starting in your first year through five main-stage productions, as well as dance concerts and studio productions. Performance opportunities range from the classics to experimental theatre, musicals and contemporary pieces. At least one play per season is centered on social justice.
The Student Perspective
MASTER THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF SCREEN AND STAGE. Choose from a wide selection of courses in acting and directing for stage and camera as well as theatre history, scenery, lighting, dance and costume design.
GET PERSONAL. Work on our main stage with professional actors, directors and designers. Acting and performance classes average 12 to 14 students; technical design and management classes average 10.
MINUTES FROM THE THEATRE DISTRICT. OK, so we're not even close to Broadway, but Marquette's location, mere blocks from Milwaukee's theatre district, is the next best thing. You can collaborate or intern with professional companies such as the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Chamber Theatre, First Stage, Renaissance Theatreworks, Next Act and Boulevard Ensemble.
SETTING THE SCENE. 2004 Theatre Arts alumnus John Bobek has made appearances on shows such as How I Met Your Mother and The West Wing. Nick A'Gosto has a recurring role on Heroes. In four years, who knows what type of scene you'll set.
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Suggested curriculum
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Freshman
- Contemporary Presentation
- Introduction to Communication
- Media in Society
- Acting I – Fundamental Technique
- Stagecraft
- Basic Costume Technology
- Acting II – Characterization or Theatre
- Arts Elective
- Rhetoric and Composition I
- Foreign Language or Diverse Cultures
Sophomore
- Voice and Movement for Stage
- Play Analysis I
- Theatre Arts Elective
- Performing Arts Practicum
- Introduction to Communication Research
- Diverse Cultures Elective
- Introduction to Visual Communication
- Science and Nature Elective
- Histories of Cultures and Societies Elective
Junior
- Aspects of Theatre Design
- Period Styles
- Career Preparation
- History of Theatre
- Performing Arts Practicum
- Individual and Social Behavior Elective
- Introduction to Theology
- Philosophy of Human Nature Elective
- Theory of Ethics
- Literature and Performing Arts Electives
- Major/Minor Elective Courses
Senior
- Theatre Arts Major Courses
- Contemporary Theatre
- Performing Arts Practicum
- Theology Elective
- Mathematical Reason Elective
- Major/Minor Elective Courses
- Senior Capstone Experience
WHERE OUR GRADUATES GO
About 20 percent of our graduates pursue master of fine arts degrees in acting, directing and design. Of those who seek employment, almost all get the job of their choice. Some places where you’ll find recent graduates:
- American Players Theatre
- Broadway
- Brown University
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Cleveland Playhouse
- Fox Network
- Georgestreet Playhouse
- Hilbery Repertory Theater
- Milwaukee Repertory Theater
- New York’s Playwrights Horizon
- Oregon Shakespeare Festival
- The Second City
- Steppenwolf Theatre Company (Chicago)
- 20th Century Fox
- Yale School of Drama
- Signed with Vanguard Management (New York), Paradigm Management (Los Angeles and New York) and Media Artists (Los Angeles)
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