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Theatre FAQ

49 credits

Choose from the following areas of focus:

• Performance Studies
• Theatre Management
• Technical Theatre
• Musical Theatre

Students who choose an area of focus should refer to the department handbook for detailed four-year plans outlining additional course options in:

• Performance Studies: acting, directing, voice and movement, dance, voice, psychology
• Musical Theatre: acting, voice and movement, singing for the stage, dance, music theory, piano, music ensembles, musical theatre history
• Technical Theatre: scenic design, lighting design, costume design, theatre crafts, studio art, stage management
• Theatre Management: stage management, arts administration, accounting, marketing, business management, graphic design

Career Options
Actors; arts administrators; costume designers; directors; drama/theatre teachers; set designers; talent agents; theater, film, and TV technicians; writers

High School Preparation
Art History; Computer-Assisted Drafting; English Literature; Family and Consumer Sciences; Studio Art; Theater Arts

Sample Schedule (Paradigm) and Course Descriptions

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Judy Myers, M.F.A.
Chair, Theatre & Dance Department
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
700 Terrace Heights #1458
Winona, MN 55987-1399
(800) 635-5987, Ext. 6686
jmyers@smumn.edu