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About Theater
The Theater Major offers a comprehensive study of Theater in four areas of concentration: Acting, Directing/Stage Management, Design/Technical, and Theater Studies. Courses are offered in acting (stage, film/TV), directing, stagecraft, set design, lighting design, costume design, stage management, dramatic literature, theater history, and dance. Through a high level of active participation, students gain a broad perspective in all areas of theater while developing individual talents and skills in their chosen concentration. The Theater program produces four major productions each year directed by faculty and professional guest directors. The main season is supplemented by a variety of student directed projects and guest artist workshops.
Classes and productions take place in the Angelica and Russ Berrie Center for the Performing and Visual Arts. This facility offers a 338 seat proscenium theater, a flexible experimental performance space, a dance studio/rehearsal hall, and fully equipped costume and scenery shops.
Classes you can Take:
Intro to Theater, Theater Practicum, Visual Imagination, Basic Acting, Development of Modern Theater, Voice and Movement, Auditioning, Clowning and Comedy, Scene Studies, Basic Lighting for Stage and TV, Set Design, Stage Makeup, Drafting for Stage and TV, Costume Design.
- THEA 120 - THEATER PRACTICUM
- THEA 145 - TANGO I
- THEA 150 - BALLET I
- THEA 165 - JAZZ DANCE I
- THEA 203 - THE CRAFT OF COSTUME I
- THEA 217 - VISUAL IMAGINATION
- THEA 235 - COSTUME DESIGN
- THEA 221 - BASIC ACTING
- THEA 260 - VOICE AND MOVEMENT
- THEA 312 - AUDITIONING
- THEA 315 - CLOWNING AND COMEDY
- THEA 427 - SCENE STUDIES
- THEA 226 - BASIC LIGHTING FOR STAGE AND TV
- THEA 229 - SET DESIGN
- THEA 130 - STAGE MAKEUP
Theater Program Productions
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Theater Program have gone on to graduate school while others have established careers in the professional theater as actors, directors, stage managers, and designers.
Sample Job Titles
| Job Title |
|---|
| Producers and Directors |
| Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary |
| Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance |
| Actors |
| Choreographers |
* Sources of Information: United States Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics (2020). For more information about careers and assistance in making your career plans, please contact Career Services (cahill@ramapo.edu) or visit www.ramapo.edu/careercenter/.
Success Stories
Hands-On Learning
Classes and productions take place in the Angelica and Russ Berrie Center for the Performing and Visual Arts. This facility offers a 338-seat proscenium theater, a flexible experimental performance space, a dance studio/rehearsal hall, and fully equipped costume and scenery shops.
You’ll also have plenty of opportunities to get your feet wet in various parts projects, such as the four Theater Program major productions each year directed by faculty and professional guest directors. The main season is supplemented by a variety of student directed projects and guest artist workshops.
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