Program Contact:  Kevin Daly 203-582-3500

The theater minor provides students with a background in the primary areas of theater study and production while allowing them the flexibility to explore their particular interests.

Students select courses from an array of offerings in acting, directing, playwriting, design, stagecraft, theater administration and theater history. Students also may earn theater practicum credit by working on the Main Stage productions. A total of 18 credits is required to complete the minor.

Students select courses from an array of offerings in acting, directing, playwriting, design, stagecraft, theater administration and theater history. Students also may earn theater practicum credit by working on the Main Stage productions (18 credits).

Theater Minor Required Courses
DR 140Stagecraft3
or DR 257 Design for the Theater
DR 160Acting I3
DR 230Directing I3
or DR 350 Playwriting: The Ten-Minute Play
or DR 391 Playwriting: The Full-Length Play
Take one of the following courses:3
World Theater History and Dramatic Literature I
World Theater History and Dramatic Literature II
Landscapes and Lenses
History and Dramatic Literature of the Contemporary Theater
Electives
Select any DR course3
Select any 200-400 level DR course3
Total Credits18