B.A. in Theatre
Bachelor of Arts in Theatre
Format: In person on the Statesboro Campus
Credit Hours: 124
Rooted in a dynamic curriculum that combines theoretical foundations with practical experiences, the Bachelor of Arts in Theatre program offers you a well-rounded education in the performing arts.
Theatre majors are involved in the full production experience with opportunities in acting, design, dramaturgy, theatre-focused research and criticism, production management, technology, musical theatre, and video production. We are a hands-on program that creates a culture of engagement that unites theory and practice, extends the learning environment beyond the classroom, and develops an appreciation for the historical and contemporary global diversity of theatre and performance. The program is committed to exploring a wide range of historical and contemporary drama and production styles, as well as emergent theory, practice, and technology; and to promoting a culture of social engagement and global awareness at both the program and university levels.
Students can pursue a major or minor on the Statesboro Campus and a minor on the Armstrong Campus.
Course highlights include:
- theatre history, theatre management, children’s theatre
- script analysis, play writing and directing
- acting fundamentals, voice and movement for the stage, acting for the screen, performance styles
- auditioning and the business of acting
- scene and production design, stage construction techniques, costume design and stage makeup
- video production, audio production and sound design
- lighting design and cinematography
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Take Your Work Outside the Classroom
Outside the classroom theatre students are active in productions as actors, designers, stage managers, dramaturgs and assistant directors. In addition, our students are active in Theatre South (Statesboro) and Masquers (Armstrong)—student organizations that sponsor workshops and productions; Alpha Psi Omega—a national theatre honors fraternity that promotes service and extracurricular training. Our students have the opportunity to attend the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, The South East Theatre Conference, The Georgia Theatre Conference for workshops, job fairs, and networking opportunities, and the Georgia Thespians Conference. Students from our program work in summer stock companies, participate in internship programs nationally, and work in the thriving Georgia Film Industry. Further, we have alumni who move on to prestigious MFA programs and alumni networks working in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Atlanta. Click here to read about some of our theatre alumni.
At Work
We have alumni who move on to prestigious MFA programs and alumni networking working in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Atlanta.
Click here to read about some of our alumni.
Ibi Owolabi, Class of 2015, was recently awarded the prestigious Drama League Fellowship which includes residency in New York, and work with the Manhattan Theatre Club, Red Bull Theater, Dallas Theater Center, including her role as Assistant Director for the Tony nominated Cost of Living on Broadway.
Ibi is making her Off Broadway debut as the director of Poof! by Pulitzer Prizewinning playwright Lynn Nottage at the prestigious Keen Company.
In Atlanta, she has been a Kenny Leon Fellow at the Alliance Theatre and has directed plays at Actors Express, the Synchronicity Theatre, Emory, and the Weird Sisters Project.
Tajh Oates, Class of 2016, is the Production Manager of The Alley Theatre in Houston which is one of the largest and most well regarded acting companies in America. He has also worked at Arizona Theatre Company, The Public Theatre in NYC, Utah Shakespeare Festival and Westport County Playhouse.
Theatre & film alum Akil Jackson recently appeared in Ava Duverney’s Origin and the feature film Devotion, He was just awarded Best Actor in a Short film at the Mammoth Film Festival for his role in Don’t Worry About Tomorrow Behind the camera, Akil works consistently on films and series from ABC, Netflix, Amazon Prime, and WB
Jordan Taylor recently began a fully funded program at Northwestern University where she is earning her MFA in Acting. She will be trained by artists from the Steppenwolf and Goodman theatres in Chicago as well as become a practitioner of SoulWork.
Peyton Rowe, Class of 2019, was just accepted to the prestigious Acting MFA program at New York University which is one of the top 3 acting graduate programs in the country. Peyton recently performed the role of Desdemona in Othello at the Tiny Theatre Company in Atlanta where she also appeared in Romeo & Juliet and Taming of the Shrew. Since graduating she has also worked for the Democratic Party of Georgia.
Peyton will be studying Shakespeare at BADA summer 2024 in a fully funded program in Oxford, England. This summer she will also be performing in New York at 54 Below.
Gabrielle Scott is spending her first season since graduating as a stage manager at the Orlando Shakespeare Festival. She has previously worked at the Utah Shakespeare Festival.
Tsiambwom Akuchu MFA was recently made Assistant Professor of Dance at California State University Long Beach and has taught at Colby College and has performed at DANCENOW at Joe’s Pub in New York, and the Kennedy Center in D.C.
Bailey McClure MFA has recently been made Assistant Professor of Scenic Design at University of West Georgia. She has been a designer in New York City for many years working Off Broadway, on Sesame Street (PBS/HBO) and the show Everything’s Trash (Freeform & Hulu)
Kristyl Tift, PhD MFA was recently made Assistant Professor of Acting and Directing at Vanderbilt University. Her Voiceover narration of Brandy Colbert’s Blackbirds in the Sky (Harper Audio) recently won the Audiofile Earphones award for Outstanding Narration.
Tatyana Arrington is based in Atlanta and currently works as an actress and entertainment reporter. She conducts interviews with celebrities, tastemakers, and disruptors across many industries including film, music, fashion and pop culture with such brands as Netflix, Prime Video, and Essence.
Brock Vickers is an Actor, Writer, and Producer based in the Atlanta area who has appeared in many commercials as well as acted in roles on television for Netflix, AMC, Discovery and Passionflix. Brock is a sales agent, producer and voiceover artist for Forio which produces training videos for clients such as Facebook/Meta, Harvard, MIT, University Of Michigan,University of Colorado, and Salesforce.
Dylan Richards spent a season performing at Lost Colony theatre and has had work on Manunter on Apple TV+, Hulu Original The Girl From Plainville, and the feature film Devotion.
Kabera Higgs was recently hired at the Williamstown Theatre Festival as assistant house manager. A position she held last year at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival.
Elizabeth McCooey a Senior Theatre and Biology major recently was a featured extra in several episodes of Cobra Kai on Netflix
Bryce Hargrove has been accepted into the MFA program of Brooklyn College and will be part of a selective 7 person cohort studying acting.
Rachel Hartman is the Co-director of RabbitFoot Puppetry based in Chicago. Her company has performed at the Asheville Fringe, New Orleans Giant Puppetfest, and is a resident at the Agitator Gallery in Chicago.
Accreditation
Georgia Southern University’s Theatre program is an Institutional member of The National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST).
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Student Resources
Graduation Plan
Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Graduation Plan
Freshman Year
All Majors REGARDLESS OF AREA OF FOCUS
Fall
THEA 2300 – Script Analysis
THEA 2333 – Acting I: Fundamentals of Acting
Spring
THEA 2332 – Stagecraft
THEA 1100 – Theatre Appreciation or THEA 2410 Oral Interpretation
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall
THEA 3200 Stage Design Concepts
THEA Acting Elective (Acting Directing Concentration)
Spring
THEA 3230 Voice for the Stage
THEA 4330 or 4331 Theatre History I or II (depends on rotation)
Either Semester
THEA 2711 Theatre Practicum
Any THEA elective in area of concentration
JUNIOR YEAR
Fall
THEA 4337 Costume Design (Design Tech Concentration)
THEA Acting Elective (Acting Directing Concentration)
THEA elective
THEA 3711—Practicum—Professional Development
Spring
THEA 4330 or 4331 Theatre History I or II (depends on rotation)
THEA 4335 Scene Design or THEA 4336 Lighting Design (Design Tech Concentration)
THEA 3337 Directing (Acting Directing Concentration)
*Acting Directing Concentrations must take one upper division Design Class
THEA Elective
SENIOR YEAR
Fall
THEA 4711 Practicum—Capstone
THEA Electives (6 hours)
Spring
THEA 3337 Directing (Tech Design Concentration)
THEA Electives (6 hours)
You also need to complete your minor requirements – 15 credit hours, 12 of which need to be upper division.
Course Rotation
| Following is the course rotation for theatre minor on the Armstrong Campus | |
| This course rotation is tentative and is dependent on the availability of faculty. | |
| Each semester: | |
| THEA 1100 – Theatre Appreciation | |
| Each Fall: | |
| THEA 2300 – Script Analysis | |
| THEA 3200 – Stage Design Concepts | |
| An upper division course | |
| Each Spring: | |
| THEA 2333 – Fundamentals of Acting | |
| THEA 2332 – Stage Construction Techniques | |
| Every other Fall: | |
| THEA 3230 – Voice for the Stage OR THEA 3233 – Audition & Business | |
| THEA 3337 – Directing | |
| Every other Spring: | |
| THEA 4335 – Scene Design | |
| THEA 4334 – Drama in Performance | |
| THEA 4330 – Theatre History I | |
| THEA 4331 – Theatre History II | |
| Following is the course rotation for the Statesboro Campus | |
| This course rotation is tentative and is dependent on the availability of faculty. | |
| The following courses will be offered Fall 2023: | |
| THEA 1100: Theatre Appreciation | |
| THEA 2300: Script Analysis | |
| THEA 2332: Stage Construction Techniques | |
| THEA 2333: Fundamentals of Acting | |
| THEA 2711/4711: Practicum | |
| THEA 3234: Acting for the Screen | |
| THEA 3333: Irish Theatre | |
| THEA 3336: Theatre Management | |
| THEA 3337: Directing | |
| The following courses will be offered Spring 2024: | |
| THEA 1100: Theatre Appreciation | |
| THEA 2332: Stage Construction Techniques | |
| THEA 2333: Fundamentals of Acting | |
| THEA 2711/3711: Practicum | |
| THEA 3131: Makeup | |
| THEA 3230: Voice for the Stage | |
| THEA 4332: Children’s Theatre | |
| THEA 4335: Scene Design | |
| THEA 4338: World Theatre-Russian | |
| THEA 4711: Practicum | |
| THEA 5530: Playwriting | |
| The following courses will be offered Fall 2024: | |
| THEA 1100: Theatre Appreciation | |
| THEA 2330: Script Analysis | |
| THEA 2332: Stage Construction Techniques | |
| THEA 2333: Fundamentals of Acting | |
| THEA 2711/4711: Practicum | |
| THEA 3200: Design Concepts | |
| THEA 3333: Irish Theatre | |
| THEA 3336: Theatre Management | |
| THEA 3337: Directing | |
| THEA 3234: Acting for the Screen | |
| The following courses will be offered Spring 2025: | |
| THEA 1100: Theatre Appreciation | |
| THEA 2332: Stage Construction Techniques | |
| THEA 2333: Fundamentals of Acting | |
| THEA 2711/3711: Practicum | |
| THEA 3131: Makeup | |
| THEA 3230: Voice for the Stage | |
| THEA 3233: Audition and the Business of Acting | |
| THEA 3330: Acting – Scene Study | |
| THEA 4330: Theatre History I | |
| THEA 4337: Lighting Design | |
| The following courses will be offered Fall 2025: | |
| THEA 1100: Theatre Appreciation | |
| THEA 2330: Script Analysis | |
| THEA 2332: Stage Construction Techniques | |
| THEA 2333: Fundamentals of Acting | |
| THEA 2711/4711: Practicum | |
| THEA 3200: Design Concepts | |
| THEA 3231: Movement for the Actor | |
| THEA 3337: Directing | |
| THEA 4333: Acting Styles | |
| THEA 4337: Costume Design | |
| The following courses will be offered Spring 2026: | |
| THEA 1100: Theatre Appreciation | |
| THEA 2300: Script Analysis | |
| THEA 2332: Stage Construction Techniques | |
| THEA 2333: Fundamentals of Acting | |
| THEA 2711/3711: Practicum | |
| THEA 3131: Makeup | |
| THEA 3230: Voice for the Stage | |
| THEA 3330: Scene Study | |
| THEA 4331: Theatre History II | |
| THEA 4332: Children’s Theatre | |
| THEA 4335: Scene Design | |
| THEA 4338: World Theatre – Russian | |
| THEA 5530: Playwriting | |
| The following courses will be offered Fall 2026: | |
| THEA 1100: Theatre Appreciation | |
| THEA 2300: Script Analysis | |
| THEA 2332: Stage Construction Techniques | |
| THEA 2333: Fundamentals of Acting | |
| THEA 2711/4711: Practicum | |
| THEA 3200: Scene Design Concepts | |
| THEA 3234: Acting for the Screen | |
| THEA 3333: Irish Theatre | |
| THEA 3336: Theatre Management | |
| THEA 3337: Directing | |
| The following courses will be offered Spring 2027: | |
| THEA 1100: Theatre Appreciation | |
| THEA 2332: Stage Construction Techniques | |
| THEA 2333: Fundamentals of Acting | |
| THEA 2711: Pracitcum | |
| THEA 3131: Makeup | |
| THEA 3230: Voice for the Stage | |
| THEA 3233: Audition and the Business of Acting | |
| THEA 3330: Acting – Scene Study | |
| THEA 4330: Theatre History I | |
| THEA 4332: Children’s Theatre & Storytelling | |
| THEA 4336: Lighting Design |
Documents
- Student Handbook – a must read for all majors, minors and anyone involved in a production.
- STAGE MANAGEMENT GUIDE BOOK – all stage managers, crew and directors should read this
- Sample Acting Resume
Student Involvement
Minor in Theatre
The Minor in Theatre requires 15 credit hours with a minimum of 12 upper-division credits. This program offers a versatile exploration of theatrical arts, allowing you to tailor your minor to your individual interests and career goals. You can choose to focus in one of three main areas:
- scripts and directing or theatre history
- stage construction and various aspects of theatrical design
- acting fundamentals, auditioning, scene study and acting for the camera
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