Training
•Bullet: Two-year AS housed in IVC's Theater Arts department, which teaches technical theater alongside theater design, acting, directing, and musical theater
•Bullet: Design coursework spans Stage Lighting Design, Introduction to Design, and Costume and Scenic Design
•Bullet: Rehearsal & Performance courses each semester build production hours toward the degree
•Bullet: Faculty assist with portfolio development for university transfer
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: Department stages four to five shows per year — typically one musical and one play each semester
•Bullet: Students crew live productions as stagehands, dressers, makeup technicians, lighting operators, and audio/video technicians, plus set and costume construction
Facilities
•Bullet: Performing Arts Center opened fall 2007, designed by architecture firm Arquitectonica
•Bullet: Rezanoor Stage — 365-seat mainstage with a single-level balcony
•Bullet: Studio Theatre — black-box studio with full mainstage technical capability
Location
•Bullet: Set in Orange County within the greater Los Angeles entertainment region
Degree Flexibility
•Bullet: Coursework fulfills lower-division transfer requirements for UC/CSU campuses
•Bullet: Graduates commonly transfer to UC Irvine, Cal State Fullerton, and Chapman University
