Program Recognition
•Bullet: BA program blending studio courses, performance theory, design, history, and hands-on production
•Bullet: Theater and Performance Studies at Occidental emphasizes embodied practice, analysis, and performance as cultural inquiry
Training
•Bullet: Students build skills in acting, directing, playwriting, design, technical theater, performance studies, stage management, and theater research
•Bullet: The 48-unit major includes introductory theater studies, acting, technical theater, design, performance/playwriting, production laboratory, and electives
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: Students participate in mainstage shows, the New Works Festival, student projects, and the Occidental Children's Theater program
•Bullet: The required two-semester Production Laboratory (THEA 121/122) places students on a running crew and in a second production area, a requirement completed by the end of junior year
Professional Development
•Bullet: Los Angeles internships, guest artists, community partnerships, and fieldwork connect students to regional theater, film, and arts organizations
•Bullet: Senior comprehensive projects support original creative and scholarly work with faculty mentorship
Location
•Bullet: Located in Los Angeles with access to theaters, studios, community arts partners, and professional production networks
Study Abroad
•Bullet: Theater students are encouraged to participate in approved study abroad programs, with potential major credit by department approval
Degree Flexibility
•Bullet: Students can apply select Film, Music, Art, Art History, and Dramatic Literature courses toward the major in consultation with the department chair
