Training
•Bullet: Six-course minor anchored by a required production experience and broad elective choice across the department's offerings
•Bullet: THEA 0880, Theatrical Production: Run Crew, is mandatory for every minor
•Bullet: Two further foundational courses are required, chosen from THEA 0505, THEA 0804, or THEA 0810
•Bullet: Three elective courses round out the minor, drawn from the department's full catalog spanning acting, directing, design and technical theatre, playwriting, and theatre history
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: The mandatory run-crew course puts minors to work backstage on an actual Pitt Stages production
•Bullet: The 2026-2027 season runs Gloria (dir. Ricardo Vila-Roger) and Hundred Days (dir. Cynthia Croot) in the fall, then The Metamorphosis (dir. Keelie Sheridan) and Rent (dir. Kelly Trumbull) in the spring
•Bullet: Minors may also audition for onstage roles in any of these productions — open university-wide and optional, not a minor requirement
•Bullet: Shows are staged in the Charity Randall Theatre and Henry Heymann Theatre in Foster Memorial, plus the Richard E. Rauh Studio Theatre in the Cathedral of Learning
Degree Flexibility
•Bullet: Pairs with any primary major; the elective slate lets students lean toward performance, design and technical theatre, or dramatic literature and history depending on interest
•Bullet: Declared through the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Major, Minor, and Certificate Declaration Form, and posts to the academic record at graduation
