Program Recognition
•Associate in Arts in Theatre Arts - Theatre Performance (program code SAC.TAPER.AA), a separate award from SAC's Theatre Arts AA-T and Technical Theatre AA
Training
•Performance styles and acting techniques prepare students for stage, television, and film, with attention to voice, presentation, and adaptability
•Major coursework includes Acting Fundamentals, Stagecraft, Stage Makeup, and production participation, with choices in drama, theatre history, or musical theatre history
Performance & Productions
•Students develop experience performing characters in live productions and study how scripts, actors, and audiences interact with scenic, lighting, sound, and costume design
Degree Flexibility
•The AA combines general education with the performance major and offers a more flexible study plan than the AA-T; SAC recommends counselor guidance on requirements at intended four-year institutions
