Training
•Bullet: 70+ years of experience teaching theatre, acting, and directing
•Bullet: Comprehensive acting styles: Modern Realism, Shakespeare, Greek, Commedia dell'arte, Comedy of Manners, Brecht, and Beckett
•Bullet: Musical Theatre performance training with voice and stage movement coaching
•Bullet: AA-T degree provides priority admission consideration at many CSU Theatre Arts programs
•Bullet: 18-unit area of emphasis (Introduction to the Theatre or History of World Theatre, plus Acting I, rehearsal/performance/technical practicum, and theory/technique electives) is built to the CSU Transfer Model Curriculum under Senate Bill 1440, capping most CSU coursework after transfer at 60 semester units
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: Student-cast and student-crewed department productions
•Bullet: Advanced Production courses in full plays, musical theatre, and small theatre venues
Facilities
•Bullet: Main Stage (proscenium) and Studio Stage (black box) in the Theatre Arts Complex
•Bullet: 30 minutes from Hollywood and Burbank — direct access to professional film and theatre communities
Degree Flexibility
•Bullet: 8 students accepted to Juilliard over 8 consecutive years — with only 20 acceptances nationwide per year
•Bullet: Graduates accepted at NYU, Columbia University, and other prestigious institutions nationally and abroad
