Theatre Program Catalog Listing | Course/Exam Schedule
The theatre program encourages creativity, artistic excellence, and a rigorous examination of the current and historical possibilities for theatrical expression. Theatre guides students toward an integrated understanding of all aspects of the theatrical experience while sharpening their creative and analytic skills in acting, directing, designing, playwriting, literature, history and criticism.
THEATRE MAJOR
Theatre majors must complete twelve courses, seven core courses, and five in their chosen track. Additionally, all majors must fulfill a crew requirement.
CORE COURSES
ARDV 0116: The Creative Process
THEA 0102: Acting I: Beginning Acting
THEA 0208: Theatre History
THEA 0214: Directing I: Beginning
THEA 0306: 20th Century Performance Aesthetics
1 THEA Lit course
THEA Design course
Senior work
Crew requirement (by the end of the 5th semester at Middlebury College)
ACTING TRACK
2 Advanced Acting courses
1 THEA lit course
1 THEA elective
DESIGN TRACK
HARC 0111: History of Art and Architecture Survey II: Renaissance to the Present
THEA 0101 Visual Creativity OR ART 0159 Studio Art I: Drawing
2 THEA design courses
DIRECTING TRACK
THEA 0324 Directing II
THEA 0210 or 0220 Production Studio (AD or SM) (does not exempt student from crew requirement)
1 THEA lit course
1 THEA elective
PLAYWRITING/LITERATURE TRACK
THEA/ENGL 0218 Playwriting I
THEA/ENGL 0318 Playwriting II
1 THEA lit course
1 THEA elective
Students going abroad may petition to have one course taken abroad satisfy a major requirement.
THEATRE JOINT MAJORS
Theatre joint majors must complete eight courses, five core courses, and three in their chosen track. Additionally, all majors must fulfill a crew requirement.
CORE COURSES
ARDV 0116: The Creative Process
THEA 0102: Acting I: Beginning Acting
THEA 0208: Theatre History
THEA Design course
Senior work
Crew requirement (by the end of the 5th semester at Middlebury College)
JOINT MAJOR IN ACTING
THEA 0214: Directing I: Beginning
THEA 0306: 20th Century Performance Aesthetics
1 of 3 Advanced Acting courses*
*Joint majors wishing to undertake a THEA 0700 project in acting must take 2 out of 3 advanced acting courses.
JOINT MAJOR IN DESIGN
HARC 0111: History of Art and Architecture Survey II: Renaissance to the Present
THEA 0101 Visual Creativity OR ART 0159 Studio Art I: Drawing
1 THEA design course
JOINT MAJOR IN DIRECTING
THEA 0214: Directing I: Beginning
THEA 0306: 20th Century Performance Aesthetics
THEA 0324: Directing II: Advanced
JOINT MAJOR IN PLAYWRITING/LITERATURE
THEA 0218: Playwriting I: Beginning
THEA 0306: 20th Century Performance Aesthetics
THEA 0318: Playwriting II: Advanced OR THEA lit course