Theatre

Description of Major

A major in Theatre enables students to become sophisticated artists, audiences, and communicators. The theatre requires not only actors and directors, but playwrights, stage and house managers, costumers, scenic designers and builders, make-up artists, etc. The study of this highly collaborative art provides students with valuable skills that may be used in virtually any profession, including business, government, law, the natural and social sciences, and industry. The theatre is unique among arts as a visual, literary, and performing art. It therefore requires of students a breadth of learning that would allow them to succeed in many fields.

Relevant Coursework

Acting, Directing, History of Classical and Modern Theatre, Lighting and Scenic Design, Music Theatre, Theatre for Children, Dance, Costuming and Make-Up, Playwrighting

Current Outlook
Alpha Psi Omega is Carthage's coeducational fraternity for students with a developing interest in the field of dramatics. Students are honored for their involvement in areas of dramatic production, both on and off stage.

Also popular with Theatre majors, Phi Lambda Mu is an academic fraternity dedicated to the promotion and study of the art of filmmaking. Members will participate in the filmmaking process as well as have opportunities to share their appreciation of the cinema. Phi Lambda Mu is open to all students who have a vested interest in the world of film.

Court of Nobility is Carthage's own Medieval Re-enactment club on campus. There are several guilds of medieval interest. The Court has different activities at meetings, a feast every semester, and much more. Meetings are 9:30pm every Tuesday in the Meditation Chapel.

Why take Theatre at Carthage?

OUTLOOK FOR FIELD
The glamour of acting, directing, and producing jobs attract a large number of people. This supply of potential workers along with the lack of formal entry requirements produces keen competition for these jobs. But employment of actors, directors, and producers is expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations through 2008. An increasing population, a greater desire to attend live performances, and the growth of cable and satellite television, television syndication, home movie rentals, etc. will fuel this demand. Of course, this all serves to create countless other jobs in the industry for technical designers and builders, managers, writers, and arts administrators. Students of theatre develop excellent interpersonal communication, group problem solving, creative thinking, and organizational skills making them more competitive in the job market no matter what career path they pursue. Employers consistently rank communication as one of the top skills they look for in potential employees--and theatre artists possess these skills.

What can I do with a major in Theatre?
POSSIBLE CAREER PATHS
This list includes careers requiring differing degrees of education and training.

  • Actor
  • Playwright
  • Attorney
  • Director
  • Scriptwriter
  • Teacher
  • Producer
  • Stage Manager
  • Arts Administration
  • Dancer
  • Costume Designer
  • Public Relations
  • Choreographer
  • Lighting Designer
  • Clergy
  • Drama Teacher
  • Set Designer
  • Radio Announcer
  • Reporter
  • Copy Writer
  • Stage Technician
COMPANIES EMPLOYING CARTHAGE GRADUATES
  • Milwaukee Brewers - Analyst
  • Web/Multimedia - Analyst
  • KBJR - Morning News Director
  • Carthage College - Annual Fund Director

CARTHAGE THEATRE MAJORS HAVE PURSUED GRADUATE STUDIES IN
  • Theatre