Art Theatre - Otterbein University

Art Theatre from Otterbein University is a Campus Bachelor Theatre degree that prepares you for a Art and Design career. This program is designed for students whose professional career goals require the study of more than one area of theatre , or who want a program with more flexibility than the B.F.A. This includes students who wish to pursue careers in playwriting or directing, stage management , or arts administration. Students interested in playwriting and directing can combine study in theatre with courses in literature and playwriting, history, art and music, among others. Directors will typically take the basic directing course in their sophomore year and may then apply to do a Workshop production, a one-act or one act of a longer play, as juniors. Those who do well may apply to do a Director?s Circle production of a full-length play in their senior year. Playwrights are encouraged to work with the Creative Writing program in the English Department. Scripts may be submitted to the department for workshop consideration. Students interested in stage management or arts administration can combine study in theatre with courses in business, organizational communication, management , marketing and public relations. Stage managers begin by working as assistant stage managers during their freshman year and assume full management responsibilities in the sophomore year. Arts administration students acquire practical experience in box office management and public relations by working as assistants to the Audience Services Director. Stage Managers in the Department of Theatre and Dance may approach their professional training through one of two possible degree paths: the B.A. degree in Theatre , which allows the student more freedom to combine courses in theatre with courses in business, psychology, and personnel management, or the B.F.A. degree in Design/Technology which stresses the technical elements in management (see section on the BFA in Design and Technology). While B.A. students are not required to do a senior internship, many do. Depending on the nature of their degree plan, students receiving the B.A. degree are prepared to enter graduate theatre programs leading to M.A., M.F.A. or Ph.D. degrees, or to begin working in the profession. PLEASE NOTE: All students interested in applying for the B.A. degree in Theatre, in addition to applying to the college for general admission, must schedule an interview. Admission to the program is by invitation only and the number of available places is limited. View more details on Otterbein University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Theatre courses.