NCCC has a long tradition of theatre excellence. The Theatre Arts curriculum prepares students for transfer to baccalaureate programs in performance and technical theatre. The program offers students the opportunity to develop their potential through a combination of challenging coursework and practical theatrical training in a liberal arts environment. The department produces four main stage and two Coffee House productions each year. Opportunities also exist for students interested in script writing, directing, choreography, stage management and all elements of design and technical theatre.
Classes are large enough to do major plays, yet small enough to allow for individual attention.
There are also an intimate lab theatre, a fully equipped scene shop and two spacious dressing rooms. Full-time and adjunct faculty bring a diversity to the classroom and the rehearsal. They act, direct, stage manage, choreograph, design and create laser and pyrotechnical displays at such respected venues as Studio Arena, Shakespeare in Delaware Park, Kavinoky Theatre, Irish Classical Theatre Company and Darien Lake Theme Park. Students admitted in September and January. Because of the sequencing of courses, it may take more than four semesters of full-time study if a student begins this program in a spring semester.