Acting, Design and Technical Theatre, Puppetry, and Theatre Studies are areas of study in the Dramatic Arts program. At its most basic level, dramatic arts is for those who love to create, perform, and learn of the world of artistic entertainment. Acting is fun. Acting seems like a dream. But, acting can also be considered one of the toughest career paths.
Success requires education, talent, hard work, experience, and lots of luck.
Acting can include comedic, dramatic, or musical roles either on stage, television, motion pictures, or radio. Behind the scenes of every performance, be it a Broadway play or the new Coke commercial, many professionals have worked to make the final product a success. Based in tradition, the study may include Shadow Theatre, Mask Theatre, Hand Puppetry, Rod Puppetry, and Marionettes in reference to historical precedents and contemporary usage. There is the constant creative interest in future applications of puppetry as well. Theatre Studies offers the knowledge and understanding of the theatre as a performance art and business.