Theatre Arts

Department Chair: Anthony Byrnes

Department Office: Theatre Arts (TA), Room 221

Telephone: (562) 985‑7891

Faculty: Anthony Byrnes, Andrea Caban, Martha Carter, Anne D’Zmura, David Jacques, Jeff Janisheski, Ezra LeBank, Emily MacDonald, Hugh O’Gorman

Undergraduate Advisor: Adriane Howze (562) 985-4042

Graduate Advisor: Josh Nathan (562) 985-4070

Administrative Coordinator: Jenny Jacobs (562) 985-7891

Career Possibilities

Actor • Director • Stage Manager • Lighting Designer • Costume Designer • Set Designer • Technical Director • Teacher • Theatre Administrator • Theatre Manager • Director of Development • Box Office Manager • Managing Director • Artistic Director • Marketing Director • Playwright • Writer

(Some of these, and other careers, require additional education or experience. For more information, see www.careers.csulb.edu.)

• College: College of the Arts  
• Course: THEA  

Introduction

The Department of Theatre Arts offers three Bachelor of Arts degrees: a General B.A., and opportunities for options in Performance (acting) and Technical Theatre (scenery/costume/lighting).

The Department of Theatre Arts offers graduate study leading to the Master of Fine Arts degrees. The candidate is urged to observe the general requirements stated in this Catalog, as well as the specific departmental requirements stated here and, more fully, in the Department Program Planners, available upon request from the department.

CSULB is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST). The Theatre Arts Department is also a member in good standing with the Theatre Communications Group, the United States Institute of Theatre Technology, the University/Resident Theatre Association, and the International Theatre Institute of the United States.

All majors are required to participate in the departmental production program. Furthermore, majors enrolled in any acting course are expected to audition and participate in departmental productions in that semester. The student is expected to accept any role in which they are cast. Majors are also expected to seek approval from their advisor before making any commitment to a theatre program which lies outside of the departmental academic program.

The W. David Sievers Memorial Scholarship in acting, named for the first faculty member of the theatre program, is awarded annually to new students who exhibit potential in the field of performance. This award consists of a modest sum and is determined through competitive audition judged by faculty. In addition, the Fine Arts Affiliates of the University and the Dramatic Allied Arts Guild of Long Beach provide monetary awards to qualified students in all areas of theatre. For further information contact the Department of Theatre Arts.

Admission for the MFA in Theatre Arts with an Option in Scenic, Lighting, or Costume Design is temporarily suspended.

Programs

• Business Administration, M.B.A./Theatre Management, M.F.A.
• Theatre Arts, Option in Acting, M.F.A.
• Theatre Arts, Technical Theatre/Design Option, M.F.A.

• Acting, B.F.A.
• Theatre Arts, B.A.
• Theatre Arts, Performance: Acting Option, B.A.
• Theatre Arts, Technical Theatre: Scenery/Costume/Lighting Design Option, B.A.

• Theatre Arts Minor

Courses

• THEA 519 - Repertory Theatre III
• THEA 520A - Voice
• THEA 520B - Voice
• THEA 521A - Speech
• THEA 523 - Theory and Practice of Contemporary Theatre
• THEA 524 - Dramaturgy
• THEA 525 - Theatrical Critical Theory
• THEA 530A - Acting I
• THEA 530B - Acting I
• THEA 531A - Acting II
• THEA 531B - Acting II
• THEA 540 - Non-traditional Material Use in the Theatre
• THEA 541 - Portfolio Development
• THEA 543 - Special Applications In Theatrical Makeup
• THEA 544 - Visual Concepts in Theatre Design
• THEA 545 - Computer Aided Design for the Theatre
• THEA 546A - Advanced Costume Design I
• THEA 546B - Advanced Costume Design I
• THEA 547 - Costume Technical Skills
• THEA 548A - Advanced Lighting Design I
• THEA 548B - Advanced Lighting Design I
• THEA 550 - Computer Graphics for Theatre
• THEA 552 - Collaborative Studies
• THEA 554 - Textile Applications in Theatre Design
• THEA 555 - Virtual and Automated Lighting Design
• THEA 556A - Advanced Costume Design II
• THEA 556B - Advanced Costume Design II
• THEA 564A - Movement I
• THEA 564B - Movement I
• THEA 565A - Movement II
• THEA 565B - Movement II
• THEA 574 - Directing
• THEA 580A - Scene Design I
• THEA 580B - Scene Design I
• THEA 583 - Theatrical Patterning Methods
• THEA 584 - Rendering and Painting for Theatre
• THEA 585A - Scene Design II
• THEA 585B - Scene Design II
• THEA 590 - Selected Topics - Graduation Design
• THEA 602 - Seminar in Theatre Management II
• THEA 614 - Advanced Period Scene Study
• THEA 628 - Writing for the Theatre Professional
• THEA 648A - Advanced Lighting Design II
• THEA 648B - Advanced Lighting Design II
• THEA 649A - Advanced Lighting Design III
• THEA 649B - Advanced Lighting Design III
• THEA 656A - Advanced Costume Design III
• THEA 656B - Advanced Costume Design III
• THEA 685A - Scene Design III
• THEA 685B - Scene Design III
• THEA 686 - Theatrical Tailoring
• THEA 690 - Selected Topics in Theatre
• THEA 694 - Selected Topics in Theatre Arts
• THEA 696 - Aesthetic Theory and Conceptualization
• THEA 699 - MFA Thesis/Project