Program Description
The two-year program in Theatre Arts is designed to provide students with a broad spectrum of activities in all phases of play production. The basic program also provides an opportunity for specialization in acting or one of the technical areas of theatre work.
Career Opportunities
Acting; Theatre Arts Management; Design for the Theatre; Publicity and Public Relations; Teaching; Theatre Technician/Stage Management; Box Office Management
Some career choices may require courses beyond the Associate Degree.
Highlights
- Distinguished faculty with nationally renown professional experience in directing, playwriting and design, as well as considerable teaching experience on both the graduate and undergraduate levels in the UC system
- Visual and Performing Arts Complex which includes a 320-seat proscenium theatre and a 150-seat flexible space
- CRC's Theatre Department includes River Stage, Sacramento's critically acclaimed professionally-oriented theatre company
- Professional Acting Studio presently being developed in conjunction with River Stage, eventually to become a three-year program
- Work side-by-side with seasoned professional theatre artists
- Opportunity for advanced students to gain access to the finest four-year college and university theatre programs as well as internships in major regional theatres throughout the country