The Minor in Theatre allows students from across the University of Denver to pursue meaningful theatrical study alongside a major in another field. Ideal for students with a passion for performance, storytelling, design, production, and creative collaboration, the program provides a strong foundation in theatre while complementing a broad academic experience.
Through coursework in acting, theatre history, design, and production, students develop their creative and technical skills while gaining hands-on experience both onstage and behind the scenes. Working alongside accomplished faculty in intentionally small classes, students receive individualized mentorship and collaborate in the professional-caliber facilities of the Robert and Judi Newman Center for the Performing Arts, including the Byron Flexible Theatre, costume shop, and scene shop.
Whether preparing for a career in the performing arts or another profession, theatre minors graduate with the creativity, communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills that are valuable in any field while continuing to make theatre an important part of their university experience.
Minor Requirements
The Minor in Theatre consists of 28 credits and can be completed in two years. Students pursuing the minor take 22 credits of required courses including topics in design, acting, and history. Students also take an additional 6 credits in theatre elective courses.
Admission Requirements
All DU students are welcome in the minor. No audition is required. For more information, please contact the Lamont Office of Admission at lamontadmission@du.edu.
Featured Courses
THEA 1800
Fundamentals of Theatre Design
About this Course
The work of the theatre designer is to transform a text into visual and aural expression, by planning and creating the physical environment of a live performance. Students will learn about -- and learn appreciation for -- theatre design in order to be better theatre artists (and audience members) themselves, through the applied practice of designing a "paper" production, collaboratively with a small team.
THEA 1810
The Process of Theatre: Page to Stage
About this Course
Exploration of the process playwrights, directors, actors, and designers use in creating a theatrical production. Individual sections may focus on single areas only—please see department for current offerings. In this course, students will demonstrate the ability to create or interpret the texts, ideas or artifacts of human culture. They will also identify and analyze the connections between these things and the human experience/perception of the world. This course counts toward the Analytical Inquiry: Society and Culture requirement.
THEA 3980
Theatre Internship
About this Course
Internships in theatre include everything from front of house jobs to acting on stage. Internships can be for any entertainment related field and include theme parks, cruise ships and regional theatres.
