Featured Courses
In the fall of 2021 we will be offering the following courses which students may find interesting. Read more and sign up today!
- Global stages: Punk Goes Global
- Voice and Movement 1
- Acting 1
- Acting 2
- Directing 1
- Scene Design 1
- Musical Theatre Performance
- Playwriting 1
- Special Topics: Acting for the Camera
- Seminar in Theatre Arts: Contemporary American and British Drama
Regularly Offered Courses by Area
Introductory
- Enjoying Performances*
- Theatre and Collaboration
- Introduction to Dramatic Art
- Contemporary Global Stages
Performance Area
- Theatre and Collaboration
- Introduction to Performance
- Acting I, II, III
- Voice and Movement I, II
- Directing I, II
- Stage Management I, II
- Music for Theatre
- Special Topics in Performance
Design & Theatre Technology Area
- Introduction to Theatre Design
- Theatrical Production
- Stagecraft I, II
- Stage Lighting I, II
- Scene Design I
- Costume Crafts
- Stage Makeup
- Costume Design I
- Special Topics in Design & Technology
History, Literature, Criticism Area
- World Theatre: 500 B.C.E. –1640
- World Theatre: 1640 –1890
- World Theatre: 1890 –1970
- Playwriting I, II
- Theatre Criticism
- Theatre Seminar
* Students who have taken an introductory level acting course or private acting lessons prior to attending Pitt, may be eligible to audition out of THEA 0830 - Introduction to Performance and transfer directly into THEA 1102 - Acting 1.
In order to schedule an audition/interview with Head of Performance, Professor Cynthia Croot and/or Professor Bria Walker, students must complete the Application to Audition Out Form.
If applicable, please include a headshot and/or resume.