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Students in Loyola's Theatre Department can pursue a double major with other academic majors if they wish. Our program is unque in that it does not require undergraduate students to wait to audition for our productions. At the beginning of each school year, the department presents the "New Student Showcase" where new freshmen and transfer students are given the opportunity to perform in front of the faculty and their fellow students. The department gives students as many opportunities as possible to perform in a healthy, instructional atmosphere. We believe that a large part of our success as a department is the caring, individual attention and support that are given to each and every student.

The department's mainstage season consists of three major productions and a studio season of four shows performed in our Black Box Theatre. There are currently more than 130 majors in the four-year program, with five full-time faculty, four support staff and a part-time faculty of approximately eight theatre specialists drawn from the Chicago theatre community. The four annual Black Box Studio Theatre productions are student-originated shows. Students are responsible for every phase of the production from the beginning proposal to the final stage presentation. In our three mainstage shows, students work closely with professionals to paint scenery, work on lighting, build costumes and construct sets. These experiences help students develop an all-encompassing theatre background.

Elective Courses

Talk to your advisor for more information on which electives are appropriate for you.

Theatre 204, Playwriting
Theatre 241, Voice and Diction for the Stage I
Theatre 244, Voice and Diction for the Stage II
Theatre 269, Characterization for the Stage II
Theatre 300, Theatre Technology I
Theatre 323, Rehearsal and Performance
Theatre 324, Practicum in Design
Theatre 325, Costume Design I
Theatre 326, Costume Design II
Theatre 327, Theatre Operations
Theatre 328, Stage Lighting: Theories and Techniques I
Theatre 329, Stage Make-up: Theories and Techniques
Theatre 330, Stage Lighting: Theories and Techniques II
Theatre 331, Movement: Theories and Techniques
Theatre 348, Creative Dramatics
Theatre 368, Seminar in Acting I
Theatre 371, Stage Design I
Theatre 372, Stage Design II
Theatre 376, Advanced Play Direction
Theatre 395, Seminar
Theatre 396, Seminar
Theatre 397, Seminar in Theatre: Field Work in Chicago I
Theatre 398, Seminar in Theatre: Field Work in Chicago II
Theatre 399, Independent Study

For more information or to get a theatre advisor contact Jennifer Beazley at jbeazle@luc.edu.

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