THEATRE ARTSFAST FACTS • Organizations like The Second City and The Musical Theater Project have come to campus to perform and speak with students. • In addition to putting on two faculty-directed productions, we also put on two or more student-produced and directed plays each year — giving students an opportunity to gain valuable experience. • We are within an hour’s drive to Cleveland, home to many professional and regional theatres and to Playhouse Square, the second largest performing arts center in the United States.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN • Develop skills and knowledge in technical theatre/design, theatrical performance and theatre history/dramatic literature. • Pair your theatre major with another discipline, thanks to our flexible program. • Take elective classes like “History of the Movies,” “Storytelling in the Natural World” and “Puppetry.” • Earn one to three credit hours by performing in or working on a technical aspect of a show.

STUDY ABROADVisit England and Scotland where you’ll take in the London theatre scene, visit the town where Shakespeare was born and more.

What can you do with a theatre arts degree?You could become: • a stage manager • a lighting designer • an actor • an art therapist • a director • an arts administrator • a playwright • a dramaturge (researcher) • a costume designer

Our students have worked at: • The Second City • The Actors Studio • Great Lakes Theater • Western Reserve Academy • Ensemble Theatre

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THEATRE ARTSFAST FACTS • Organizations like The Second City and The Musical Theater Project have come to campus to perform and speak with students. • In addition to putting on two faculty-directed productions, we also put on two or more student-produced and directed plays each year — giving students an opportunity to gain valuable experience. • We are within an hour’s drive to Cleveland, home to many professional and regional theatres and to Playhouse Square, the second largest performing arts center in the United States.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN • Develop skills and knowledge in technical theatre/design, theatrical performance and theatre history/dramatic literature. • Pair your theatre major with another discipline, thanks to our flexible program. • Take elective classes like “History of the Movies,” “Storytelling in the Natural World” and “Puppetry.” • Earn one to three credit hours by performing in or working on a technical aspect of a show.

STUDY ABROADVisit England and Scotland where you’ll take in the London theatre scene, visit the town where Shakespeare was born and more.

What can you do with a theatre arts degree?You could become: • a stage manager • a lighting designer • an actor • an art therapist • a director • an arts administrator • a playwright • a dramaturge (researcher) • a costume designer

Our students have worked at: • The Second City • The Actors Studio • Great Lakes Theater • Western Reserve Academy • Ensemble Theatre

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GET INVOLVEDWhether you are an experienced thespian or a first-year student with no theatre experience, we have opportunities for you to be part of our productions. We do everything from 10-minute plays to full-length productions — providing opportunities for even the busiest students. Students can also join our Theatre Guild, which sponsors theatrical activities and trips.

CAREER CONNECTIONOur students have interned at:

• Cain Park • Williamstown Theatre Festival • Cleveland Playhouse• Kent State University’s Porthouse Theatre • Heights Youth Theatre

FROHRING PERFORMING ARTS BUILDINGFeatures:

• Renner Theater – black box performing space • scene and costume shops• The Showboat Theatre – intimate lecture/performing space

HAYDEN AUDITORIUM• A 511-seat proscenium theatre with a thrust stage, located in Bates Hall

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MAJORS

Learn more: www.hiram.edu/theatre

Your next stepsApply online at admission.hiram.edu.

Questions? Contact the Office of Admission at admission@hiram.edu,

or 800.362.5280.

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WITH A PH.D.

GET INVOLVEDWhether you are an experienced thespian or a first-year student with no theatre experience, we have opportunities for you to be part of our productions. We do everything from 10-minute plays to full-length productions — providing opportunities for even the busiest students. Students can also join our Theatre Guild, which sponsors theatrical activities and trips.

CAREER CONNECTIONOur students have interned at:

• Cain Park • Williamstown Theatre Festival • Cleveland Playhouse• Kent State University’s Porthouse Theatre • Heights Youth Theatre

FROHRING PERFORMING ARTS BUILDINGFeatures:

• Renner Theater – black box performing space • scene and costume shops• The Showboat Theatre – intimate lecture/performing space

HAYDEN AUDITORIUM• A 511-seat proscenium theatre with a thrust stage, located in Bates Hall

Accounting and Financial ManagementApplied Computer ScienceArt HistoryBiochemistryBiologyBiomedical HumanitiesChemistryCommunicationComputer ScienceCreative WritingEconomicsEducation LicensureEducational StudiesEnglish

Environmental StudiesIntegrative Exercise ScienceFrenchHistoryManagementMathematicsMusicNeuroscienceNursingPhilosophyPhysicsPolitical SciencePsychologyReligious StudiesSociologyStudio ArtsSpanishTheater Arts

MAJORS

Learn more: www.hiram.edu/theatre

Your next stepsApply online at admission.hiram.edu.

Questions? Contact the Office of Admission at admission@hiram.edu,

or 800.362.5280.

90%FACULTY MEMBERS

WITH A PH.D.