Bachelor of Arts in Design for Performance

The Design For Performance program of The Department of Theatre and Dance prepares students for advanced study or professional careers in design and technical production across the spectrum of the performing arts. Our offerings lead to career paths in Theater, Dance, Opera, Film, Television, Gaming and Interactive Environments, the new Digital Media, and related areas. Students receive a good liberal arts education and general training in design as well as specialized training in areas of their particular interest. Design and production areas offered include the traditional areas of Scenic, Costume, Lighting, and Sound Design for the Theatre, Dance, Opera, and Musical Productions, as well as offerings in Art Direction/Production Design for Film and Television, new Digital Media, and Interactive Art and Environments.

Students in the Design for Performance work with faculty and staff who work professionally in their fields as well as in the academic arena. Students have access to  fine production facilities, with the latest equipment, including scene and costumes shops, lighting and sound labs, computer labs, three well equipped theatres, and the new high-technology ARTSlab, as well as many other resources in the College of Fine Arts. Students are offered programs of study in the history and theory as well as the creative and technical aspects of design for the performing arts. In addition, as an undergraduate program, our students have extensive opportunity to participate in actual productions in all levels of responsibility.