Major in a Minute: Theater

Frank: Performance is one of the most basic things we do in our culture. From the actors who get on stage to perform, to politicians giving speeches, to sports teams choosing uniforms.

Andre: I(?) was a very shy and quiet kid and theater was just a way for me to come out of my shell and express myself.

Frank: We have a performance program in which we work primarily on acting, directing, and writing and then there is a design and production program in which they work on scene design, technical theater, lighting, costumes, props...

Andre: You're majored in theater but you have to have an allied field. For that you can just do something like business, or math. You have to learn how to portray emotions realistically. You learn different ways to move...

Frank: At the same time we are studying the theoretical aspect in classes and incorporating them into our performance work as well. Theater is also design, film, literature, philosophy... all rolled into one.