Theatrical Design and Technology BA

at North Central College

As a theatrical design and technology major, you’ll develop design and technical theatre expertise through hands-on experience staging campus productions. This program is designed to prepare you to succeed in any theatrical environment but is especially equipped to help you take on the nearby Chicago theatre scene in companies like Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Steppenwolf, The Other Theatre Company, Goodman Theatre, Greenhouse Theatre and more. At North Central, you’ll study with faculty who are accomplished and working in the Chicago theatre scene as well as Chicago-area professionals. You can dabble in or master all aspects of design and technology, including stagecraft, makeup, lighting, costuming, scenic design, stage management, and skills such as drafting, model-making and computer-aided design. A technical theatre background will prepare you for a professional theatre career as an electrician, programmer, director, carpenter, sound engineer, stage manager, wardrobe head, scenic painter and more.