Theatre BA

at Roanoke College

Theatre encourages active learning through a mixture of practical work in theatrical production and classroom exercises, putting theory into practice.The program provides a broad engagement with theatre, from technical expertise and performance to dramaturgy and writing. We offer courses in acting, design, theatre history, musical theatre, directing, and playwriting, giving students an opportunity to experience the full range of the theatrical medium. Theatre Roanoke College (TRC), our production arm of the program, produces three mainstage productions per year, ranging from classics such as A Midsummer Night's Dream to contemporary musicals such as Into the Woods, and everything in between.

TRC also encourages student-led productions in our Studio Theatre, and we have collaborated with various community groups on site-specific staged readings of plays with a focus on social justice, religious belief, and quantum physics, among other topics.TRC has a strong record of employment within the field for our alumni, thanks to our instructors' extensive professional experience in theatre as well as the rigor of our program. Our graduates have gone on to work as actors, stage managers, designers, technicians, production managers, and teachers.