Theatre and performance are at the core of how we connect and make an impact on each other. Students in the Theatre and Performance Studies major are taught by faculty members active in Hollywood, theatre, and not-for-profit sectors, providing them with real-world perspective and opportunities. Whether your interest is performing on stage or on screen, working behind the scenes, telling your and your community’s stories, or exploring all the ways theatre and performance connect us as human beings, the Theatre and Performance Studies major at CSUCI offers a creative, collaborative, inclusive, and empowering environment where you can learn from experienced professional artists and grow as an artist yourself.
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Your program
In CSUCI’s Theatre and Performance Studies program, you’ll combine studio-based courses with history, theory, education, and theatre- and performance- making to gain valuable, hands-on exposure to the various settings, challenges, populations, trends, and opportunities in theatre and theatre-adjacent careers. You’ll form lasting connections with a cohort of diverse learners and community partners affiliated with CSU Channel Islands, building on your strengths and developing new skills that will make a positive difference in your life and the lives of those around you. CI’s theatre faculty have experience in various fields of performance including commercial work, regional theatre, musical theatre, theatre administration, performance studies, and theatre education.
The Theatre and Performance Studies degree culminates in a community-engaged capstone project designed by you, the student, with the support of faculty and local professionals, to help launch you into a world of opportunities for theatre and theatre-adjacent careers in the 21st century.
Your future
You’ll be well-prepared to forge your own unique and creative career path through a variety of roles in the arts, entertainment, education, emerging media, and wellness fields, as well as graduate study.
Top careers include:
- Actor
- Director
- Playwright
- Screenwriter
- Professor/Teacher/Coach
- Stage Manager
- Theatre Critic
- Producer
- Theatre Administrator
- Content Creator
- Drama Therapist
Your future income
Visit the Bureau of Labor Statistics to learn more about the outlook for your future career.