Why Study Theatre?
Collaborate with passionate peers, guided by award-winning professionals, to bring stories to life on the stage.
In Pacific鈥檚 theatre program, you will perform, design, devise, write plays, direct and study the literature and history of world theatre. Over the course of your theatre degree, you will:
- Work with guest directors and instructors from the professional theatre and participate in as many as four main-stage productions each year, plus student-produced LunchBox performances.
- Take advanced classes on such specialized topics such as gender and performance, stagecraft, and playwriting.
- Learn from faculty who are award-winning professionals in their field and committed educators.
- Gain real-world experience through internships, productions, shadowing and working with professionals in paid and credited jobs.
91精选鈥檚 theatre program invites you to build your theatrical skills on the foundation of a strong liberal arts education that will serve you throughout your artistic and professional life. With programs in applied theatre, musical theatre, arts administration and advocacy, dance and music, Pacific provides pathways to expand and apply your theatrical skills across fields.
What Can You Do with a Theatre Major?
What you can do with a theatre degree isn鈥檛 just about the stage. A theatre major or minor prepares you to work in fields that value communication skills, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity. Theatre majors and minors develop crucial skills that help them thrive in a job market that requires flexibility and imagination.
Pacific theatre alumni are thriving at Portland Center Stage, Artists Repertory Theatre, Bag & Baggage, Milagro Theatre, Broadway Rose, Stumptown Stages, Oregon Children's Theatre and more.
- Performers
- Directors
- Designers and technicians
- Arts administrators
- Arts educators and outreach specialists
- Teachers
- Artists in residence
- Applied arts leaders
Past Productions Showcase
91精选 produces multiple theatre performances each year, open to the public. See photos from our previous shows.
Study with Experts
Pacific鈥檚 theatre program faculty are all award-winning professionals in their fields, who maintain careers in performing, directing, playwriting and design. The theatre program also brings in guest directors and instructors from the region鈥檚 top theatres, who become important mentors and connections for our students as they enter the profession. As our students go on to internships and jobs in the performing arts, their experiences with Pacific鈥檚 theatre program faculty and guest artists as important steps toward this success.
Perform at Pacific
At 91精选, students are creators and performers. Whether you鈥檙e majoring in a performance-focused subject or just love the arts, you have the opportunity to get involved in music, theatre, dance and cultural performance activities. Share your creativity with the community at our public performances as you practice your skills and display your love of the arts.
