MINORS IN THEATER

Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play

Take Center Stage

Storytelling has many benefits, from promoting empathy to teaching lessons to providing entertainment. Using live performance to tell stories that reflect and inspire our community, the Theater Arts Program is a creative scholarly company of artists who immerse themselves in collaborative performance practices, the development of new work, and community engagement. Students train with faculty and guest artists and have opportunities to take on leadership roles in various areas.

As a theater minor, you’ll explore all aspects of theater, from acting and dance to dramaturgy, directing, and playwriting. Below are just a few of the specific opportunities associated with the study of theater:

• Participate in our production seasons, which feature a blend of legendary musicals, classical and contemporary plays, and original student plays
• Work closely with faculty and visiting artists to put your training into practice
• Develop your acting skills, become adept at stagecraft and lighting, and hone the organizational skills needed for stage management
• Study the history of theater, and explore the potential theater has to create social change
• Explore your interest as a performer, writer, director, designer, stage manager, dramaturg or technician

Career Growth

What Jobs Have Alumni Secured with This Minor?

Theater students at the University of New Haven have continued their studies at prestigious graduate schools like Yale University, Columbia University, Boston University, and Brooklyn College.

They have worked directly in the field at venues like the Arts & Ideas Festival in New Haven or the Blue Man Group Off-Broadway, among others.

Former students have also secured jobs outside the field, at places like Goldman Sachs or The New York Times, and credit the range of skills and intangibles they gained as theater students in preparing them for such positions.

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Why Minor in Musical Theater?

A minor in Musical Theater is an invitation to explore one of the most popular and rewarding art forms – one that demands excellence in acting, singing, dancing, and collaboration all at once. Do you have a passion for creating theater that moves audiences to tears and laughter? This minor gives you the tools and mentorship to bring that vision to life. You’ll study under experienced theater, dance, and music professors and gain hands-on experience in fully realized productions. Beyond the spotlight, Musical Theater teaches adaptability, resilience, and the kind of creative problem-solving that opens doors across a range of disciplines. Here, you don’t just learn how to perform – you discover who you are.

Our theater students have gone on to:

• Receive graduate degrees at institutions like Yale and Columbia
• Attain employment at companies like Goldman Sachs and the New York Times
• Work professionally with theaters like the Blue Man Group, the Utah Shakespeare Festival, and the Downtown Cabaret Theatre
• Become nationally published authors and playwrights
• Become educators across the tri-state area