Undergraduate

The Department of Theatre Arts offers training in both the practical and academic aspects of theatre. Undergraduates may specialize in acting, directing, design and technical theatre, theatre history and criticism, or any combination of these.

While the department is not a professional school, the presence of strong graduate programs creates the atmosphere of professional training. Instead of the protected environment of a conservatory, undergraduate theatre training at Pitt takes place within the context of the liberal-arts experience at a large, urban university.

For more information, please feel free to contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies: Professor Don Mangon

Courses

Course offerings at the undergraduate level include (other courses are offered on a regular basis):

Introduction to Theatre Arts
Introduction to Dramatic Literature
Introduction to Performance
Introduction to Theatre Design
Introduction to Shakespeare
Theatrical Production
Voice and Movement I, II
Historical Performance Style
Directing I, II
Drama and Performance in the Classroom
Stagecraft I, II
Rendering and Painting
Stage Lighting I, ll
Scene Design I, II
Costume Crafts
History of Costume
Pattern Making
Stage Makeup
Costume Design I, II
High School Workshop (costume)
World Theatre: 500 B.C.E. –1640
World Theatre: 1640 –1890
World Theatre: 1890 –1970
American Theatre
Greek and Roman Theatre
Medieval Theatre
Continental Renaissance Theatre
English Theatre 1500-1642
Restoration Theatre
18th-Century Drama
19th-Century Drama
Modern Theatre to WWII
Contemporary Theatre WWII-1980s
Theatre Criticism
Playwriting
Film Appreciation
Forms of Japanese Theatre