Theatre Education
- Overview
If you wish to pursue a career in education or community-based theatre, WPU’s Theatre Education program offers ideal preparation.
William Peace University’s BA in Theatre Education program is the only one of its kind in the Raleigh area. You will study acting, history, technical theatre, education, English and psychology under faculty with lengthy professional, artistic and academic credentials. In addition, valuable outside-the-classroom experiences include required theatre internships, participation in student-run organizations, study abroad opportunities and the annual senior trip to NYC to take part in professional auditions. Whether your post-graduation plans include graduate school or professional theatre, you will develop the tools, skills and connections you need to succeed.
Note
- Our BFA in Theatre does not require an audition to be accepted into the program; however, all theatre majors are eligible to audition for theatre scholarships.
- The WPU BA in Theatre Education is a non-licensure degree. Students seeking careers in private schools, theatre companies and community-based arts programs do not usually need a license. If students seek an education career in public schools, they will need to seek out the procedures to obtain a license independently.
WPU Theatre Education students help develop the stars of tomorrow through hands-on instruction and experience - Courses
The courses listed below are for the Academic Catalog and are subject to change. Please reference the Academic Catalog for further information and course descriptions. If you are a current student, please reference the catalog in which you come under.
Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Education
*Liberal Education Curriculum: Under the Liberal Education requirements, students must take THE 112: Introduction to Acting in place of COM 101 and register for THE 490 for their internship requirement.
- FacultyAssistant Professor of Musical Theatre and TheatreAssistant Professor of Theatre and Musical TheatreProgram Director of Theatre; Professor of English
- Performances
2018-2019 Season
Main Stage Productions
- Speech and Debate
- Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
- Julius Caesar
- Hair
- WPU Dance Concert
SECOND STAGE PRODUCTIONs
- 24-Hour Playfest
- Senior Recitals
- One Night Only (Student-Directed Cabaret Evenings)
2017-2018 Season
MAIN STAGE PRODUCTIONS
- An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe
- The Wild Party
- Five Women Wearing the Same Dress
- Assassins
- King Lear (Partnership with Honest Pint Theatre Company)
- WPU Dance Concert
SECOND STAGE PRODUCTIONS
- 24-Hour Playfest
- WPU Singers Choral Concerts
- Senior Recitals
- One Night Only (Student-Directed Cabaret Evenings)
2016-2017 Season
MAIN STAGE PRODUCTIONS
- Kiss Me, Kate
- The Laramie Project
- Noises Off
- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
- WPU Dance Concert
SECOND STAGE PRODUCTIONS
- The Pillowman (Student-Directed Production)
- Finding Clara (Student-Directed Staged Reading)
- One Night Only (Student-Directed Cabaret Evenings)
- 24-Hour Playfest
- WPU Singers Choral Concerts
- Senior Recitals
2015-2016 Season
MAIN STAGE PRODUCTIONS
- The Music Man
- The Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom
- Twelfth Night
- American Idiot
- WPU Dance Concert
SECOND STAGE PRODUCTIONS
- Macbeth (Staged Reading for Shakespeare Marathon in partnership with NC Museum of History and Burning Coal Theatre)
- One Night Only (Student-Directed Cabaret Evenings)
- 24-Hour Playfest
- WPU Singers Choral Concerts
- Senior Recitals