Program: Theatre: Design and Technical Theatre Concentration, BA - Saint Mary’s College of California

Sep 22, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

The major in Theatre: Design and Technical Theatre Concentration is for students who wish to take a multidimensional approach to the “behind the scenes” work of theatrical production: for example, stage management, scenic or lighting design, or technical direction.

Learning Outcomes

When they have completed the Performing Arts Program, students will be able to:

DEMONSTRATE the capacity to support the technical and design needs of a production through the integration of tools and techniques, communication, dramaturgical skill, and an understanding of social/cultural context and theory.
ANALYZE and INTERPRET works of art from around the world, considering issues of access, representation, exclusion and inclusion in the field of Performing Arts.
DEVELOP an artistic voice and promote the agency to express it in community.

Lower Division

The following lower-division courses are required for the major.

Acting

Take one of the following courses:

Technical Labs

Take four of the following courses:

Production Praxis

Students must take 2 units of:

THTR 280 - Theatre Production

Upper Division

The following courses are required

Dramatic Literature

Take 4 units from the following options:

Design/Production

Take 6 units from the following options:

Advanced Production Praxis

Students must take 2 units of:

THTR 385 - Theatre Production: Tech/Design Leaders

UD Elective

Take 3 units from the following options, not taken above:

DEIB requirement

Students must take one of the following DEIB courses, which may have been taken above. If students did not take a DEIB course to satisfy the previous categories, the effective size of the major will increase by 3 units.