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Theatre / Drama
Theatre course work and productions at Collin College are nationally recognized, as
are its faculty, staff and guest artists. Alumni are working in regional and Broadway
theatres, television, film and other media. They are actors, directors, designers,
stage managers, technicians, writers, producers and more. Many are educators.
Collin Theatre Center hosts the annual North Texas Drama Auditions, which bring hundreds
of college and training program representatives to our campus to recruit top talent.
While many alumni go on to complete BA and BFA degrees, others transfer to conservatories
or go directly into the professions listed above. Still other students develop creative
and communication skills which they apply to a wide range of career choices.
Theatre courses introduce students to the historical, theoretical and practical elements
of theatre. Each year the theatre department produces five mainstage shows (at least
one musical), a festival of new plays and several student directed works. These “living
labs” give the students hands-on experiences through performance, shop and crew assignments.
A maymester Shakespeare Intensive and summer Shakespeare production are season highlights.
Collin College’s state-of-the-art theatre facility is comprised of three separate
performance spaces including the 350-seat John Anthony Theatre, the 120-seat Black
Box Theatre and the intimate ALT Lab Theatre. The multi-million dollar complex also
houses three dressing rooms, a theatre box office, a costume vault and construction
shop, and a scene and paint shop in addition to numerous acting and directing classroom
spaces.
Collin Theatre Center encourages interdisciplinary studies. Students interested in
musical theatre can enroll in courses such as MUSI 1183 Voice (singing), MUEN 1154
Musical Theatre Ensemble, DANC 1110 Tap Dance and DANC 1247 Beginning Jazz Dance.
Fine Arts, Communications and Video Production are a few of the disciplines that provide
a wide range of opportunities for our theatre students and help them prepare for the
careers of the future.
| Recommended Electives | ||
| DRAM | 1120 | Theater Practicum I |
| DRAM | 1121 | Theater Practicum II |
| DRAM | 1310 | Theater Appreciation |
| DRAM | 1322 | Stage Movement |
| DRAM | 1330 | Stagecraft I |
| DRAM | 1341 | Stage Makeup |
| DRAM | 1342 | Costume Technology |
| DRAM | 1351 | Acting I |
| DRAM | 1352 | Acting II |
| DRAM | 2331 | Stagecraft II |
| DRAM | 2336 | Voice for the Actor |
| DRAM | 2351 | Acting III |
| DRAM | 2352 | Acting IV |
| DRAM | 2361 | History of Theater I |
| DRAM | 2362 | History of Theater II |
| DRAM | 2366 | Film Appreciation |
| DRAM | 2389 | Academic Co-op – Drama |
Program Options
Certificate – Drama Field of Study: General Track
Certificate – Drama Field of Study: Performance Track
Certificate – Drama Field of Study: Design/Technical Track