Theatre Arts
Division: Humanities and Social Sciences
Phone: (650) 306-3336
Office: 3-205
Email: canhumanities@smccd.edu
Counseling:
Schedule an appointment to meet with a counselor at the Counseling
Center, Building 9, 1st Floor, 650-306-3452. Appointments are
available during day and evening hours.
"The Cañada College Theatre Arts Department presents a program rich in depth and diversity. Students pursuing a career in the theatre arts or simply desiring creative expression will find in the drama department a wide array of relevant and exciting courses, as well as an extensive opportunity to put their developing knowledge and talent to work in both the creative and technical aspects of production. Students have the opportunity to perform, direct, design, build, crew, and manage plays ranging from broad comedy to edgy dramatic works.
The Cañada Theatre Arts Department can point with satisfaction to a significant and steadily growing number of its former students who go on to professional stage, film, and television work as performers, producers, and technicians - and also to the many gratified amateurs.
The Theatre Arts program is designed for students of all levels of experience. Graduates can pursue careers in: acting for stage, film, and television; voiceover for radio, TV, and video games, disk jockey; teaching drama and public speaking to children and adults in schools, theatres, and professional environments; directing for film, television, and the stage; writing for film, television, and the stage; stage management, event management, talent agent, casting director, company manager, executive director; public relations, marketing; sound design, broadcast technician, light design, makeup artist, hair stylist, wardrobe manager; carpentry, electric engineering.
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE -THEATRE ARTS
| Complete Core Courses, 9 units | Units |
|---|---|
| Course Descriptions: DRAM | |
| DRAM 140 Introduction to the Theatre | 3 |
| DRAM 200 Theory and Practice of Acting | 3 |
| DRAM 305 Technical Production | 3 |
| Selective Courses, choose a minimum of 12 units from the following Complete 3 units from the following courses: |
|
| DRAM 233 Play Production Lab | 3 |
| DRAM 300 Play Rehearsal/Performance | 3 |
| Complete 9 units from the following courses: | |
| DRAM 101 Theatre History | 3 |
| DRAM 150 Script Analysis | 3 |
| DRAM 151 Intro to Shakespeare I | 3 |
| DRAM 152 Intro to Shakespeare II | 3 |
| DRAM 160 Latin American Theatre | 3 |
| DRAM 212 Stage Voice | 3 |
| DRAM 221 Stage Movement | 3 |
| Only one of the following courses may be selected: | |
| DRAM 201 Advanced Acting I | 3 |
| DRAM 202 Advanced Acting II | 3 |
| DRAM 203 Advanced Acting III | 3 |
| Total Core/Selective Requirements: | 21* |
| General Education Requirements | 18* |
*and additional Cañada College AA/AS Degree Requirements (pdf)
Cañada College offers lower division coursework required for transfer in Drama. Students should use PROJECT ASSIST (www.assist.org) to research lower division major requirements at the transfer destination(s) of their choice. Also, work with a Counselor/Advisor to determine appropriate transfer coursework.
