Theatre Arts
- AS - Transfer Program
- Department of Visual and Performing Arts
Raise the curtain on your theatre degree at Monroe Community College
With Monroe Community College's theatre arts associate degree, you can get halfway toward a bachelor's degree in theatre. Working with a talented faculty of experienced theatre professionals, you'll explore the fundamentals of theatre arts. You can choose an optional concentration in either theatre performance or technical theatre.
Whichever theatre concentration you choose, you'll help to produce several shows each year for the MCC Theatre. You'll get hands-on experience both onstage and backstage in a wide range of theatrical genres, including musicals, comedies, dramas, and children's theatre. The MCC theatre program's recent productions include:
- Rent
- Suburbia
- A Streetcar Named Desire
- The Ninth Circle
- Once on This Island
Get Practical, Hands-On Experience with MCC's Theatre Arts Degree
The theatre arts program at Monroe Community College covers a complete range of theatre fundamentals. Through a combination of courses, workshops, and labs, you'll develop theatre skills such as:
- Acting
- Directing
- Lighting
- Music and sound
- Set design
- Costumes
- Makeup
- Props
You can transfer credits from MCC's Theatre Arts associate degree to four-year schools across the country. Graduates of the theatre arts program have a strong record of continued education and career success, building successful theatre careers both onstage and off.
To find out how a Theatre Arts associate's degree from Monroe Community College can prepare you for a theatre bachelor's degree and a career in the theatre, contact our admissions office at (585) 292-2200 or admissions@monroecc.edu.
THEATRE ARTS
A.S. Degree - Transfer Program
Department:Visual and Performing Arts
School(s): Arts & Humanities
MCC Program Code: TH01
Description
This program of study is designed for students who plan to transfer and earn the baccalaureate degree with a major in theatrical performance or technical theatre. The program is balanced between courses providing general theatre knowledge and those designed to develop a particular theatrical skill. A variety of theatrical shows at the college provides students with opportunities to participate in the performance and production of a theatrical show for a public audience.
Program Learning Outcomes
1) Discuss basic theatre fundamentals in the areas of performance and technical theatre
2) Critically analyze scripts from a variety of theatrical productions
3) Critically analyze acting from a variety of theatrical productions or performances
4) Critically analyze technical aspects from a variety of theatrical productions or performances
5) Demonstrate various skills in regard to either theatrical performance or technical theatre
Employment Potential
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Requirements for Program Entrance
Pre-algebra (one year of high school math or placement into Level 3 math at MCC.) Placement into TRS 105, ENG 101 or ENG 200 at initial entrance to MCC.
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Distribution Requirements | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| PERFORMANCE OPTION |  |
| FIRST SEMESTER: | |
| ENG 101 College Composition OR ENG 200 Advanced Composition | 3 |
| MTH 150 - Survey of Mathematics OR HIGHER SUNY-MATH ELECTIVE OR PHL 102 Introduction to Logic | 3-4 |
| THE 110 Introduction to theTheatre | 3 |
| THE 112 Fundamentals of Acting One | 3 |
| THE 148 Voice and Diction | 3 |
First Semester Total: | 15-16 |
| SECOND SEMESTER: | |
| THE 111 Introduction to Technical Theatre | 3 |
| THE 147 Readers' Theatre | 3 |
| THE 149 Stage Movement | 3 |
| ART 118 Perspectives of Art History I: Ancient OR ART 119 Perspectives of Art History II: Modern | 3 |
| SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - HUMANITIES (SUNY-HUMN) ELECTIVE | 3 |
Second Semester Total: | 15 |
| THIRD SEMESTER: 17 Credit Hours | |
| THE 113 Stage Makeup | 3 |
| ART 104 - Drawing i: Foundation | 3 |
| SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - DIVERSITY: EQUITY, INCLUSION, and SOCIAL JUSTICE (SUNY-DVRS) ELECTIVE (SOC 101 recommended) | 3 |
| SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - WORLD HISTORY and GLOBAL AWARENESS (SUNY-WHGA) ELECTIVE (MUS 119 recommended) | 3 |
| THE 142 - Musical Theatre Rehearsal and Performance OR THE 160 - Touring Theatre Troupe OR THE 190 - Theatre Rehearsal and Performance OR THE 211 - Theatre Production Laboratory OR MUS 101 - Music Appreciation OR MUS 142 - Musical Production | 3 |
Third Semester Total: | 15 |
| FOURTH SEMESTER: | |
| MUS 118 Broadway Musicals | 3 |
| SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION SOCIAL SCIENCES (SUNY-SOCS) ELECTIVE OR SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION U.S. HISTORY and CIVIC ENGAGEMENT (SUNY-USCV) ELECTIVE OR SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION WORLD LANGUAGES (SUNY-WLNG) ELECTIVE | 3 |
| THE 212 Fundamentals of Acting Two | 3 |
| SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - NATURAL SCIENCES (SUNY-NSCI) ELECTIVE | 3 |
| THE 142 - Musical Theatre Rehearsal and Performance OR THE 160 - Touring Theatre Troupe OR THE 190 - Theatre Rehearsal and Performance OR THE 211 - Theatre Production Laboratory OR MUS 101 - Music Appreciation OR MUS 142 - Musical Production | 3 |
Fourth Semester Total: | 15 |
TOTAL CREDITS: | 60-61 |
| Distribution Requirements | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| TECHNICAL THEATRE OPTION | |
| FIRST SEMESTER | |
| ENG 101 College Composition OR ENG 200 Advanced Composition | 3 |
| MTH 150 - Survey of Mathematics OR HIGHER SUNY-MATH ELECTIVE OR PHL 102 Introduction to Logic | 3-4 |
| THE 111 Introduction to Technical Theatre | 3 |
| THE 112 Fundamentals of Acting One | 3 |
| THE 115 Introduction to Theatrical Costuming | 3 |
First Semester Total: | 15-16 |
| SECOND SEMESTER | |
| THE 110 Introduction to the Theatre | 3 |
| THE 113 Stage Makeup | 3 |
| MUS 118 Broadway Musicals | 3 |
| ART 104 Drawing I: Foundation | 3 |
| SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - HUMANITIES (SUNY-HUMN) ELECTIVE | 3 |
Second Semester Total: | 15 |
| THIRD SEMESTER | |
| THE 211 Theater Production Laboratory | 3 |
| SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - DIVERSITY: EQUITY, INCLUSION, and SOCIAL JUSTICE (SUNY-DVRS) ELECTIVE (SOC 101 Recommended) | 3 |
| SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION -WORLD HISTORY and GLOBAL AWARENESS (SUNY-WHGA) ELECTIVE (MUS 119 Recommended) | 3 |
| SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - SOCIAL SCIENCES (SUNY-SOCS) ELECTIVE OR SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - U.S. HISTORY and CIVIC ENGAGEMENT (SUNY-USCV) ELECTIVE OR SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - WORLD LANGUAGES (SUNY-WLNG) ELECTIVE | 3 |
| THE 142 - Musical Theatre Rehearsal and Performance OR THE 160 - Touring Theatre Troupe OR THE 190 - Theatre Rehearsal and Performance OR THE 211 - Theatre Production Laboratory OR MUS 101 - Music Appreciation OR MUS 142 - Musical Production | 3 |
Third Semester Total: | 15 |
| FOURTH SEMESTER | |
| ART 118 – Perspectives of Art History I: Ancient OR ART 119 – Perspectives of Art History II: Modern | 3 |
| THE 116 Stage Lighting Design | 3 |
| THE 147 Readers' Theatre | 3 |
| SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - NATURAL SCIENCES and SCIENTIFIC REASONING (SUNY-NSCI) ELECTIVE | 3 |
| THE 142 - Musical Theatre Rehearsal and Performance OR THE 160 - Touring Theatre Troupe OR THE 190 - Theatre Rehearsal and Performance OR THE 211 - Theatre Production Laboratory OR MUS 101 - Music Appreciation OR MUS 142 - Musical Production | 3 |
Fourth Semester Total: | 15 |
TOTAL CREDITS: | 60-61 |