Northwestern’s Theatre BA cultivates versatile artists versed in acting, directing, dramaturgy, and design. Studio courses blend Stanislavski fundamentals with devising, musical-theatre choreography, and digital scenography. Students stage over 40 productions annually in black-box and proscenium spaces, mentored by faculty and Chicago professionals from Steppenwolf to Goodman Theatre. Research seminars examine theatre for social change, performance theory, and global dramaturgies, while internships place majors in casting agencies and streaming-content studios. Alumni star on Broadway, helm startups, and innovate in immersive media.
Direct a site-specific adaptation of Antigone in a city courthouse
Design projection-mapped scenery integrating real-time audience interaction
Research intimacy-choreography best practices and develop training modules
Create a devised theatre piece on climate anxiety using verbatim interviews
Analyze TikTok’s impact on musical-theatre casting diversity
Develop a VR rehearsal tool for spatial-audio staging experiments
Stage a bilingual production juxtaposing Shakespeare and contemporary spoken-word
Study lighting design’s psychological effects on audience perception with biometrics
Produce a documentary on Chicago storefront-theatre economics post-pandemic
Compile dramaturgical materials for a new play about AI consciousness
Write a grant proposal for community-based theatre workshops in juvenile centers
Research sensory-friendly performance adaptations for neurodiverse audiences
Compare casting demographics across regional theatres using scraped season data
Create an interactive archive of Northwestern student productions since 1950
Develop wearable tech costumes that respond to actors’ heart-rate data
Ignite your stagecraft and creative research through Northwestern’s Theatre program.
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