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California State University - Northridge

Department of Theatre

Department of Theatre

18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, California 91330
818.677.3086
admissions.records@csun.edu

Degrees offered

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre
Minor in Acting/Directing
Minor in Design and Production
Minor in Theatre History/Literature
Minor in Musical Theatre
Master of Arts in Theatre

About the program

The Department of Theatre is located in Nordhoff Hall on the southwest corner of the California State University, Northridge campus in suburban Los Angeles. There are three theatres where four to seven productions are mounted each semester. The department has 10 full time faculty, 7 professional staff, and approximately 12 to 15 part time faculty who serve over 200 undergraduate and graduate theatre majors. BackStage Magazine ranked CSUN as one of the top nine university programs in the nation that were "the most effective and offer a unique approach to the college-professional connection," noting the department is "ideally situated for finding internships in the Industry".

Notable alumni

Charlie Martin Smith, Teri Garr, Donald Petrie

Acceptance rate

The acceptance rate for the Department of Theatre at California State University, Northridge is 55%

Faculty

Ah-Jeong Kim, Professor [Department Chair] Anamarie Dwyer, Professor Christine Menzies, Professor Dan Weingarten, Professor Garry D. Lennon, Professor J'aime Morrison, Professor Larry Biederman, Professor Matthew Jackson, Associate Professor Sonia Norris, Assistant Professor

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