North Central College Department of Theatre

At North Central College you can shine onstage or learn the ropes backstage. We nurture talents and interests in performance, dance, music, management, design, and technical theatre. Our students act, sing, and dance. Students also direct shows, design lighting and even produce plays and musicals they have written. Major in Theatre or Musical Theatre The centerpiece of North Central College's program is the Theatre Practicum. Theatre majors, minors and Musical Theatre majors are required to participate in multiple faculty-directed, main-stage plays. Your training in our state-of-the-art facilities will prepare you for professional and personal pursuits in performance and technical theatre. We encourage theatre majors to specialize. You may concentrate your studies in such areas as performance, design and technical theatre, directing, or Playwriting through our array of course offerings or independent study options. As a musical theatre major, you can continuously hone your craft while taking traditional performance classes. You may study voice or dance technique in upper-level courses while taking classes in contemporary acting styles, the business of theatre and acting on camera.