Theater and film are creative and collaborative arts in
which true excellence is achieved through hands-on experience. Students can
explore their craft by choosing concentrations in acting, musical theater, design and technology, or filmmaking, all within a dynamic liberal arts
curriculum that provides them with the skills and knowledge they need to
succeed. Student-proposed majors in other areas of theater such as directing or
playwriting can be created in consultation with faculty. As part of a strong,
interdisciplinary Department of Fine Arts, our students also benefit from
exposure to visual art, music, and new digital media perspectives.
Each year, the Rutgers University-Camden theater program
presents a full season of plays and musicals that creates learning
opportunities in every area of production from design work and stage management
to acting and directing. Groundbreaking, fully supported productions range
from Shakespearean tragedies to modern classics and musicals. Student-generated
work is highly encouraged and showcased annually in the Student-Directed One
Act Play Festival.
Core Curriculum for Acting, Musical Theater, and Design and Technology Concentrations (25
credits)50:965:123 Voice
for the Stage (3)
50:965:124 Movement
for the Stage (3)
50:965:202 Play
Reading and Analysis (3)
50:965:241 Stagecraft
(3)
50:965:271 Acting
I (3)
50:965:302 Practicum/Crew
Call in Technical Theater (BA) At least three credits required
50:965:496 Senior
Project Theater (BA) At least one credit required
50:965:380 History
of Theater I (3)
50:965:381 Modern
Drama (3)
Acting Concentration
(21 credits)
The acting concentration enables students to hone their
craft in classes taught by seasoned theatrical professionals. Performance
opportunities abound in the Rutgers-Camden theater season, which includes three
mainstage productions as well as student-directed and student-created work.
50:965:371 Acting
II (3)
50:965:372 Acting
for Film (3), or 50:965:373 Improvisational
Theater (3)
50:965:471 Acting
III (3)
Select at least one
additional 3-credit literature and history elective, two additional 3-credit theater practice electives, and one additional 3-credit design and technology elective
Musical Theater Concentration (21 credits)
The musical theater concentration provides students with
well-rounded training in acting, dance, and singing, complemented by a thorough general background in all areas of theater and performance opportunities in
department-presented musicals.
50:700:131 Singing for the Stage (3)
50:203:201 Musical
Theater Dance (3)
50:965:308 American
Musical Theater (3)
50:965:371 Acting
II (3)
At least one
additional 3-credit dance course is required
At least three credits
of Applied Voice (50:701:169 Voice I or higher) are required
Select at least one
additional 3-credit 300- or 400-level theater elective from any category
Highly recommended:
50:700:161-162 Basic Musicianship I, II (2,2)
Design and Technology Concentration (21 credits)
Students enrolled in the design and technology concentration
complete coursework in all areas of theatrical design taught by our faculty and
outstanding professionals active in their fields. In addition, the
Rutgers-Camden theater season provides many opportunities for designers,
theater technicians, and stage managers.
50:965:242 Stagecraft
II (3)
50:080:221 Drawing
I (3)
50:965:314 Scenic
Design (3)
50:965:362 Costume
Design (3)
50:965:382 Lighting
Design (3)
50:965:361 Survey
of Costume History (3)
At least three
additional credits of:
50:965:302 Practicum/Crew
Call in Technical Theater (BA)
Highly Recommended:
50:082:101 Introduction
to Art History I (3)
50:082:102 Introduction
to Art History II (3)
Literature and History Electives
50:965:308 American
Musical Theater (3)
50:965:309 American
Theater (3)
50:965:310 Experimental
Theater (3)
50:350:331 Shakespeare
I (3)
50:350:332 Shakespeare
II (3)
50:965:345 Theater
and Film in Europe (3)
50:965:361 Survey
of Costume History (3)
Theater Practice Electives
50:203:201 Musical
Theater Dance (3)
50:965:227 Jazz
Dance (3)
50:203:249 Ballet
I (3)
50:965:301 Performance
(BA)
50:965:303 Actor
Director Workshop (BA)
50:965:318 Playwriting
I (3)
50:965:319 Playwriting
II (3)
50:965:320 Directing
I (3)
50:965:321 Directing
II (3)
50:965:322 Directing
for Film (3)
50:965:363 Educational/Children's
Theater (3)
50:965:371 Acting
II (3)
50:965:372 Acting
for Film (3)
50:965:373 Improvisational
Theater (3)
50:965:471 Acting
III (3)
Design and Technology Electives
50:965:242 Stagecraft
II (3)
50:965:270 Stage
Makeup (3)
50:965:302 Practicum/Crew
Call in Technical Theater (BA)
50:965:314 Scenic
Design (3)
50:965:362 Costume
Design (3)
50:965:382 Lighting
Design (3)
Filmmaking Concentration (45 credits)
The filmmaking concentration is a unique collaboration
between film and theater that builds on the program's strengths and resources
in both areas. Filmmaking students take a series of production courses that
focus on diverse genres and techniques in filmmaking and include documentary,
fiction, experimental, and film for theater productions. Filmmaking students
also take theater courses specializing in acting, directing, lighting, and
production design. The concentration culminates in a senior film project where
students collaborate with filmmakers, actors, and designers within the program.
Courses Required
(27 credits)
50:354:390 Introduction to Film Studies or 50:354:20 The Art of Film (3)
50:965:281 Introduction to Video and Film (3)
50:965:447 Video and Film Production (3)
50:965:457 Advance Video and Film Production (3)
50:965:488 Postproduction (3)
50:354:395 Screenwriting or 50:965:318 Playwriting (3)
50:965:320 Directing I or 50:965:271 Acting I (3)
50:965:382 Lighting Design or 50:965:314 Scenic Design or 50:965:241 Stagecraft (3)
50:965:495 Senior Project (BA)
At Least Three Courses (9 credits) from the Following:
50:354:300 History of Film I (3)
50:354:301 History of Film II (3)
50:354:20 The Art of Film (3)
50:354:350 Major Filmmakers (3)
50:354:391 to 394 Special
Topics in Film (3)
50:354:396 to 399 Special
Topics in Film Genres (3)
50:965:345 Theater and Film in Europe (3)
50:354:310 Literature and Film (3)
50:354:315 American Film (3)
50:354:320 World Cinema (3)
At Least Three Courses (9 credits) from the Following:
50:192:305 Internship in Digital Studies (3)
50:965:241 Stagecraft (3)
50:965:242 Stagecraft II (3)
50:965:271 Acting I (3)
50:965:301 Performance (3)
50:965:303 Actor Director Workshop (BA)
50:965:314 Scenic Design (3)
50:965:320
Directing I (3)
50:965:322 Directing II (3)
50:965:323 Directing for Film (3)
50:965:362 Costume Design (3)
50:965:371 Acting II (3)
50:965:372 Acting for Film (3)
50:965: 382 Lighting Design (3)
50:354:401 Advanced Screenwriting (3)
50:700:449 Audio Postproduction (3)
50:965:471 Acting III (3)
