Theater Arts
Associate of Arts (AA) Theater Arts · Las Positas College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Overview
The Associate of Arts in Theater Arts is designed to provide knowledge, training, and practical experience in all aspects of theater arts. The curriculum provides the essential lower-division courses necessary for transfer to some similar programs at four-year institutions, as well as assisting students towards employment in professional, academic and community theater.
Program Learning Outcome(s)
Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Apply the learned techniques of acting or technical theater in a public performance of various genres of theater, or other types of personal creative work.
- Critically analyze the artistic elements in productions, looking at design, acting, directorial choices, as well as personal performance processes.
- Possess the skills necessary for textual interpretation for academic discourse, design, and/or performance studies.
- Understand how to develop and maintain a positive contribution the field of theater in academics, performance, or technical theater.
- Understand the historical and cultural significance of theater through completion of projects in the technical theater courses and theater history class.
Theater Arts (AA): Program Requirements
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core: (12 Units) | ||
| THEA 1A | Theory/Practice of Acting I | 3 |
| THEA 10 | Introduction to Dramatic Arts | 3 |
| THEA 47A | Performance in Production: Introduction to Live Performance | 3 |
| orTHEA 48A | Technical Theater in Production - Beginning | 3 |
| THEA 50 | Stagecraft | 3 |
| List A: Select Three from One Concentration (9 Units) | ||
| Performance Concentration | - | |
| THEA 1B | Theory/Practice of Acting II | 3 |
| THEA 3A | Beginning Improvisation | 3 |
| THEA 5 | Theater for Young Audiences | 3 |
| THEA 25 | Fundamentals of Stage Speech | 3 |
| THEA 31A | Drama Workshop - Beginning | 3 |
| THEA 39A | Musical Theater Workshop - Beginning | 3 |
| THEA 47A | Performance in Production: Introduction to Live Performance | 3 |
| Technical Theater Concentration | - | |
| THEA 14 | Bay Area Theater | 3 |
| THEA 48B | Technical Theater in Production - Intermediate | 3 |
| THEA 50L | Introduction to Stage Lighting | 3 |
| THEA 51 | Introduction to Costume Design | 3 |
| THEA 52 | Introduction to Design | 3 |
| List B: Select from Below (4 Units) | ||
| CMST 2 | Oral Interpretation of Literature | 3 |
| CMST 5 | Readers Theater | 3 |
| DANC 1 | Introduction to Dance | 1 |
| DANC 2A | Jazz Dance Fundamentals/Beginning | 1 |
| DANC 3A | Ballet Fundamentals/Beginning | 1 |
| MUS 6 | Basic Music Skills | 2 |
| MUS 23A | Elementary Voice | 1 |
| MUS 44 | Concert Choir | 1 |
| MUS 45 | Chamber Choir | 2 |
| MUS 46 | Vocal Jazz Ensemble | 2 |
| THEA 4 | Modern American Theater | 3 |
| THEA 11 | Stage to Screen | 3 |
| THEA 53 | Script Analysis | 3 |
| Total Units for the Major | 25 | |
| Additional General Education and Electives | ||
| See the Las Positas College General Education (LPC-GE) pattern or the California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC) pattern for a listing of areas and courses. Double counting courses in GE and the major is permissible. The number of units that may be double counted will depend on the entry point to the degree program, the optional course(s) taken, and the GE pattern selected. Elective units must be degree applicable. Consult with an adviser or a counselor to plan the courses necessary to achieve your academic goal. | 35 | |
| Total | 60 | |