Theatre Arts

About Our Programs

Our Next Production

48-Hour Play Festival: ShakesDATE
Sunday, March 29

In partnership with Foothill College Theatre Arts, ShakesDATE is Silicon Valley Shakespeare’s whirlwind 48-hour Play Festival, where classic Shakespearean characters meet modern dating disasters. In just two days, bold theatre artists race the clock to create brand-new short plays inspired by Shakespeare’s timeless obsessions like love, lust, jealousy, missed connections, all filtered through the chaos of dating apps, ghosting, situationships, and first-date fantasies.

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The Theatre Arts Department offers wonderful opportunities for both theatre majors and non-theatre majors to learn and experience multiple aspects of theatre, including acting, design, technical production, and literature.

In addition to our credit and non-credit classes, we produce critically acclaimed plays and musicals that draw thousands of audience members annually. Students and community members can audition to perform in our shows and sign up to work backstage.

Hands-on experience working on our productions can help you begin a career in the theatre, enhance your current theatre practice, or prepare you to go on to further study at a 4-year college.

What you can do with a degree in Theatre Arts

Actor/actress
Director
Producer
Casting director

Teacher
Stage manager
Technician
Designer

Degree & Program Types

View list below for programs offered at Foothill. Then select program map for a possible schedule that fulfills program and college requirements.

For program requirements and full course listings, view degrees and certificates information.

Note: Certificates of Proficiency and Career Certificates are non-transcriptable and consist of 13-35 units. These certificates are designed as a career advancement tool. Courses focus on practical knowledge and skill development.

Associate in Arts

Theatre Arts, AA Program Map
NOTE: When viewing this program map, you may select from three pathways — 1. General Theatre Studies; 2. Acting Performance; and 3. Music Theater Performance.
Theatre Technology, AA Progam Map