Theatre Management
Bachelor of Fine Arts
The Theatre School
Programs of Interest
0Build essential managerial skills for theatres
In the Theatre Management degree program, you’ll be exposed to both the art and business aspects of theatre, preparing you for a career in arts administration and management.
The program combines theatre courses with management and marketing courses. Participate in The Theatre School’s public productions, taking on various management positions, and complete multiple professional internships to gain real-world experience in the theatre management industry.
You’ll also have the option to participate in New York City Intensive — a one-week independent study in New York City, where you will meet with producers, company managers, active DePaul alumni in the industry and tour theatres and museums.
Classes
Coursework
- Advancement/Community Engagement
- Business/Company Management
- Culture of Theatre Production
- Dramatic Criticism
- Financial Management
- Managerial Concepts and Practices
- Marketing
- Script Analysis
Concentrations / Tracks
- Standard
- Directing
- Theatre for Young Audiences
Career Options
Career
- Advancement
- Business development
- Dramatic criticism
- Educational outreach
- Human resources
- Marketing
- Theatre/arts management
Featured Faculty
Students learn from a distinguished faculty of theatre and arts administrators and business and receive formal and informal feedback through continual evaluation of their work and progress in the major. Students’ post-graduation goals, including employment in theatre/an adjacent field or graduate school, help their academic advisor to identify and create opportunities to match individual academic and professional interests.