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Theatre Arts students of all emphases have many opportunities to showcase their talents in our mainstage season. Productions are done in both the 350-seat University Theatre and the 150-seat, modular Hal Todd Theatre. Actors, directors, playwrights and designers collaborate during the four annual mainstage productions, as well as in student productions and works throughout the season. Advanced performance students are also granted showcase auditions with San José Repertory Theatre, various Bay Area regional theatres, and TV-film casting directors and agents. mainstage & studio theatre Our curriculum offers courses in acting and directing for the camera, with numerous opportunities to work on student-faculty directed short and feature films. Our department annually produces feature films, shot on location in the Bay Area and on the University’s two state-of-the-art soundstages. Films produced have been honored in major film festivals such as Cinequest, Slamdance, Mill Valley Film Festival and the Locarno International Film Festival and regularly receive commercial distribution, including VOD and DVD. Students have the opportunities to participate in hands-on mentoring from industry professionals, faculty and staff outside the classroom setting. stage & screen career pathways outstanding alumni The Theatre Arts program offers a degree in Bachelors of Art and Minor degree focused on a multi-faceted approach to learning the craft of performing arts. Stu- dents have the choice to concentrate in different empha- sis in Acting, Directing (for Stage and Screen), Design & Technology, Writing & Research, Theatre Education and Musical education or work with an advisor to craft a multi-disciplinary degree. Our rich network of Bay Area resources offers opportunities for graduates to be placed through our internship program with some of the most respected and influential film and theatre companies in the industry. SJSU’s Professional affiliation has provided the opportunity to pursue internships in acting, directing, dramaturgy, stage management, production design, development, arts marketing and more. After graduation, students have found careers as professional actors and directors in film, television and on the stage. Students also find careers as stage managers, scenic designers, in costume design, sound designers, dramaturges, educators, producers, agents and administrators. Omar Benson Miller, Regular cast member on CSI: Miami , 8 Mile, The Express, Spike Lee’s Miracle at St. Anna, and Walt Disney’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Adrienne Muller, starred as Nala in the national tour of Disney’s The Lion King, member of the original Las Vegas cast of Mama Mia! Coby Bell, starred as Officer Ty Davis, Jr. in NBC drama Third Watch, CW comedy-drama The Game, USA Network action series Burn Notice, co-produced and starred in feature film Drifting Elegant beauty and the beast the mummified deer angels in america secret in the wings

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Page 1: SJSU Theatre Arts 5-panel

Theatre Arts students of all emphases have many opportunities to showcase their talents in our mainstage season. Productions are done in both the 350-seat University Theatre and the 150-seat, modular Hal Todd Theatre. Actors, directors, playwrights and designers collaborate during the four annual mainstage productions, as well as in student productions and works throughout the season. Advanced performance students are also granted showcase auditions with San José Repertory Theatre, various Bay Area regional theatres, and TV-film casting directors and agents.

mainstage & studio theatre

Our curriculum offers courses in acting and directing for the camera, with numerous opportunities to work on student-faculty directed short and feature films. Our department annually produces feature films, shot on location in the Bay Area and on the University’s two state-of-the-art soundstages. Films produced have been honored in major film festivals such as Cinequest, Slamdance, Mill Valley Film Festival and the Locarno International Film Festival and regularly receive commercial distribution, including VOD and DVD. Students have the opportunities to participate in hands-on mentoring from industry professionals, faculty and staff outside the classroom setting.

stage & screen career pathways outstanding alumniThe Theatre Arts program offers a degree in Bachelors of Art and Minor degree focused on a multi-faceted approach to learning the craft of performing arts. Stu-dents have the choice to concentrate in different empha-sis in Acting, Directing (for Stage and Screen), Design & Technology, Writing & Research, Theatre Education and Musical education or work with an advisor to craft a multi-disciplinary degree. Our rich network of Bay Area resources offers opportunities for graduates to be placed through our internship program with some of the most respected and influential film and theatre companies in the industry.

SJSU’s Professional affiliation has provided the opportunity to pursue internships in acting, directing, dramaturgy, stage management, production design, development, arts marketing and more. After graduation, students have found careers as professional actors and directors in film, television and on the stage. Students also find careers as stage managers, scenic designers, in costume design, sound designers, dramaturges, educators, producers, agents and administrators.

Omar Benson Miller, Regular cast member on CSI: Miami, 8 Mile, The Express, Spike Lee’s Miracle at St. Anna, and Walt Disney’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Adrienne Muller, starred as Nala in the national tour of Disney’s The Lion King, member of the original Las Vegas cast of Mama Mia!

Coby Bell, starred as Officer Ty Davis, Jr. in NBC drama Third Watch, CW comedy-drama The Game, USA Network action series Burn Notice, co-produced and starred in feature film Drifting Elegant

beauty and the beastthe mummified deerangels in america secret in the wings

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Theatre Arts

admissions questions 408-924-2564

online university catalog info.sjsu.edu

financial aid, scholarships 408-938-7500

international and extended studies 408-924-2670

theatre arts program 408-924-4530

by telephone 408-924-1000

by mail San José State University One Washington Square San José, CA 95192

web address www.sjsu.edu

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Students have access to numerous opportunities with many affiliated companies. Our alliance with the award-winning San José Repertory Theatre provides students with access to professional instruction and experience in the theatre. San José Rep professionals and guest artists will lecture or teach courses in playwrighting, design, directing, acting and educational theatre. The affiliation between SJSU and San José Rep offers the chance to intern in a variety of fields and work closely with top industry professionals through close interactions with the company. Students learn what the art form of theatre means to the life of a community and how the life of a community enriches its theatre.

Luis Valdez, Peabody Award winner and Golden Globe nominee, is among San José State University’s proud alumni. In 1965, his full-length play, The Shrunken Head of Pancho Villa was produced by our department in what is now the Hal Todd Theatre. Valdez is also known for his famous play and film Zoot Suit, the Richie Valens biopic La Bamba, and his formation of the theatre troupe El Teatro Compesino. In 2008, Luis Valdez returned to stage a production of his play The Mummified Deer, directed by his son, Kinan Valdez.

san josé repertory theatre affiliation honored alumni luis valdez