Theater Education Minor

About

Do you love the stage and want to share your passion for theater with the next generation? Our theater education minor will prepare you to teach and lead a theater programs in schools or community organizations, with a solid groundwork in theatrical and educational methods including acting, stage direction, voice, classroom management, theater history, stage design, sound, lighting and more.

In addition to taking education, dance, voice and acting classes, you’ll gain hands-on opportunities to apply technical and artistic skills learned in a campus play, musical or opera production every year.

And when you participate in college as a performer, stage manager, director or choreographer, you will be learning high-demand job skills that will serve you well in the classroom or leading a theater group. These include working on a team, problem-solving and effective communication.

News & Events

Pandemic a chance to sing a new song

March 23, 2021 By anabaptistworld.org

With a year of COVID experience and lots of new livestreaming equipment, music departments are offering recorded and outdoor performances to churches for use in recorded or livestreamed Sunday services.

Stats

71^%

of Goshen College students study abroad

100^%

of alumni agree that theater professors are genuinely interested in their students

99^%

of Goshen College students receive financial aid

^$74,211

average salary of GC graduates 10 years out

^#4

Best Study Abroad Program in the U.S.
– BestCollegeReviews.com

Learn more about Goshen College's exceptional academic outcomes and national rankings.

Students & Alumni

Music, Theater

Lisa Rosado Rivera '21

Lisa Rosado Rivera studies music and theater, and hopes to one day find herself on Broadway.

Lisa's story

Music

Lukas Thompson '19

Lukas Thompson discovered a love of music and theater early on, leading him on a path toward the stage.

Lukas' story

English Writing Major

Nathan Vader '13

Nathan Vader graduated in 2013 with an English writing major and a theater and Bible, religion and philosophy minor. On the side, he edited for the campus newspaper, The Record, authored a book, acted and directed plays.

Nathan's story

Theater Major

Sarah Elizabeth Miller '05

Sarah Miller graduated from GC in 2005 with a theater degree. Today, she is a professional make-up artist who has competed on SyFy Network's "Face Off," a popular reality show that features special-effects makeup artists.

Sarah's story

Theater major

Ben Friesen '05

Ben Friesen ’05, of Oakland, California, uses his theater background to teach Origami.

Ben's story

Communication and Theater Double Major

Jacob Landis-Eigsti '12

Jacob Landis-Eigsti, a 2012 communication and theater graduate, came to Goshen College to study filmmaking. While a student, he was also an actor, a writer and a peacemaker.

Jacob's story

Faculty & Staff