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.
Goshen College’s Performing Arts Series returns for its 25th year during the 2022-23 season with 10 performances featuring new artists and returning favorites to Goshen.
Goshen is a hotbed for musicians, and many GC alumni have launched careers and found success in the music industry.
The Goshen College Vox Profundi low voice choir will spend their spring break touring and performing in churches and schools in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and Ohio from Feb. 26 through March 4, with a home concert on Sunday, March 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the Goshen College Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall.
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Hostetler is currently resident stage director for the Portland Revels, artistic director of CompassWorks, and a freelance theatre/opera director, producer and playwright.
Bruce's storySammy Rosario is a humanitarian lawyer in San Francisco, California, who follow's GC's core values to help bring peace to the world.
Sammy's storyIrish Cortez ’24 believes in storytelling’s power, and wants to use stories to make the world a kinder place.
Irish's storyJacob Claassen ’22 found his calling behind-the-scenes in theater, and a well-rounded education to go with it
Jacob's storyCaitlin Lanctot is a jeweler who teaches people how to make art and runs a shop called She Dreams In Colors.
Caitlin's storyNathan 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 storyAnna Kurtz Kuk
Associate Professor of Theater
Dept. Chair
Danielle Pagoria
Administrative Assistant
