Students compete at Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival
Fourteen students and three faculty members travelled to Indianapolis for the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) Jan. 9-14.
Theater Major & Minor
About
Would you like to manage a stage, design a set or make your debut as an actor? As a theater major at Goshen College, you’ll earn your fair share of time in the spotlight and backstage. You’ll participate in full-length mainstage shows, one act plays and musical theater performances—all hands-on opportunities to apply technical and artistic skills learned during class. And by the time you graduate, you’ll have created your own senior show!
As a theater major, you’ll explore acting, design, literature, playwriting, voice and movement, in addition to studying the history and philosophy of theater. GC’s theater program emphasizes the liberal arts, so you can augment your thespian knowledge with courses in art, music, communication, English and foreign languages. After college, you can expect to do what GC alumni are doing now—working coast to coast in theaters, touring companies, education and video/film production.
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Learn more about the incredible opportunities theater students have while attending Goshen College from interviews with theater students on campus.
News & Events
GC Fall Mainstage ‘Mother Hicks’ explores peacemaking using sign language, poetry
Set in and around Ware, Illinois, in the late spring of 1935 during the Great Depression, “Mother Hicks” is about three outsiders—a foundling girl known only as Girl; a deaf boy, eloquent in the language of his silence; and an eccentric recluse, Mother Hicks, who is suspected of being a witch.
New artistic director, Doug Reed ’90, wants to keep pushing buttons at Broom Street Theater
In its 48-year history, Broom Street Theater has had only four artistic directors. The latest, Doug Reed '90, began his duties July 1.
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99%
of Goshen College students receive financial aid
100%
of alumni agree that theater professors are genuinely interested in their students
80%
of Goshen College students study abroad
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Students & Alumni
Stage Director for the Portland Revels
Bruce Hostetler '88
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 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
Martin Flowers '16
Martin, who graduated in 2016 with a theater major, was in many a mainstage theater production, won the school talent show, and is now acting professionally in the area.
Martin'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
Theater and communication double major
Jesse Bontreger '17
A 2017 graduate from Goshen, Jesse didn’t have to go far from home to find a college he loved. A double major in theater and communication, Jesse got plenty of opportunities to show his passions.
Jesse's story
