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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.
Learn more about the incredible opportunities theater students have while attending Goshen College from interviews with theater students on campus.
The Goshen College Theater Department is launching its 2019-20 season, themed “Season of Love and Light,” with student and alumni-written one-acts, classic broadway and operatic scenes and two mainstage plays, including “Almost, Maine” by John Cariani and “Cymbeline” by Shakespeare.
Jesse Landis-Eigsti '09 combines music and comedy, both in his solo performances and as the innocent songster Bardly Cooper in the popular “Knights of the Arcade” shows at Arcade Comedy Theater.
Goshen College alumni and former theater majors Melody (Yeazell) Hays '88 and Bruce Hostetler '88 teamed up on an original staged musical titled "It’s Just a Pill," to educate school-aged children, their families and teachers about the risks associated with opioids and substance misuse.
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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 storyJacob 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 storyLukas Thompson discovered a love of music and theater early on, leading him on a path toward the stage.
Lukas' storySarah 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 storyMartin, 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 storyBen Friesen ’05, of Oakland, California, uses his theater background to teach Origami.
Ben's storySuzanne Ehst
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