Theatre Management

https://advising.soc.northwestern.edu/academic_modules/theatre-management/

Learning Objectives

  • Demonstrate a working knowledge of professional theatre management in America today.
  • Articulate an individual theatre management and leadership point of view.
  • Demonstrate practical theatre producing and management skills, including staff and volunteer leadership and management, production management, stage management, budgeting, contracts and negotiations, developing new works, community engagement, and marketing and fundraising within the Wirtz Center.

Module Requirements (4 units)

Students must achieve a GPA of B- (2.7) or higher in courses counted toward the module to be eligible to submit a Capstone. Courses to be counted toward fulfilling module requirements may not be taken P/N with the exception of CMN capstone courses.

Prerequisites (1 unit)

Course Title
THEATRE 292-0Introduction to Stage Management

Core Courses (3 units)

Three courses from the following list, one of which may be substituted with a course from the elective list.

Course Title
THEATRE 391-0Stage Management Intensive in Theory and Practice
THEATRE 392-0Advanced Stage Management
THEATRE 393-0Production Management
THEATRE 396-0Theatre Management and Arts Leadership

Elective Courses

Course Title
BUS_INST 302-0Marketing Management
COMM_ST 302-0Law of the Creative Process
COMM_ST 367-0Nonprofit Communication Management
ENTREP 225-0Principles of Entrepreneurship
ENTREP 360-0Leadership, Ethics, and You
ENTREP 476-0NUvention: Arts and Entertainment
IMC 303-0Integrated Marketing Communications Strategy
THEATRE 390-0Special Topics in Management

Additional Requirements (0 units)

Course Title
CMN 370-0Module Capstone

This zero-credit course encompasses all co-curricular activities and the capstone project required for completion of the module.