Careers
Graduates secure careers as actors, directors, broadcasters and costume and set designers. They also become audio, video and sound technicians, playwrights and screenwriters.
Hands-On Learning
The Augustana Theatre Company — a community of faculty and students from all majors — regularly rehearse, produce and perform theatre.
On-campus theatre performances include:
- A 4-show season — features a variety of productions, including one musical
- New play development festivals
- Improvisation performances
- Professional guest artist performances
- Augustana Collaborative Theatrical Society (ACTS) — presents student-run productions
Internship and volunteer opportunities include:
- B Street Theatre in California
- Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- National Shakespeare Theatre Co.
- Black Hills Playhouse
- Sioux Empire Community Theatre
- Olde Towne Dinner Theatre
- Washington Pavilion — has an active educational exchange with Augustana
Theatre students study away in:
- Scotland — focusing on its stories and scenes with AU faculty
- Central and Eastern Europe — focusing on performance with AU faculty
- Theater centers and festivals around the country, including the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival and United States Institute for Theatre Technology
- Chicago, Illinois; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and New York City, New York, for trips to see professional shows
Courses & Organizations
Students excel through courses on acting, directing, script analysis and stagecraft. A senior performance, directing or design project is required.
Theatre can pair well with any combination of majors, including biology, education, psychology, English or math.
Theatre students often participate in:
- Augustana Collaborative Theatrical Society (ACTS)
- Union Board of Governors (UBG)
- Brand Name Improv (BNi)
- Alpha Psi Omega Honor Society
- Claire Donaldson New Play Festival
- Company Call — weekly student gathering to create scenery, costumes, lighting, sound or marketing for upcoming productions
