Theater Arts, B.A.
Production
From your first semester, you’ll have opportunities to work on real productions, connect with the professional world, and gain valuable experience.
Theatre Practicum productions
Each semester, the program mounts a fully produced, professionally directed theatrical production as a curriculum course. Open to all Clark students through audition or application, the practicum is where skills developed in core courses are tested in a real production context — with faculty mentorship, full technical support, and a live audience. Three practicum formats are available: the Shakespeare Practicum, the general Theatre Practicum, and Advanced Production Projects.
Student organizations
Clark University Players Society and Clark Musical Theatre mount independent productions throughout the year, giving students additional opportunities to act, direct, design, and produce outside the formal curriculum. These organizations are also natural leadership pipelines — students who take on producer, director, or stage manager roles gain project management experience that translates directly into professional life.
The Kennedy Center American Collegiate Theatre Festival
Every winter, Theatre Arts majors have the opportunity to attend the regional Kennedy Center American Collegiate Theatre Festival — one of the most significant gatherings of collegiate theatre in the country. It’s a chance to see peers’ work, meet professionals, and get a clearer sense of where you fit in the field.
Internships and regional connections
Worcester’s Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts presents Broadway touring productions and offers internship and professional connections for Clark students. Western Massachusetts has a strong summer theatre culture, and students are encouraged to audition for and intern with regional programs between their junior and senior years. Theatre Arts 298 allows students to earn credit for internship work in performance, design, arts administration, and production.
Company One
Company One, one of Boston’s most respected and socially engaged theatre companies, was founded by Clark alumni — a living demonstration of what this education can lead to, and an ongoing professional network for current students.
Worcester
The city’s history as a center for social justice movements — abolitionism, women’s suffrage, labor rights — is a resource for students working on politically engaged performance and playwriting.
ArtsWorcester and the broader cultural community offer opportunities for students interested in theatre’s relationship to visual art and public life.
