sarucane

I really enjoy the theater work I've done, but I don't really want to major in it or anything. How hard is it for someone to become casually invovled with plays, without joining the theater department?

sarucane

Come on, there must be someone around here who knows about theater!!!!

icesk8mom

Here you go:

Mount Holyoke College :: Theatre Arts

"You're welcome to take the stage at Mount Holyoke—each year, hundreds of students get involved in theatre productions. They may act, direct, design, or work on crew. You’ve also got access to dozens of other productions within the Five Colleges."

sarucane

Thank you!

2boysima

Wendy Wasserstein was a history major. A bio for Suzan Lori Park listed her as an English and German Lit major. Both are MHC alumna. Both are Pulitzer prize winning playwrites.

You can major in anything and be involved in the theater productions at MHC.

redrose12

The first two plays of the year are geared toward first-years, Project theater (an independent theater company staffed entirely by MHC students) has so much going on that you can do as much, or as little, as you'd like. I'm already overcommitted, so I just signed up to be an intern in a production: it's only a few hours a week, and it's a lot of fun, and if I'm not mistaken, none of us interns are the least bit interested in being majors…

patc

My daughter, a first year, became involved with the Fall production quite easily. I think she assisted with stage managing. Depending on the play, getting a part in the production might prove more difficult.