UCI Drama/Theater

MaMoose
Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:16:38 +0000

UCI’s Drama Department is pretty top drawer. You can check out what their alumni are up to here:
[UC Irvine Drama Department :: Alumni Newsletter 2007-2008](http://drama.arts.uci.edu/alumni/newsletter0708.html)

I think a minor in Drama would be doable… double major would be pretty difficult to work into a four-year program.

Requirements for Major:
An introductory course in production theory (Drama 10); Performance Now (Drama 15); one year in acting (Drama 30A-B-C); one year survey in the development of drama (Drama 40A, B, C); three different courses in design (chosen from Drama 50A, B, C, D); one year in the development of theatre (Drama 120A, B, C); in addition to the Drama 120 series, four more upper-division courses, which must include three courses from Drama 103-129; eight units of theatre production (Drama 101) of which four units must be completed during the first year of residence at UCI.

Requirements for Minor:
Drama 10 (Introduction to Production Theory); Drama 30A-B-C (Acting); Drama 40A, B, C (Development of Drama); seven upper-division courses in Drama, each of which must be taken at UCI, including Drama 120A, B, C (Development of Theatre) and one course in Drama 101 (Theatre Production).

Here’s some info about 2008-09 auditions:
http://production.arts.uci.edu/callboard/auditioninfo/Forms/Audition%20Annoucement%202008-2009/Audition%20Announcement%202008-2009.pdf
As you can see, they don’t explicitly state whether undergrads need to be drama majors/minor (the grads do). But you can also see that, for the major productions:

1. they cast in September for the entire year; and

2. you’re competing with MFA acting students.

You might call/e-mail the department for more information.