By providing extensive onstage and offstage training, our ambitious program develops well-rounded artists who are prepared for any role. We produce four Main Stage performances each year, as well as a number of smaller student-produced experiences to which the entire campus and Greenville community are invited. Our season ranges from modern to classical, comedy to tragedy, musical to non-musical. Our students collaborate with faculty and get involved in every aspect of the production, from costumes to set design, management to publicity, lighting to sound.
Program Overview
Career Opportunities
Want to know where a theatre degree can take you? The answers may be farther reaching than you can imagine.
Visit Us
We invite you to visit us. Sit in on a rehearsal. Attend a class. Come to a performance. Get the full Furman Theatre experience.
Declare Your Major
Declaring your Theatre Arts or Theatre Studies major is easy. Fill out this questionnaire, and email the department chair for a meeting.
Declaration Meeting
Ready to declare? Meet with the department chair to go over the logistics.
Dance
Our department is home to an emerging dance program that supplements the Liberal Arts experience. Learn more.
Musical Theatre Minor
The Musical Theatre Interdisciplinary Minor cultivates students who are actively engaged in honing their craft through Dance, Theatre, and Voice training.
Course Sequence
At most schools, you have to commit to a curriculum as a freshman even if you’re not sure what you want to do. At Furman, you have options. If you’re not ready to commit to a major in theatre arts as a freshman, you can choose a different path. Take a few courses in our program and other disciplines, and find out what really appeals to you.
When you determine theatre is the right fit, you can begin our program as a sophomore—and still be on schedule to graduate in four years. You can even double major. That’s the benefit of studying at a liberal arts school.
Most students who are looking to major in Theatre Arts will start with THA-120 Foundations of Acting so that they begin to build a cohort of interested collaborators. Students looking to major in Theatre Studies can start with THA-101 Introduction to Theatre, THA-120 Foundations of Acting, THA-115 Stagecraft, or THA-116 Costume Crafts as great ways to launch this program of study. No matter when you start, make sure you get involved with the production season – this is a great way to meet people and put your training into action!
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Meet An Alumnus
“ "I'm glad I chose to be a theatre major because I'll graduate as an openminded and well-rounded theatre artist. I'll be able to create not only as an actor but as a designer, technician, and playwright."
Anna
Bowman, '22
Meet An Alumnus
“ "Furman Theatre is a wonderful place for emerging adults who know they want to pursue theatre but aren't sure what path to follow."
Matt
Middleton, '20
Meet An Alumnus
“ "Furman does a great job in allowing its students to thrive in the way they want to and has many resources to ensure that they do thrive."
Andrew
Teye, '19
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“As You Like It” & Exploring Sustainable Theatre
[caption id="attachment_596" align="alignleft" width="194"] Poster for "As You Like It"[/caption] During these past few weeks of October, we have been performing Shakespeare's As You Like It, adapted by Shaina Taub and Laurie Woolery. It was...
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