Theatre Arts Concentrations and Minor
At UMass Lowell, you can concentrate in Theatre Arts as part of the English or Bachelor of Liberal Arts majors, or choose the Theatre Arts minor.
Why study theatre arts at UMass Lowell?
Internships
Apply for one of several full-year, paid Production Internships on campus as part of the Theatre Arts Program's annual Production Team.
Campus Productions
The Theatre Arts Program stages two full-scale productions each year, along with dramatic readings and other performances in the Comley-Lane Theatre on South Campus. Audition for a part or join the production crews.
Student Profile
Malcolm Schrafft '22
Music and Theatre Arts
Honors student Malcolm Schrafft studied his twin passions: music and theater.
I had all that energy to be so engaged in everything.
Career Options
Training in theatre produces well-rounded students with strong analytical and communication skills who work well as a team and under pressure — abilities that many employers in business and industry value.
UMass Lowell theatre students are prepared for graduate study as well as for careers including:
- Acting
- Advertising
- Film work
- Playwriting
- Theatre education
- Theatrical design
- Theatrical production on Broadway and for television