Stage management/technical production emphasis
| First year, fall semester | Credits |
| THEA 103 Stagecraft | 3 |
| THEA 113 Acting I | 3 |
| THEA 251 Rehearsal and Performance | 3 |
| THEA 325 Stage Management Practicum | 3 |
| UNIV 111 Focused Inquiry I (university core) | 3 |
| ARTF technical laboratory electives+ | 1 |
| 16 | |
| First year, spring semester | |
| THEA 104 Costume Construction | 3 |
| THEA 252 Rehearsal and Performance | 3 |
| THEA 325 Stage Management Practicum | 3 |
| UNIV 112 Focused Inquiry II (university core) | 3 |
| ARTF technical laboratory electives | 1 |
| Approved humanities/fine arts, natural/physical science or social/behavioral science elective+ | 3 |
| 16 | |
| Second year, fall semester | |
| ARTH 103 or 104 Survey of Western Art | 3 |
| THEA 211 Introduction to Drama | 3 |
| THEA 251 Rehearsal and Performance | 3 |
| THEA 432 or THEA 433 or THEA 434 or THEA 435 Stage Management | 3 |
| UNIV 200 Writing and Rhetoric (university core) | 3 |
| 15 | |
| Second year, spring semester | |
| MATH 131 or STAT 208 (university core) | 3 |
| THEA 212 Introduction to Drama | 3 |
| THEA 432 or THEA 433 or THEA 434 or THEA 435 Stage Management | 3 |
| Approved humanities/fine arts elective+ (university core) | 3 |
| Approved social/behavioral science elective+ (university core) | 3 |
| 15 | |
| Third year, fall semester | |
| THEA 221 Introduction to Scene Design | 3 |
| THEA 227 Basic Stage Costuming and Makeup | 3 |
| THEA 351 Rehearsal and Performance | 3 |
| THEA 432 or THEA 433 or THEA 434 or THEA 435 Stage Management | 3 |
| Elective+ | 3 |
| 15 | |
| Third year, spring semester | |
| THEA 228 Basic Stage Costuming and Makeup | 3 |
| THEA 229 Introduction to Lighting Design | 3 |
| Approved natural/physical science elective+ (university core) | 3 |
| Approved humanities/fine arts, natural/physical science or social/behavioral science elective+ | 3 |
| Elective+ | 3 |
| 15 | |
| Fourth year, fall semester† | |
| THEA 307 History of the Theatre | 3 |
| THEA 361 Directing | 3 |
| THEA 403 or 404 History of Dramatic Literature or THEA 423 or 424 Modern Drama or THEA 303 Black Theatre | 3 |
| THEA 451 Rehearsal and Performance | 3 |
| Elective+ | 3 |
| 15 | |
| Fourth year, spring semester† | |
| THEA 308 History of the Theatre | 3 |
| THEA 362 Directing | 3 |
| THEA 495 Senior Project: Portfolio Review | 1 |
| Approved humanities/fine arts, natural/physical science or social/behavioral science elective+ | 3 |
| Elective+ | 3 |
| 13 | |
| Total credits | 120 |
All stage management students are required to work on Theatre VCU productions. This provides the opportunity to put into practice those skills learned in classes. Those assignments will be determined by the faculty supervisor. Students will be asked to serve as assistant stage manager or production stage manager under a faculty or guest director during Theatre VCU’s season.
†Students, in consultation with their adviser, may elect to have one semester of their senior year as a professional internship at an approved theatre.
+A minimum of 45 upper-level credits are needed to graduate.
Note: All stage management students are required to have and maintain current CPR/first aid certification through the Red Cross or other certifying organization. Such certifications typically are current for only one year for CPR to three years for first aid.