Graduation Year
2025
Graduation Month
May
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
School or Department
Theatre
Major
Theatre
Faculty Mentor Department
Theatre
Faculty Mentor
Mark Plonsky
Keywords
Theatre Education, Curriculum, Theatre, Education
Subject Categories
Acting | Art Education | Dramatic Literature, Criticism and Theory | Educational Methods | Other Education | Other Teacher Education and Professional Development | Other Theatre and Performance Studies | Scholarship of Teaching and Learning | Secondary Education | Secondary Education and Teaching | Theatre History
Abstract
This paper is part of a larger project that aims to provide solutions to assimilate the University of Montana’s theatre education program with those across the United States by providing budget conscious innovations. The focus of this paper will be the creation of two methods courses: THTR 438: Content for Secondary Theatre Education and THTR 439: Skills for Theatre Education, this paper discussing the former. The latter was designed by my research partner, Ren Shepherd. This course would offer comprehensive coverage of theatre practitioners, both historical and modern theatrical texts, hands on design and budgeting experience, as well as teaching practice. It is important to invest in theatre education because theatre educators create the next generation of students who will attend the University of Montana. They are the key to unlocking larger recruitment, not only by training future students, but also by creating a robust program that will attract students with limited options to choose to attend here. Theatre education is a program that has been kept in the dark, but could be a crown jewel for the University of Montana’s School of Theatre and Dance, if it was able to receive the revisions it desperately needs.
Honors College Research Project
1
GLI Capstone Project
no
Recommended Citation
Renk, Natalie, "Theatre Education at the University of Montana: Providing Innovative Solutions to a Complex Problem" (2025). Undergraduate Theses, Professional Papers, and Capstone Artifacts. 542.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/utpp/542
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Acting Commons, Art Education Commons, Dramatic Literature, Criticism and Theory Commons, Educational Methods Commons, Other Education Commons, Other Teacher Education and Professional Development Commons, Other Theatre and Performance Studies Commons, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Commons, Secondary Education Commons, Secondary Education and Teaching Commons, Theatre History Commons
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