Theatre Arts Administration

Learn the fundamentals of box office operations, theatre facilities management and operations, public relations for the theatre including advertising, publicity and audience development, with supervised lab including production responsibilities in each of three areas of study related to the Department's stage productions and designated Howard University events.

Continuation of THTA 001

Continuation of THTA 002

Continuation of THTA 003

Continuation of THTA 004

Learn the economic and managerial aspects of American theatre, especially as they apply to repertory, community, and educational organizations. Understand the principles of business management to the theatre, to evaluate theatre management to date and to suggest new directions for the future. Explore the practical and contemporary aspects of the field by supplementing classwork with administrative assignments related to the Department's stage productions.

Continuation of THTA 090.

Explore the operations and practice of theatrical producing and management as a profession. Understand Students the production manager's role, responsibilities and tools.

Learn and theortically apply the techniques of live performance production.

Learn and apply the techniques needed to produce live performance

Explore the methods and principles used to organize and supervise the performance personnel and production crews from the pre-audition period through the post-production meetings, to develop an understanding of all the responsibilities of an efficient stage manager and how to best satisfy the needs of all the production personnel.

Learn problem solving with regard to the development of the professional and community theatre.

Learn various aspects of fundraising, particularly for non- profit organizations. Understand numerous tools and strategies of fundraising. Study methods that help non-profits throughout their journey of development, programming and upkeep.

Learn and explore case study examples of entrepreneurialism in the live production entertainment industry

Learn to lead change in your institution, within your community, and nationally. The Leading Change Course covers how to assess the need for change, develop a plan for change, and provide successful change leadership.

Explore foundational finance management for non-business majors. Understand the relationships certain terms, steps, and concepts have with one another.

Explore intensive career-oriented work experiences related to one's academic studies, professional and education in Theatre Administration

Explore both how leaders are innovating in the arts to meet changing and often times fleeting appetites of their patrons and the broader public.

Study how human resources function and the role it plays in organizations with a particular emphasis on arts based fields.

A course of interdisciplinary independent study of production in collaboration with a professional endeavor

A course of interdisciplinary independent study of production in collaboration with a professional endeavor