Step into the spotlight at MPC's Theatre Arts program, where academics meet the art of performance. Channel your creativity through live productions, merging skills and perspective in a stage experience. Explore the program and degrees we offer in technical theatre and performance, with specialized tracks in acting and musical theatre.
Meet Your Instructors
Staff DirectoryBehind The Scenes: Studying Theatre Arts at MPC
Being a full-time actor is just one of the many exciting career paths for those passionate
about theatre. With your degree, you can transfer to a four-year university and pursue
a career as a stage and lighting technician, producer, director, and many other theatre-related
fields.
100+
Careers You Can Pursue With a Theatre Arts Degree
$50,410
Average Starting Salary For Producers/Directors
2
Years to Earn Your Degree
Where Passion for Theater Meets Professional Excellence
"Nowhere else have I seen a more loving, devoted, and inspired group of educators
and students then the MPC Theatre Department. MPC's top of the line facility and industry
professional educators give me full confidence in my dreams of becoming a theater
director in the future. This department promotes my creativity and passion and I am
forever grateful and proud of my decision to enroll in MPC's theatre program."
Adrian Clark
MPC Alumni
Degrees & Certificates to Choose From
MPC offers a variety of specialized classes in physical theatre, mastering styles,
or specific technical theatre study in stagecraft, costumes, lighting, and sound.
Find more information about the program, courses, and the program map in the catalog.
Associate Degree
Theatre Arts
Associate in Arts for Transfer (AA-T)
Theatre Arts
Certificate of Achievement
Theatre Arts
Catalog Link
All Theatre Arts Courses
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Get Involved
Check out upcoming shows, see the highlights from past shows, and learn how you
can be involved in the theatre program.
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