Theatre Minor
College of Arts & Sciences
Choose Your Next Step
Acting Out
At Baker, it’s not uncommon to see a freshman playing a lead role in a Shakespearean tragedy or a senior slinging nursery rhymes in a children’s play. Our award-winning theatre students thrive and learn by presenting an exciting and innovative production each semester and working closely with faculty who have professional experience in the fields they teach.
You will be able to hone your talents in the fine arts while also learning skills that will add depth and breadth to your chosen major. Businesses are looking for employees with experience in creative thinking and collaboration, skills that are honed in the theatre classroom!
A theatre minor prepares students for careers in education, fine arts, and the humanities while providing an exciting addition to their academic experience.
Program Information
Campus
College of Arts & Sciences
Undergraduate
Minor
Well-Rounded Education
The theatre program helps students develop as individual and collaborative artists, instilling a foundation as performers, designers, and communicators while producing quality theatre at Baker University and in the region.
The theatre minor gives you the well-rounded education you need to continue to pursue the fine and performing arts after graduation by focusing on performance, stage craft, design, and history.
Exceptional Experiences
Gold Medals
Baker theatre students bring home awards in acting and technical theatre skills in highly competitive categories at events such as the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival.
Internships
Students who choose to minor in theatre have the opportunity to explore internships at theatres in Kansas City and beyond.
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A quick preview of performing arts at Baker:
Career Opportunities
Our theatre students prepare for careers in stage management, acting, design, lighting programming, and costume management and have worked in these venues:
- Theatre in the Park
- American Heartland Theatre
- New Theatre Restaurant
- Brownville Summer Theatre
- Starlight Theatre
- Unicorn Theatre
- Topeka Civic Theatre
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Scholarships
Theatre Impact Scholarship
Baker awards Impact Scholarships to students who bring theatre to campus, whether that's acting in productions, directing, designing sets, managing backstage operations, or contributing technical theatre skills. Tell us about your theatre experience on your application. No audition required.
Theatre Scholarships by Audition
Continue your love for theatre. Baker offers scholarships to students in any major for their participation in Baker University theatre productions.
The Department of Music and Theatre gives these awards with financial prizes to be applied to the following year’s tuition:
- Mildred Hunt Riddle Departmental Recognition Scholarship for Theatre
- Mark Harrison Morris Memorial Scholarship
