Theater Arts

Theater is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers, typically actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The Theater Arts program at Norco College introduces students to a combines a range of theatrical styles and forms with basic principles and techniques.

Our theater arts program offers associate's degrees and certificates in the area of emphasis in fine and applied arts.

Michael Moreno graduated in spring of 2021 from Norco College and transferred to California State University, Long Beach. He is majoring in film and hopes one day directing films and other big productions for companies such as Netflix. He's an Eastvale resident who graduated from Eleanor Roosevelt High School. While at Norco College, he got involved on campus with the Associated Students of Norco College and Men of Color. Congrats!

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Career options for students with a major in theater arts include: acting director, actor, art director, broadcasting presenter, choreographer, copywriter, costume designer, dancer, lighting technician, movie director, music producer, playwright, screenwriter, stage manager, and theater director.

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