General Theater Studies
General Theater Major
A number of Theater Department classes are available to non-Academy students each semester.
There is no required application or audition for departmental classes.
Students need only register through Los Angeles City College to participate.
Many departmental classes are also required as part of the regular Theatre Academy curriculum and are taught by Theatre Academy faculty.
General Theater Major - For Non-Academy, Associate in Arts Degree
Students studying in the Theater Department fall into three categories:
- Students planning to transfer to a four-year college, taking courses to satisfy lower division requirements.
- Students satisfying their elective and/or humanities requirements for the AA Degree.
- Students satisfying the eighteen-unit requirement for an AA Degree in Theater. No specific combination of classes is required.
The Faculty
Fourteen full-time and part-time faculty in Acting, Technical Theater and Costuming teach both Academy and Departmental Classes. All faculty are available to students for individual evaluation as well as career counseling and assistance.
The Theater Faculty are working professionals in all areas of theatrical performance and production.
Many are active in theater organizations and programs
- Actor's Equity Association
- Southern California Educational Theatre Association
- California Educational Theatre Association
- United States Institute of Theatre Technology
- Kennedy Center/American College Theater Festival
Members of the full-time Faculty are also published authors on theater, the craft of acting, and entertainment technology.
Theater Faculty and Staff pages
Departmental/ AA classes Spring 2023
Open enrollment, check availability
| TA 100 |
3 units |
Intro to Theater |
| TA 105-1 | 1 unit | Theater Survey |
| TA 105-2 | 1 unit | Theater Survey |
| TA 105-3 | 1 unit | Theater Survey |
| TA 105-4 | 1 unit | Theater Survey |
| TA 110 | 3 units Online |
History of World Theater |
| TA 200 | 3 units | Intro to Acting |
| TA 300 | 3 units | Intro to Stagecraft |
| TA 385 | 3 units | Directed Study |
| TA 400 | 3 units Online |
Costume Periods & Styles |
Course Descriptions
Academic Programs: Theater Arts / Theatre Academy [PDF] (Theater awards & certificates, p. 76)
College Catalog (Theater class descriptions pp. 191-197)
Class Schedules
Class Schedule
Spring 2023
Related Links
THEATER DEPARTMENT
Department Office
TA 208
To leave a message:
Phone: (323) 953-4000 ext. 2970
Email: lacc-theaterarts@laccd.edu
Visitors and playgoers: Please visit LACCD Check-In before arriving
Theater Department Box Office:
To leave a message:
Phone: (323) 953-4000 ext. 2990
Email: boxoffice@lacitycollege.edu
Acting Program:
Costume Design Program:
Eddie Bledsoe
Email: bledsoje@laccd.edu
Department Chair:
Eddie Bledsoe
bledsoje@laccd.edu
Technical Theater Entertainment Technology Program:
Johnny Garofalo
Email: garofaja@lacitycollege.edu