Create costumes for the stage and screen

The Theatre School’s four-year Acting major focuses on expanding your range of knowledge and expression of performance—providing you with skills and techniques to improve acting, movement, voice and speech abilities.

With hundreds of theatres in Chicago, you’ll have the opportunity to attend performances on a regular basis and take acting classes from distinguished and award-winning faculty members who bring together experience and expertise.

Our faculty has developed a successful and powerful curriculum that includes ideas from Stanislavski, Spolin, Grotowski, Suzuki, yoga, tai chi, mask work and more. We have a vibrant theatre community and encourage students to be active members of our productions.

Classes

Coursework

• Costume Design
• Drawing for Designers
• Design Production
• History of Dramatic Literature
• Stage Make-up
• Technical Production
• Theatre Crew

Resources

• Major Requirements
• Schedule of Classes
• Department Website

• Combined bachelor's + master's degree offered

Career Options

Common Career Areas

• Advertising
• Commercial costuming
• Fashion design
• Film costuming
• Prop management
• Television costuming
• Theatre costuming?

Major Requirements

Course Requirements

Plan of Study Grid

First Year		Hours
DES 111	DRAWING FOR DESIGNERS I	2
DES 286	FIGURE DRAWING FOR THEATRE	4
TEC 200	COSTUME TECHNOLOGY INTRODUCTION	4
TEC 254	COSTUME CRAFTS:DYEING AND PAINTING	4
TEC 354	COSTUME CONSTRUCTION I: INTRODUCTION	4
History of Dramatic Literature Sequence (Arts and Literature Requirement)
THE 204	HISTORY OF DRAMATIC LITERATURE	4
THE 205	HISTORY OF DRAMATIC LITERATURE	4
THE 206	HISTORY OF DRAMATIC LITERATURE	4
Principles of Design Sequence
DES 141	ELEMENTS OF DESIGN	4
DES 142	PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN	4
DES 143	SCRIPT ANALYSIS	4
Three Quarters of Theatre Crew
TEC 107	THEATRE CREW (three quarters)	6
Second Year
TEC 220	TEXTILES FOR COSTUME PRODUCTION	4
TEC 255	COSTUME CRAFTS: GENERAL CRAFTS	4
Costume Construction I Sequence
TEC 355	COSTUME CONSTRUCTION I: PATTERN DRAFTING	4
TEC 356	COSTUME CONSTRUCTION I: DRAPING	4
Costume Design I Sequence
DES 244	COSTUME DESIGN I	4
DES 245	COSTUME DESIGN I	4
DES 246	COSTUME DESIGN I	4
History of Costume, Hair, and Makeup Sequence
DES 260	GLOBAL HISTORY OF COSTUME, HAIR, AND MAKEUP	4
DES 261	GLOBAL HISTORY OF COSTUME, HAIR, AND MAKEUP	4
Wig adn Makeup Design & Technology I
DES 215	WIG & MAKEUP DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY 1	4
DES 216	WIG & MAKEUP DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY 1	4
DES 217	WIG & MAKEUP DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY 1	4
Production Practice Sequence I
TEC 271	TECHNICAL PRODUCTION PRACTICE I	3
TEC 272	TECHNICAL PRODUCTION PRACTICE I	3
TEC 273	TECHNICAL PRODUCTION PRACTICE I	3
Third Year
TEC 256	COSTUME CRAFTS: MILLINERY	4
TEC 310	COSTUME MANAGEMENT	4
Costume Technology Sequence III
TEC 454	COSTUME CONSTRUCTION II: PERIOD COSTUMES	4
TEC 455	COSTUME CONSTRUCTION II: TAILORING	4
TEC 456	COSTUME CONSTRUCTION II: SPECIAL TOPICS	4
Survey of the Arts Sequence
THE 381	SURVEY OF THE ARTS FOR THEATRE	4
THE 382	SURVEY OF THE ARTS FOR THEATRE	4
Production Practice Sequence II
TEC 371	TECHNICAL PRODUCTION PRACTICE II	4
TEC 372	TECHNICAL PRODUCTION PRACTICE II	4
TEC 373	TECHNICAL PRODUCTION PRACTICE II	4
Fourth Year
DES 486	PORTFOLIO PREPARATION	3
Costume Construction II Sequence
TEC 454	COSTUME CONSTRUCTION II: PERIOD COSTUMES	4
TEC 455	COSTUME CONSTRUCTION II: TAILORING	4
TEC 456	COSTUME CONSTRUCTION II: SPECIAL TOPICS	4
Production Practice and/or Internship		15
Must complete three:
TEC 471	TECHNICAL PRODUCTION PRACTICE III
TEC 472	TECHNICAL PRODUCTION PRACTICE III
TEC 473	TECHNICAL PRODUCTION PRACTICE III
TEC 490	INTERNSHIP
Open Electives		12