Visual and Performing Arts

Theatre Arts Minor

The World of the Stage

It’s your time to get involved in the theatre with a minor in Theatre Arts. You can explore to get a taste of just about everything - acting, costuming, lighting, scene building, projections, sound - you name it.

  • Develop your acting skills through real, live performances at our Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts and the black box McArdle Theatre.
  • Participate in backstage crew, running the performances or helping to design and build elements that will be a part of the show.
  • Participate in stage plays, musicals, or other entertainment events like the fasion show, the haunted mine, or work in museum display.

Faculty Contact

Mary Cyr

Mary Cyr

  • Associate Teaching Professor, Visual and Performing Arts

Academic Advisor

Heather Simpson

Heather Simpson

  • Director of Advising and Exploring Majors
  • Exploring Majors/General Sciences and Arts
  • Instructor
  • Visual and Performing Arts Academic Advisor

Visual and Performing Arts Talent Award

For High School Seniors with Exceptional Talents in the Arts

Scholarships are available to incoming first-year students with exceptional talents in the arts, including instrumental or vocal music, visual arts, theatre performance, technical theatre, sound design/audio production, and/or music composition. Students may pursue any major at Michigan Tech and must plan to actively participate in musical ensembles, stage productions, take coursework in visual arts, or work toward a degree, second degree, or minor offered through the Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) Department.

How to Apply

Application Opens

December 1

Deadline to Apply

February 15

Award Notification

Mid-March

Multiple students will be awarded annual scholarships valued up to $1,000 per year. The awards are in addition to other financial aid and scholarships awarded by Michigan Tech and are renewable for four years (eight semesters) of study based on active participation in the VPA Department.