Theatre Arts Administration
WELCOME:
The Theatre Arts Administration program is intended for students who express an interest in and an inclination toward the production and managerial aspects in the arts and entertainment industry. The program is based on the philosophy that a successful career in arts management and leadership requires knowledge of modern business practices coupled with a comprehensive background in arts. The focus of this area of concentration is directed toward the study of courses and scholarship and activism in the arts, business and communications. The premise of this program is to imbue in each student key characteristics that global arts and entertainment professionals exemplify: creativity, agility, innovation, emotional intelligence, business savvy, and fiscal responsibility. A major emphasis in this program is to prepare multi-hyphenate students for an ever-changing job market and prepare them for being effective leaders in a changing society.
Welcome to the Bison Family!
Prof. Pat Parks, Area Coordinator
We have a mandate to graduate the next generation of leaders in the theatre first and foremost as well as give way to leaders beyond the theatre stage in the wider Arts economy and ecosystem.
The Theatre Arts Administration program is intended for students who express an interest in and an inclination toward the production and managerial aspects in the arts and entertainment industry. The program is based on the philosophy that a successful career in Arts Management and Leadership requires knowledge of modern business practices coupled with a comprehensive background in arts. The focus of this area of concentration is directed toward the study of courses and scholarship in the arts, business and communications. The premise of this program is to imbue in each student key characteristics that world class arts and entertainment professionals exemplify: creativity, agility, innovation, emotional intelligence, business savvy, and fiscal responsibility. A major emphasis in this program is to ready students for an ever-changing job market and prepare them for being effective leaders in a changing society.
Admission to this area of concentration is by interview and supporting materials. See full admission requirements here.
The program requires the student to have a full appreciation of theory, research, heuristic approach and practical application. Students must maintain a commitment to scholarship. Students will be required to perform at a high level in a wide range of areas related to arts management and leadership. The program produces students that have a proficiency in core competencies that are compulsory in the arts and entertainment arena. Courses in this program are designed to introduce, educate and train students in various topics pertaining to the skills needed, tools required, and duties performed by arts administrators.
IDEAL STUDENT: | |
| Our ideal student is | Students should exemplify |
| Innovative | Integrity |
| Agile Learner | Accountability |
| Critical Thinker | Empathy |
| Strategic Planner | Humility |
| Team Oriented | Resilience |
| Fiscally Conscious and Responsible | Vision |
| Influence | |
| Professional Communication | |
A COMPETITIVE PROGRAM: |
| Approximately 35% of the required academic plan/curriculum is Business Administration & Arts Management. |
| 57% of the required academic plan/curriculum is Business Administration, Arts Management & Production combined. |
| These percentages put our BFA program ahead of most BFA programs in the country when it comes to the level of preparation, knowledge, and experience our graduates bring to the table post-graduation. Thus, making our program stronger than almost any program in the country. |
| The balance of the program comprises university general education requirements and additional foundational requirements for the college, department and/or area. |
| We are the only BFA, Theatre Arts Administration program in the country offered by an HBCU.* |
| Our current program academic plan/curriculum was created after benchmarking it against the top BFA arts management and theatre arts/theatre arts administration programs in the country. |
| ADMINISTRATION | ARTS MANAGEMENT | PRODUCTION |
| Human Resources Management (Lecture) - 3 credits | Theatre Management I-II (Studio) - 3 credits | Introduction to Production/Lab – 3 credits |
| Finance Management I (Lecture) - 3 credits | Admin Production Labs - Lab - 6 credits | Producers' Workshop (Seminar) 3 credits |
| Arts & Innovation (Survey Seminar) - 3 credits | Fundraising for the Arts I (Studio) - 3 credits | Senior Seminar - (Studio) 3 credits |
| Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (Lecture) - 3 credits | Inter-Department/College: | Drama Internship – 3 credits: |
| Leading in a Changing Society (Seminar) - 3 credits | Management and Organizational Behavior for the Arts - 3 credits | Intra-Department |
| Marketing for the Arts - 3 credits | Stage Management/Lab - 3 credits | |
| Entrepreneurship for the Arts - 3 credits | Stagecraft I-II/Lab (8 credits) | |
| Intro to Entertainment Law - 3 credits | Drop down (Lighting for the Dance; Theatre Tech I/II; Stage MakeUp) - 3 credits | |
| Production Management I (Studio) - 3 credits |
OTHER COURSES/CREDITS
The Theatre Arts Administration Academic Plan requires students to complete the full 120- credit hour program to meet graduation clearance. Additional courses such as English, Psychology, and the like are required to meet Howard University's General Education Essential Learning Outcomes.
Beverly Jenkins, Stage Manager - The Wiz, The Outsiders, The Piano Lesson, Hadestown
Tiffany Robinson, Stage Manager, Hell’s Kitchen, MJ The Musical, etc.
Denise Saunders Thompson, Asst Dean, Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts, Howard University
Anthony McDonald, Executive Director, Shubert Theatre
Tevin Giddens, DreamWorks Animation
Symone Crews, Westbrook Studios (Will & Jada Pinkett-Smith's Media Company)
Shayna Brown, Code x Rosella
Melanie Coleman, Kennedy Center
Jade Scott, WGC Productions, NAACP Image Award Nominee
Kaihla Powell, Melissa Etheridge: My Window musical, General Management Team
Adarra Davis, Event Manager/Production Manager
Elbi Elm, The Culturist Union
Raegan Henderson, Dorsey & Whitney LLP (Law Firm), Diversity & Inclusion Officer
Maleke Glee, Director, Stable Arts
Fallon Williams, The 92 Group/ Mike Carson TV
Professor Pat Parks, Named Inaugural Woolly Mammoth Theatre Success Coach for Lin-Manuel Miranda Family Fellowship
Washington, D.C. – The Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company is expanding its highly regarded Miranda Family Fellowship program with the addition of a success coach, a new role designed to accelerate the professional development of the fourth cohort of fellows. Taking on this pioneering position is Howard University’s own, Theatre Arts Administration Professor Pat Parks from the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts.
Parks added, "This collaboration is about strengthening our connection and maximizing the impact of our efforts. Howard students will continue to learn from the leadership and innovation at Woolly, while the Miranda Family Fellows will benefit from my experience in talent development and my passion for shaping the next wave of theatre and entertainment leaders."
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Join ANDY JONES, General Manager of BASELINE THEATRICAL for an exciting discussion as we deconstruct the musical HAMILTON and learn all the ins and outs from concept to the Broadway stage and beyond. This workshop will be moderated by Theatre Arts Administration Coordinator Professor Pat Parks, inaugural Miranda Family Fellowship Success Coach.
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