For over half a century, the theatre department at Rider has held a rich tradition of providing students with extensive training in the theatre arts. In addition to a full array of theatre coursework, six main-stage productions each year give students a wide variety of experiences and opportunities. As a theatre major at Rider, students have the choice of pursuing a design & technology or theatre-making track. Both tracks allow you the ability to add a second major or minor.
Rider’s vibrant student-production organization, The Broncway, presents a variety of productions each year, giving students a wide variety of experiences and opportunities to perform on stage and work behind the scenes. Our graduates have booked national tours, enrolled in graduate school, created their own theatre companies, become theatre educators and more!
Our program prepares students for all aspects of life in the theater. You’ll learn from professionally active faculty whose backgrounds include directing and design experience, acting on Broadway, as well as commercial and voice-over work.
Not all careers in theatre require you to take center stage. Rider’s well-rounded training prepares students for a wide range of careers essential to theatre production.
By forging my own path and pursuing an individualized approach to my education, my four years at Rider were enriched with personal growth, creative freedom, and academic fulfillment."
Learn more about financial aid, tuition and the various options we offer to make your college education affordable.
Department Chair, Associate Professor, Program Coordinator, Arts & Entertainment Industries Management
Department of Performing Arts
Fine Arts Building
tdellinger [at] rider.edu
609-896-5246
Academic Focus: Arts Administration
