Consider Theatre Arts And Technology for your class electives!

We have three new classes that may fulfill your requirements.

THTR 256. Theatrical Set Design. 3 credits, 3 contact hours (3;0;0).
This course is an introduction to the basic components of set, scenic art, and lighting design for the theatre. The students will create scale models of the set of plays chosen by the instructor. Research on the theatre spaces, concepts of the visual movement of the characters throughout the story, and a conceptual evaluation of the scripts will be examined to create the designs.

THTR 258. Stagecraft I. 3 credits, 4 contact hours (2;2;0).
This lecture/workshop trains students in the technical aspects of mounting theatre productions and events. Participants will learn stagecraft using equipment such as shop tools, lighting instruments, audio and video design as required. The training curriculum is adapted to meet the needs of each semester's specific productions. The course can be taken to fulfill a Theatre Core requirement or as an elective.

THTR 384. Musical Theater Adaptations. 3 credits, 3 contact hours (3;0;0).
The content of this course is primarily literary. It examines the original texts that are used for theatrical adaptations in contemporary Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals. The origin stories are drawn from literature, graphic novels, and cultural folk stories. Students will attend selected musicals. This course satisfies the three credit 300 GER in History and Humanities. 

For more information, email Rodney Reyes at reyes@njit.edu

Newark Playwrights Festival

This festival pairs high school and college aged playwrights with professional mentors to guide them from a new script to this presentation.

Submit your short play to the Newark Playwrights Festival, hosted by the NJIT Theatre and Technology Program! Selected plays will receive live staged reading on Wed Feb 12th at 7:30pm. It will be held in the Jim Wise Theatre in Kupfrian Hall on the NJIT campus.

Submissions are welcome from all current NJIT, Rutgers-N, Essex County College, and local Newark area high schools. 

Submission Deadline November 18

Click HERE for more information on how to submit

Questions? Email emily.edwards@njit.edu

Join NJIT's Theatre Arts and Technology Program as we celebrate the work of our students at this year's The Director's Project!

This year we will be presenting:

Bev by Gina Femia
Directed by Tarik Balci
Stage Managed by Jack Kurta

For Heather by Gina Femia
Directed by Eliyahu Alfassi
Stage Managed by Rodney Reyes

No Permissions. No Apologies by Dean Haspiel
Directed by Alexandra Cruz
Stage Managed By Dylan Franz

Playing with Fired by Steven Hayet
Directed by Ashley Guarquila
Stage Managed By Herman Kim

Knicknacks and Whatnots by Steven Hayet
Directed by April Muller
Stage Managed by Angelina deGuzman

A Mischief in the Subway by Duncan Pflaster
Directed by Ahmet Orak
Stage Managed By Jun Pierson

Agent of Change by Addie Ulrey
Directed by Justin Eke
Stage Managed by Chris Gonzalez

For Tickets and more information, click HERE

Our '24-'25 Season!

Check out our Season Events to learn more!

In addition to providing solid theatre training, we offer a Music Initiative at NJIT for students from both campuses that are interested in joining a string, wind, or jazz ensemble headed by three conductors with international credits. Students with prior music training are invited to join.  

Join Our Music Ensembles by going to the rehearsals in CKB 116!

Jazz Ensemble
Tuesdays 6-9pm

Wind Ensemble
Wednesdays 3-6pm

String Ensemble
Thursdays 3-6 pm