Theatre Endorsement Program

*This program cannot be declared after June 13, 2019.

The Pennsylvania Department of Education, PDE, has a theatre endorsement as an option for currently enrolled, degree-seeking education majors. The PDE defines an endorsement as documenting “knowledge in a new and emerging area where formal certification does not exist. The program is intended to improve a teacher’s skills in dealing with complete classroom settings.”

Students completing all requirements of the Theatre Endorsement Program will have a simple notation of completion on their Elizabethtown College transcript. The Certificate is awarded through the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Students will be placed in settings that allow them to assist in production, direction, and administrative tasks associated with theatre.

 Please note: students seeking a theatre major or minor are not eligible to participate in the Theatre Endorsement Program.

Student Learning Outcomes for the Theatre Endorsement Program:

• Understand and demonstrate the basic theories and processes of acting and directing.
• Understand and demonstrate the basic processes and practice of production.
• Understand and demonstrate K-12 theatre pedagogy based on established standards.
• Understand and demonstrate basic theories and processes of play creation.
• Understand and demonstrate basic theories and processes of play analysis.
• Understand Technical Theatre and Design development both in the classroom and through practical Production Experience.
• Basic processes and practices of technical production.
• Guide students in a safe use of materials and resources.
• Analyze dramatic texts from a variety of different cultural and historical perspectives.
• Analyze and critique dramatic texts and staged productions.
• Identify and analyze cultural, historic and social meaning in dramatic texts and staged productions.
• Analyze and evaluate the evolution of theatre arts throughout history and across cultures.