Eastfield College Theatre

Eastfield College’s Theatre Arts program, offered at the Mesquite campus of Dallas College, provides a dynamic and community-focused introduction to theatre training. As part of the Dallas College Visual & Performing Arts division, the program combines academic coursework with hands-on performance and technical theatre experience—making it ideal for motivated students or anyone looking to develop creative and practical performing arts skills .

Students take foundational courses such as Theater Appreciation, Acting I–III, Stagecraft I & II, Stage Makeup, Costume Technology, Script Analysis, Theater History I & II, Stage Movement, and Voice for the Actor. These classes balance critical theory, character development, technical skills, and design principles. Practicum courses—like Theater Practicum I–IV—let students earn course credit while contributing to live productions in acting, technical, or design roles.

Eastfield hosts regular visually rich productions and showcases, from classical to modern plays, student-written pieces, and theatrical monologue nights. Performances draw from both department-led productions and the Eastfield Performing Arts Showcase, which often blends theatre, dance, and interdisciplinary work. These events give students experience in scripted and devised performance alongside real-world production contexts.

Faculty and program leaders encourage creative leadership. Students are supported in writing, directing, and producing their own plays, especially through community outreach and student-run initiatives. Eastfield’s drama program also offers scholarships—like the Student Success in Dramatic Arts Scholarship—to recognize performance involvement and academic achievement among theatre majors.

Graduates leave Eastfield with strong foundational knowledge in acting, design, production, and critical theatre analysis. They earn transferable credits and practical production experience, positioning them well for transfer to four‑year institutions, entry-level roles in community theatre, or continued creative practice in performance and technical theatre.