Glendale Community College has taught theatre since the college's 1927 founding era, and its current Theatre Arts department offers a focused, affordable path: an AA in Theatre Arts with an acting emphasis, a general theatre AA, and a technical theatre certificate, taught on the foothill campus off the 2 freeway.
The acting sequence runs from introduction through two levels of fundamentals, supported by dedicated Voice for the Actor and Movement for Actors courses and an introduction to performance for the camera, a screen-craft nod many community colleges skip. Rehearsal-and-performance credit spans musical, classical, modern, contemporary, and experimental productions, and the department stages a produced season on its mainstage, with Julius Caesar in auditions for fall 2026 at verification.
Open enrollment and the standard $46 resident unit fee apply. Department chair Jeanette Farr brings Kennedy Center-recognized playwriting credentials to the leadership. For Glendale, Burbank, and foothill students, GCC pairs geographically with Antaeus Academy's classical classes just down the hill, an accidental but excellent local curriculum in text-forward acting.
Techniques taught
- Eclectic / multi-technique: Schools that draw on several lineages and fit the tools to the actor, not the reverse.
Class types
Enrollment and schedule
Open enrollment; production casting via posted theatrical auditions (Fall 2026: Julius Caesar). Schedule: Not all courses offered every semester; check current class schedule. Duration: AA typically two years full-time.
Published pricing
| Program | Published price | Source, as of |
|---|---|---|
| CA resident enrollment fee per unit | $46/unit (plus $26 health services fee fall/spring, $22 summer/winter) | source 路 2026-07-16 |
Prices are the school's own published rates on the dates shown. We never estimate prices. Always confirm before enrolling.
Instructors
- Jeanette Farr (department chair), Faculty
- Martin Jago, Faculty
Location
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Sources and verification
- Theatre Arts Department | Glendale Community College, accessed 2026-07-16
- Theatre Arts Degrees & Certificates | GCC, accessed 2026-07-16
- Theatre Arts Courses | GCC, accessed 2026-07-16
- Enrollment Fees | GCC, accessed 2026-07-16
- History | Glendale Community College, accessed 2026-07-16
Researched 2026-07-16, last verified 2026-07-16. Facts above come only from these sources. Anything we could not confirm is simply not shown. Report incorrect information or claim this listing if you represent the school.
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