Whether a student desires to be in the limelight or behind the scenes, we ensure that their education takes center stage through our interdisciplinary approach to the theatre arts.
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OUR PROGRAM
4-YEAR BACHELOR OF ARTS
CHED ACCREDITATION: G.R. 078, Series of 2015
All the world’s a stage, and all our students skilled, creative professionals. They are content creators for the theatre, as well as the whole range of media platforms in today’s entertainment industry. Our Theatre Arts program boasts a colorful cast of characters as local thespians with global experience on the stage and the screen mentor our students for success through an interdisciplinary that merges arts, business, and technology.
Our program includes a multitude of opportunities for our students to create, produce, and perform at an industry level, showcasing to theatrical practitioners and casting directors. We ensure that our students develop the technical skills, creative vision, and the collaborative aptitude necessary to thrive in the industry.
OUR MENTORS
Our Performing Arts team of educators are collectively experienced in the local and international theatrical industries. Through intense mentorship with a conservatory approach, MINT develops performing arts students that can seamlessly transition into the theater life.
Dennis Marasigan, Program Head
Dennis Marisigan, Program Head. Dennis brings with him rich experiences as an actor, screenwriter, director, and producer for both theatre and cinema. He has been twice awarded the esteemed Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Ang Buhay ay Pelikula (Full Length Play, 1998) and Joy (Screenplay, 2008), as well as the 2018 Gawad Buhay for Outstanding Stage Direction for a Play for Ang Pag-uusig, a Filipino translation of Arthur Miller’s classic, The Crucible.
Nelsito Gomez, instructor
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Nelsito Gomez, Acting, History and Shakespearean Instructor. Nelsito is a theater and film actor, director, host and educator. He is also the founder of CAST - The Company of Actors in Streamlined Theatre, whose mission is to present a season of staged readings: four plays, once a week, for four consecutive weeks, annually.
ORIGINAL PILIPINO PERFORMING ARTS
OPPA Foundation Scholarship Program
In line with the Original Pilipino Performing Art (OPPA) Foundation’s mission to elevate the local performing arts scene, and with their trust in the quality of MINT College’s Theatre Arts Program, we are proud to announce that we are a partner institution officially covered by the OPPA Foundation Scholarship Program.
The scholarship is open to current MINT College Theatre Arts students, and is awarded at the discretion of, and by, the OPPA Foundation. For more details, visit www.oppafoundation.org.
Performing ARTS IN FOCUS
Check out some of the activities our students have been up to recently, and some of the more notable projects they’ve had!
