About TACIT
TACIT, as Theater Arts at Caltech is familiarly known, typically hosts two or three stage performances each academic year. Recent productions include From Earth to the Moon, The Sunrise from the Moon, Avenue Q, Rent, Company and many other projects.
Members of the Caltech community have the opportunity to learn all aspects of the theatrical craft — acting, stage crew, set construction, wardrobe, light and sound operation, properties, house management, and publicity — and to work with professionals in areas of theater design: set, light, sound, costume, and music. This is a hands-on approach, not classroom theory. It also provides an appreciation of the theatrical literature and exposure to the literature of many languages (in translation).
TACIT was founded in the mid-1980s by a group of enthusiastic students and director Shirley Marneus. For years, Shirley provided strong artistic and practical leadership, and many of her students went on to careers in the arts, despite Caltech's focus on science and technology. After her retirement in 2007, Caltech appointed Brian Brophy as director of TACIT.