Welcome to the Theatre Arts Department
We're happy that you are interested in our program, and hope that you choose to pursue your interest in theatre with us.
The program is distinct for many reasons. We couple traditional theatrical methods with innovative practices, engaging in a dynamic and lively approach to the study and practice of the art of the theatre. We offer two possible tracks for our theatre majors - a General Theatre Studies track and a Dance track - which allow students to work with a superbly qualified faculty with diverse backgrounds in international experimental theatre, multi-cultural theatre, sacred dance, scenic design, world-class modern dance and classic and modern plays.
The department offers three or four faculty-directed productions per year, and numerous student-created projects, including both full-length and shorter pieces. New students create their own performance pieces and will have many opportunities to perform in, crew for and see a wide range of dramatic approaches. We encourage students to write, direct, design and create their own work. You will have opportunities to participate in cutting edge experimental work, great classics, compelling modern work and original plays. You will experience plays from the major periods of western dramatic writing, from the Greeks to contemporary playwrights, with important stops in the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the 17th-19th centuries. The department is committed to performances of high artistic merit, and creates approaches to the plays that are imaginatively conceived and thoughtfully executed. We stage original productions, including work by playwrights working in-residence, and devised adaptations of literature.
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