Training
•Department functions as a real-world repertory company, staging four productions per year
•Season spans classical to contemporary, award-winners to emerging voices
•Training covers acting, directing, design, and stagecraft
•Senior capstone project: a major contribution to a department production
•Faculty bring extensive professional experience, with credits including 30 Rock, Gossip Girl, and costume design for an Italian opera company
•Curriculum emphasizes underrepresented voices, including BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and feminist works
•Performance spaces include the historic Herrick Theatre, celebrating over 50 years of productions
Study Abroad
•New York Arts Program (NYAP): a semester in NYC with internships, seminars, tutorials, and independent study