Training
•Integrated theater and dance major emphasizing collaboration across disciplines
•Areas of study include acting, directing, choreography, playwriting, design, performance art, and video
•Faculty, staff, and majors form the production team for the college's Theater and Dance season
•Advanced students carry specific production assignments
Professional Development
•Every major undertakes a capstone Senior Project
•Options include public performance (as author, director, choreographer, designer, or performer), critical essay, design portfolio, production book, or original playscript
•Proposals developed junior year and approved by faculty
Degree Flexibility
•Cross-register at UMass Amherst, Smith College, Mount Holyoke College, and Hampshire College
•Access to Five College Dance program and courses across all five campuses
•Open curriculum with no general education requirements — students choose all their own courses
•7:1 student-to-faculty ratio
•Departmental Honors program available based on Senior Project quality and production record
