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Program profile
Study Abroad

TRAINING
~10 performance events annually including plays, dance concerts, devised work, and showcases
Three on-campus theaters for mainstage and intimate productions
Faculty are active professionals in their fields
Balanced curriculum spanning artistic training, technical skills, and theater literature/history/theory
Senior thesis requirement — substantial artistic project in acting, design, directing, dramaturgy, stage management, playwriting, or technical theater
Open to all students — both majors and non-majors participate in productions
DEGREE FLEXIBILITY
Acting (Devising Performance, Voice and Speech, Advanced Acting)
Design, Management, and Technical Theater (Scene, Lighting, Costume Design, Stage Management)
Directing (Introduction to Directing through Advanced Directing)
Theater Studies and Dramaturgy
Playwriting (Introduction through Advanced Playwriting)
Study abroad credit may be applied with department permission
Cross-listed courses with Dance, Music, and other departments
Prepares students for graduate work in humanities, professional training, or direct career entry

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