Training
•Comprehensive liberal arts theater education covering acting, directing, dance and movement, design, stage management, playwriting, and dramaturgy
•Curriculum restructured in 2024 to emphasize global theater, historically marginalized voices, and professional practices including consent and wellness initiatives
•Senior thesis: two-semester in-depth artistic production and/or scholarly investigation
•Faculty recipients of NEH Fellowship, Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Sound Design, and "Best of Boston Theater" award
•10 Elliot Norton Award nominations in a single year across faculty and alumni
Notable Alumni
•Mary Faber '01 — Broadway: American Idiot, Avenue Q, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying •Rachel Peters '99 — composer/lyricist with OPERA America commissioning grants and Fort Worth Opera premieres
Professional Development
•Students work alongside faculty in productions as assistant stage managers, assistant designers, shop workers, and performers
•Fisher Explorer Grants fund senior creative projects
•Summer internships at New Repertory Theatre, Portland Stage Company, Barrington Stage Company, and Trinity Repertory Company
•Study abroad programs in London (including Globe Theater), South Africa, Russia, Ireland, Israel, and Ethiopia
Facilities
•Spingold Theater Center houses three performance spaces: 748-seat proscenium mainstage, 161-seat thrust Laurie Theater, and 50-seat Merrick Theater
•Dedicated by legendary luminaries including Sir John Gielgud, Alfred Lunt, Lynn Fontanne, Lillian Hellman, George Balanchine, and Richard Rodgers in 1965
