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TRAINING
•Combines dramatic literature, theatre history, performance theory, and studio work across 10 required courses
•Core acting requirement (TAPS 0230 or 0220) plus Introduction to Technical Theatre ensures well-rounded training
•Three-course theatre history sequence spans global performance from paleolithic era through contemporary work
•Four electives allow specialization in acting, directing, playwriting, or design/technical theatre
•Senior capstone project serves as culminating creative or scholarly work
PERFORMANCE & PRODUCTIONS
•Sock & Buskin, founded in 1901, is one of the oldest continuously running college theatre companies in the U.S.
•Productions staged in the Catherine Bryan Dill Center for the Performing Arts, including Stuart Theatre, Leeds Theatre, and Lyman Hall
•Students can participate in department productions regardless of whether they declare the TAPS concentration
•Rites and Reason Theatre, founded in 1970, focuses on Black theatre and performance
NOTABLE ALUMNI
•Laura Linney '86 — four-time Emmy winner; three-time Oscar nominee; Broadway credits include The Little Foxes, The Crucible, and Time Stands Still
•James Naughton '67 — two-time Tony winner for Best Actor in a Musical (City of Angels, Chicago)
•Alfred Uhry '58 — only playwright to win the "Triple Crown" (Oscar, Tony, Pulitzer) for Driving Miss Daisy
•JoBeth Williams '70 — starred in The Big Chill and Poltergeist
Academic info
Snapshot
4.18
Avg GPA (W)
5%
Admit Rate
school-wide
96%
Grad Rate
7,226
Enrollment
$93,487
Earnings
10yr after
Costs & Aid
Average Annual Cost
$25,184
after typical aid
Tuition & Fees
$71,412
before aid
Average annual cost reflects the grants and scholarships most students receive.
$0-30k-$420
$30-48k$2,031
$48-75k$5,858
$75-110k$16,219
$110k+$44,937
Program info updated 3d ago
TRAINING
•Combines dramatic literature, theatre history, performance theory, and studio work across 10 required courses
•Core acting requirement (TAPS 0230 or 0220) plus Introduction to Technical Theatre ensures well-rounded training
•Three-course theatre history sequence spans global performance from paleolithic era through contemporary work
•Four electives allow specialization in acting, directing, playwriting, or design/technical theatre
•Senior capstone project serves as culminating creative or scholarly work
PERFORMANCE & PRODUCTIONS
•Sock & Buskin, founded in 1901, is one of the oldest continuously running college theatre companies in the U.S.
•Productions staged in the Catherine Bryan Dill Center for the Performing Arts, including Stuart Theatre, Leeds Theatre, and Lyman Hall
•Students can participate in department productions regardless of whether they declare the TAPS concentration
•Rites and Reason Theatre, founded in 1970, focuses on Black theatre and performance
NOTABLE ALUMNI
•Laura Linney '86 — four-time Emmy winner; three-time Oscar nominee; Broadway credits include The Little Foxes, The Crucible, and Time Stands Still
•James Naughton '67 — two-time Tony winner for Best Actor in a Musical (City of Angels, Chicago)
•Alfred Uhry '58 — only playwright to win the "Triple Crown" (Oscar, Tony, Pulitzer) for Driving Miss Daisy
•JoBeth Williams '70 — starred in The Big Chill and Poltergeist
Updated 3d ago
