Training
•Bullet: Combines dramatic literature, theatre history, performance theory, and studio work across 10 required courses
•Bullet: Core acting requirement (TAPS 0230 Acting or TAPS 0220 Persuasive Communication) is paired with TAPS 0250 Introduction to Technical Theatre and Production, combining performance training with production fundamentals
•Bullet: Three-course theatre history sequence spans global performance from paleolithic era through contemporary work
•Bullet: Four electives allow specialization in acting, directing, playwriting, or design/technical theatre
•Bullet: Senior capstone project serves as culminating creative or scholarly work
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: Sock & Buskin, founded in 1901, is one of the oldest continuously running college theatre companies in the U.S.
•Bullet: Productions staged in the Catherine Bryan Dill Center for the Performing Arts, including Stuart Theatre, Leeds Theatre, and Lyman Hall
•Bullet: Students can participate in department productions regardless of whether they declare the TAPS concentration
•Bullet: Rites and Reason Theatre, founded in 1970, focuses on Black theatre and performance
Notable Alumni
•Bullet: Laura Linney '86 — four-time Emmy winner; three-time Oscar nominee; Broadway credits include The Little Foxes, The Crucible, and Time Stands Still •Bullet: James Naughton '67 — two-time Tony winner for Best Actor in a Musical (City of Angels, Chicago) •Bullet: Alfred Uhry '58 — only playwright to win the "Triple Crown" (Oscar, Tony, Pulitzer) for Driving Miss Daisy 