Training
•Integrated sequences in costume design, production, graphic skills, management, and dramatic literature combine classroom exercises with School of Theatre production assignments
•Hands-on instruction includes draping, flat patterning, tailoring, dye work, millinery, costume construction, figure drawing, costume history, textiles, and production management
•The program emphasizes visual storytelling, artistic risk, collaboration, critique, and the ability to translate conceptual and emotional ideas through clothing
•Average classes of 8–10 students support weekly seminars, production advising, end-of-semester conferences, and close mentoring by working professionals
Facilities
•The CFA Production Center includes a dedicated costume shop, separate craft-and-dye space, design labs, personal design-studio space, and a stock of more than 10,000 costume pieces
•Students build and design for BU productions, may work with off-campus theatres, and have access to internships and summer-stock opportunities
•The onSET guest-artist program, study abroad, and the annual Boston/New York Theatre Showcase extend professional preparation
