Training
•Bullet: Four-year conservatory training combined with UB academics at a world-class research university
•Bullet: Integrates artistic experiential training and interdisciplinary study to transform students into engaged, versatile, and skilled theatre artists
•Bullet: Training in acting styles and methods for both stage and film, from classical to contemporary, plus directing, voice, movement, audition techniques, dance, stage combat, and poetic text
•Bullet: Faculty maintain national and international profiles as directors, actors, choreographers, designers, and scholars
•Bullet: Guest artists through IACE program provide lectures, workshops, and masterclasses
•Bullet: Alumni return annually to share industry expertise
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: Perform in fully realized productions in state-of-the-art theatres
•Bullet: Direct and perform in funded Student Directed Series productions
Professional Development
•Bullet: Connections with Irish Classical Theatre, Shakespeare in Delaware Park, Second Generation Theatre, and regional theatres
Study Abroad
•Bullet: International Artistic & Cultural Exchange (IACE) program since 1994:
•Bullet: UK Culture & Performance Appreciation in London (winter session)
•Bullet: Ireland: Plays and Places (16-day summer intensive with Galway International Arts Festival)
•Bullet: Canada Performing Arts Experiential Research Program (Shaw Festival and Stratford Festival)
•Bullet: Shakespeare Immersive Spring Break in Staunton, Virginia (American Shakespeare Center)
