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Program

BA Theater Arts

Program snapshot

Admissions
No PrescreenNo AuditionNo InterviewUniversity App Required
Program profile
Study Abroad

Notable Alumni
Padma Lakshmi (Top Chef host, author, activist)
Company One Theatre founders (Shawn LaCount, Sarah Shampnois, and fellow Clark grads, Boston)
Brian Katz, co-founder of Custom Made Theatre Company (San Francisco)
Program Overview
Intimate BA program within Clark's Visual and Performing Arts Department
Three areas of focus: acting/directing, technical production and design, or playwriting
Students may also create their own area of focus
12-course major with V&PA Capstone project in senior year
Training & Productions
Professionally directed productions each semester through Theatre Practicum
Courses in stage combat, acting for film/TV, directing, and musical theatre
Biennial New Play Festival showcasing student playwrights at Michelson Theatre
Student groups: Clark University Players Society and Clark Musical Theatre
Facilities
Michelson Theater: 120-seat black box for all V&PA productions
Experimental Theater: 30-seat space for student productions and read-throughs
Dedicated costume-design shop and set-building workshop
Awards & Honors
Patricia M. Plamondon Award for distinguished V&PA juniors and seniors
Theatre honors program with faculty-mentored independent project

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