Program Recognition
•BA Theater Arts program within Clark's Visual and Performing Arts Department
•Patricia M. Plamondon Award supports distinguished V&PA juniors and seniors
•Theater arts honors program offers a faculty-mentored independent project
Training
•11-course major with core courses, Theatre Practicum, theatre history, advisor-chosen V&PA courses, and V&PA Capstone
•Students may specialize in acting/directing, technical theater/design, playwriting, or student-initiated areas of study/focus
•Liberal-arts theater training balances performance practice with interdisciplinary study
Performance & Productions
•Professionally directed classic and contemporary productions each semester through Theatre Practicum
•Productions are open to all Clark students regardless of major or minor
•Practicum includes an audition for acting or an application for tech/design
•Student groups include Clark University Players Society and Clark Musical Theatre
Notable Alumni
•Company One Theatre founders (Shawn LaCount, Sarah Shampnois, and fellow Clark grads, Boston)
•Brian Katz, co-founder of Custom Made Theatre Company (San Francisco)
Professional Development
•V&PA Capstone asks seniors to develop group and solo projects with department faculty and the student's advisor
•Capstone projects can include technical design, sound design, play development, performance, or another advisor-approved focus
Facilities
•Michelson Theater: 120-seat black box used for V&PA theater productions
•Experimental Theater: 30-seat space for student productions and read-throughs
•Dedicated costume-design shop and set-building workshop
