Program Recognition
•Undergraduate major housed in the Barnard College Department of Theatre
•Open to all undergraduates from Barnard College, Columbia College, and General Studies
•Engages disciplines of drama, theatre, and performance studies as intellectual and artistic inquiry
•Located in New York City with access to professional theatre community
Training
•Foundational coursework in western and non-Western performance traditions
•Specialization areas: acting, directing, design, dramaturgy, playwriting, stage management, and technical theatre
•All majors complete a capstone senior thesis project (research or artistic)
•Thesis fields include acting, design, directing, dramaturgy, playwriting, solo performance, and research
Performance & Productions
•Full season of productions in Minor Latham Playhouse and Glicker-Milstein Theatre
•Collaboration between students and professional theatre artists
•Open auditions for all undergraduates each semester
Study Abroad
•Study abroad courses may count toward the major, including conservatory programs in London (RADA, BADA)
