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