Training
•Encompasses acting, directing, playwriting, design, technical theater, and dramaturgy
•Three theater spaces on campus, including Athey Center for Performance and Research at Palmer Auditorium
•Collaborates with music and dance departments to produce musical theater
•Recent productions include Fun Home, Into the Woods, Carousel, On the Town, Cloud Nine, Twelfth Night
Professional Development
•Founding partner of the National Theater Institute (NTI) at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center
•Continues to collaborate on NTI curriculum including Theatermakers Summer Intensive
•Internships at NYC theaters including The Public Theater, Signature Theatre, New York Theater Workshop
•Faculty are graduates or past faculty of Yale, Tufts, and Columbia drama programs
Study Abroad
•Junior-year study at theater institutes in the U.S. or abroad (Moscow, Italy, Ireland)
•Summer internships at the nearby Eugene O'Neill Theater Center
Degree Flexibility
•Liberal arts BA with no audition required for admission
•Major declaration not required until end of sophomore year
•Senior capstone project or two-semester honors study in writing, performing, directing, or design