Training
•Exclusive focus on undergraduates - no graduate students competing for roles or resources
•Faculty of professional artists and scholars with Broadway, off-Broadway, regional, film, and television experience
•Equal emphasis on theatrical practice (acting, directing, design, playwriting, stage management) and academic study (history, criticism, theory)
•Individual faculty mentorship throughout the program
Performance & Productions
•MainStage season with faculty-directed productions open to all students
•Student-driven productions as actors, directors, designers, and playwrights
•Senior Spring Season showcasing advanced performance-based projects by graduating majors
•Summer Theater Lab immersing students in performance, production, playwriting, movement, and devised/collaborative theater techniques alongside professional artists
Notable Alumni
Professional Development
•Northern Stage - professional regional theater 10 minutes from campus offering 15-week experiential learning internships in acting, directing, production, and arts administration
•New London Barn Playhouse - professional summer stock theater with onstage and backstage opportunities
Study Abroad
•Theater Foreign Study Program at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) - 10 weeks of intensive conservatory training
