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Program

BA Theater and Performance Studies

Program snapshot

Admissions
No PrescreenNo AuditionNo InterviewUniversity App Required

PROGRAM RECOGNITION
Praised by The Washington Post as "the region's most imaginative academic outpost for drama"
Part of the Department of Performing Arts within Georgetown's College of Arts & Sciences
Nation's oldest Catholic and Jesuit university (est. 1789)
TRAINING
Distinctive interdisciplinary approach fusing critical inquiry with creative practice
Integrates theater and performance with social justice, cultural politics, and world cultures
No tracks or concentrations by design, encouraging students to forge original pathways
Emphasis on collaboration, praxis (theory + practice), and embodied learning
FACILITIES
Davis Performing Arts Center with Gonda and Devine Theatres, studio spaces, costume and scenic shops
Located in Washington, DC with access to 100+ theaters including Arena Stage, Shakespeare Theatre, and Signature Theatre
Internship partnerships with professional, academic, and experimental theaters across the DC area
STUDENT LIFE
Mask & Bauble Dramatic Society, the oldest continuously running student theater company in the US (est. 1852)
Nomadic Theatre and Black Theatre Ensemble
TPST Home Season provides lab for collaborative faculty-student research and performance

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