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
