Training
•Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies housed in the Bucksbaum Center for the Arts
•Three on-campus theatres including Roberts Theatre
•Mainstage productions span scripted, devised, period, modern, dance, movement, performance art, digital, and immersive styles
•Student-directed MAPs/open-space works plus a fall One-Act Festival create additional performance and production opportunities
•Dance Ensemble open to all students with fall community projects and spring mainstage performance
•36-credit major integrating performance, design, directing, dramaturgy, and critical theory
•Six creative practice areas: acting, dance, design, directing/choreography, stage management, and technical production
•Practicum credits earned through crew, stage management, choreography, dramaturgy, or performance
Professional Development
•Student organizations include Neverland Players, improv ensembles, and dance groups (hip-hop, salsa, swing, ballet)
•Paid positions in scene shop, costume studio, and box office
•Study abroad encouraged as part of liberal arts education
Degree Flexibility
•Open curriculum with no general education requirements allows extensive exploration outside the major
•Faculty mentors guide students toward postgraduate study or arts careers
