Training
•Pre-professional program combining hands-on production experience with theory and liberal arts education
•Focus on developing managerial and artistic instincts alongside emotional intelligence
•Emphasis on social equity and inclusive practices in production
Performance & Productions
•Students work on Mainstage productions from day one, progressing through Production Assistant → Assistant Stage Manager → Stage Manager roles
Notable Alumni
•Rachel Zach '03 — Broadway stage manager (To Kill a Mockingbird, Carousel, War Paint, Sunday in the Park with George, The Drowsy Chaperone)
•Travis Coxson '15 — Broadway stage manager (Dear Evan Hansen, Choir Boy, The Iceman Cometh, Groundhog Day)
•Christopher Staub '05 — Production Stage Manager at Glimmerglass Festival and Houston Grand Opera
Professional Development
•Fourth-year Field Studies in NYC — networking week of panels, workshops, and seminars with CTD alumni working across the industry
Study Abroad
•Ithaca College London Center with internship placements, performance classes, Stage Combat, and weekly theatrical walks through London
