Location
•Bullet: Located in the Twin Cities, with 200+ theater and dance venues (second-highest per capita in the U.S. after New York)
•Bullet: Students attend productions at nationally recognized theaters: the Guthrie, Penumbra Theatre, Children's Theatre Company, Jungle Theater, and Mixed Blood Theatre
•Bullet: Internship opportunities as assistant directors, designers, actors, dancers, dramaturgs, and arts administrators
Facilities
•Bullet: New theater and dance building opened January 2019
•Bullet: 11 flexible classrooms and a large performance space with hinged galleries for varied seating configurations
•Bullet: Expanded costume shop and 2,400-square-foot dance studio
Training & Curriculum
•Bullet: Cross-disciplinary degree integrating theater and dance with flexible elective coursework in acting, dance, design, playwriting, and more
•Bullet: Local and nationally recognized artists regularly visit to work with students, give lectures, and perform
•Bullet: Senior capstone: individual research essay of 20-25 pages, with optional year-long Honors project extension
Graduate School Placements
•Bullet: Yale School of Drama, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Columbia University, American Conservatory Theater
•Bullet: UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, UCLA, Dell'Arte International, Florida State University, University of Washington
