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TRAINING
•Four areas of study: Acting, Design and Stage Management, Music Theatre, Playwriting
•Acting curriculum features an optional developmental two-year cohort sequence beginning sophomore year
•Faculty work professionally in Chicago and nationally, with active ties to Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf, Lookingglass, and Victory Gardens
PERFORMANCE & PRODUCTIONS
•Up to 40 productions staged annually in multi-stage Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
•Equal number of student productions across campus through Northwestern Student Theatre Coalition
NOTABLE ALUMNI
•Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Seinfeld, Veep)
•Stephen Colbert (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert)
•Zach Braff (Scrubs, Garden State)
•Megan Mullally (Will & Grace)
•Ana Gasteyer (Saturday Night Live, Mean Girls on Broadway)
•Warren Beatty (Academy Award-winning director)
•Heather Headley (Tony Award winner, Aida, The Lion King)
•David Schwimmer (Friends, co-founder of Lookingglass Theatre)
DEGREE FLEXIBILITY
•Music Theatre Certificate available (audition during winter quarter of sophomore year)
•Theatrical Design Module and Theatre Management Module for specialized study
•Playwriting Sequence allows students to write a full-length play during one school year
•Honors in Theatre available to qualified seniors
Academic info
Snapshot
4.17
Avg GPA (W)
8%
Admit Rate
school-wide
96%
Grad Rate
9,201
Enrollment
$89,363
Earnings
10yr after
Costs & Aid
Average Annual Cost
$29,167
after typical aid
Tuition & Fees
$68,322
before aid
Average annual cost reflects the grants and scholarships most students receive.
$0-30k$1,764
$30-48k$6,099
$48-75k$7,898
$75-110k$18,282
$110k+$48,777
Program info updated 3d ago
TRAINING
•Four areas of study: Acting, Design and Stage Management, Music Theatre, Playwriting
•Acting curriculum features an optional developmental two-year cohort sequence beginning sophomore year
•Faculty work professionally in Chicago and nationally, with active ties to Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf, Lookingglass, and Victory Gardens
PERFORMANCE & PRODUCTIONS
•Up to 40 productions staged annually in multi-stage Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
•Equal number of student productions across campus through Northwestern Student Theatre Coalition
NOTABLE ALUMNI
•Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Seinfeld, Veep)
•Stephen Colbert (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert)
•Zach Braff (Scrubs, Garden State)
•Megan Mullally (Will & Grace)
•Ana Gasteyer (Saturday Night Live, Mean Girls on Broadway)
•Warren Beatty (Academy Award-winning director)
•Heather Headley (Tony Award winner, Aida, The Lion King)
•David Schwimmer (Friends, co-founder of Lookingglass Theatre)
DEGREE FLEXIBILITY
•Music Theatre Certificate available (audition during winter quarter of sophomore year)
•Theatrical Design Module and Theatre Management Module for specialized study
•Playwriting Sequence allows students to write a full-length play during one school year
•Honors in Theatre available to qualified seniors
Updated 3d ago
