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Program snapshot

Admissions
No PrescreenNo AuditionNo InterviewUniversity App Required
Program profile
Selective12-24 StudentsStudy Abroad

TRAINING
Rigorous curriculum in acting, directing, playwriting, and design/production
Can audition for ALL Oberlin theatre, opera, and dance productions
Access to conservatory courses and ensembles
Small class sizes: acting intro limited to 16, advanced limited to 12
Students must audition into acting concentration classes, ensuring a high level of artistic skill
NOTABLE ALUMNI
Amara Granderson '17 — Broadway debut in for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf (7 Tony nominations)
FACILITIES
Eric Baker Nord Performing Arts Complex with three performance spaces
STUDY ABROAD
Danenberg Oberlin-in-London Program
National Theater Institute (NTI) in Waterford, CT
NTI Moscow Art Theater School Semester
GLCA New York City Arts Internships
Trinity/La MaMa Program in NYC
NYU/Tisch and BADA Shakespeare Intensive options
DEGREE FLEXIBILITY
No audition required — academic admission through College of Arts & Sciences
Double Degree option: 5-year BA (College) + BM (Conservatory)
Arts Administration and Leadership integrative concentration available

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