Program Recognition
•Bullet: Small, competitive program for students interested in playwriting, directing, dramaturgy, performance, devising, and scholarship
•Bullet: Liberal arts degree that pairs with a double major or a minor rather than pre-professional conservatory training
•Bullet: Small class sizes mean individualized attention
Training
•Bullet: Students gain experience as dramaturgs and assistant directors for Penn State Centre Stage
•Bullet: Opportunities to direct, design, and perform through numerous student theatre groups
•Bullet: Program includes dance studies with technique classes and dance history/theory courses
Notable Alumni
•Bullet: Maggie Swahl (BA '14) — worked as a dramaturg for Robert W. Schneider (MFA '09) before moving to New York, where fellow alumnus Luke Virkstis (BFA '12) helped her land her first job at Second Stage Theatre; she has since worked at Broadway Inbound, National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, and The Westside Theater, and company-manages the national tour of Clue
Professional Development
•Bullet: Recent graduates have gone on to graduate programs in theatre history and producing, or work in casting, marketing, arts administration, dramaturgy, teaching, and applied theatre
Study Abroad
•Bullet: Opportunities for study abroad including optional semester in London
