Program Recognition
•Five UMD productions chosen to perform at the Kennedy Center as part of KCACTF since 1985
•One of the most successful theatre departments in the nation for KCACTF
Training
•Broad-based liberal arts theatre education with flexibility to define your own path
•Ideal preparation for directing, playwriting, theatre criticism/history, arts administration, or dramaturgy
•Rich liberal arts approach to theatre as a fine art, cultural expression, and business
•Undergraduate-only department — no competition with graduate students for production opportunities
•Stage 2 Theatre Company: student-run theatrical season every academic year
•USITT student chapter and Attitudes Dance Association available
Degree Flexibility
•Must complete a minor or second major appropriate to academic goals
•Flexibility to take advanced courses across the university and pursue interdisciplinary projects
•Study abroad opportunities available