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BA Theatre Studies
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BA Theatre Studies
Program snapshot
Admissions
No PrescreenNo AuditionNo InterviewUniversity App RequiredProgram profile
Study AbroadPROGRAM RECOGNITION
•Widely acknowledged as the top women's college in the world
•Students compete at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (ACTF), winning regional and national awards for design, outstanding one-act plays, and journalism/advocacy
•Design students attend the annual United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) conference
PERFORMANCE & PRODUCTIONS
•Ruth Nagel Jones Black Box Theatre — configurable 80+ seat performance space
•Diana Chapman Walsh Auditorium — 1,000-seat venue for performances, showcases, and thesis work
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
•Faculty are working theatre professionals across acting, directing, playwriting, and design
•Wellesley Repertory Theatre (WRT) — award-winning professional company in residence that bridges curricular work with professional opportunity
•WRT awards grants to graduates supporting development and production of unpublished/unproduced work
•Internship opportunities with the professional Wellesley Repertory Theatre company
STUDY ABROAD
•National Theatre Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center
•London programs offering intensive theatre study
•Accademia Dell'Arte — physical and devised theatre semester in Arezzo, Italy
DEGREE FLEXIBILITY
•9-unit major spanning acting, directing, playwriting, design/technical craft, and critical analysis
•Honors thesis option — seniors write, produce, and perform original full-length work
•Beauclair-Masson Fellowship for performance or directing-focused seniors
•International exchange production collaborations (e.g., Shakespeare co-production with Soonchunhyang University in South Korea)
•Twelve College Exchange Program
•Cross-registration with Babson, Olin, and MIT
Academic info
Snapshot
4.15
Avg GPA (W)
14%
Admit Rate
school-wide
91%
Grad Rate
2.3K
Enrollment
$85K
Earnings
10yr after
Costs & Aid
Average Annual Cost
$25,496
after typical aid
Tuition & Fees
$67,176
before aid
Average annual cost reflects the grants and scholarships most students receive.
$0-30k$2,546
$30-48k$2,836
$48-75k$6,587
$75-110k$11,551
$110k+$54,188
Program info updated 3d ago
Program Highlights
PROGRAM RECOGNITION
•Widely acknowledged as the top women's college in the world
•Students compete at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (ACTF), winning regional and national awards for design, outstanding one-act plays, and journalism/advocacy
•Design students attend the annual United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) conference
PERFORMANCE & PRODUCTIONS
•Ruth Nagel Jones Black Box Theatre — configurable 80+ seat performance space
•Diana Chapman Walsh Auditorium — 1,000-seat venue for performances, showcases, and thesis work
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
•Faculty are working theatre professionals across acting, directing, playwriting, and design
•Wellesley Repertory Theatre (WRT) — award-winning professional company in residence that bridges curricular work with professional opportunity
•WRT awards grants to graduates supporting development and production of unpublished/unproduced work
•Internship opportunities with the professional Wellesley Repertory Theatre company
STUDY ABROAD
•National Theatre Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center
•London programs offering intensive theatre study
•Accademia Dell'Arte — physical and devised theatre semester in Arezzo, Italy
DEGREE FLEXIBILITY
•9-unit major spanning acting, directing, playwriting, design/technical craft, and critical analysis
•Honors thesis option — seniors write, produce, and perform original full-length work
•Beauclair-Masson Fellowship for performance or directing-focused seniors
•International exchange production collaborations (e.g., Shakespeare co-production with Soonchunhyang University in South Korea)
•Twelve College Exchange Program
•Cross-registration with Babson, Olin, and MIT
PROGRAM RECOGNITION
•Widely acknowledged as the top women's college in the world
•Students compete at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (ACTF), winning regional and national awards for design, outstanding one-act plays, and journalism/advocacy
•Design students attend the annual United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) conference
PERFORMANCE & PRODUCTIONS
•Ruth Nagel Jones Black Box Theatre — configurable 80+ seat performance space
•Diana Chapman Walsh Auditorium — 1,000-seat venue for performances, showcases, and thesis work
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
•Faculty are working theatre professionals across acting, directing, playwriting, and design
•Wellesley Repertory Theatre (WRT) — award-winning professional company in residence that bridges curricular work with professional opportunity
•WRT awards grants to graduates supporting development and production of unpublished/unproduced work
•Internship opportunities with the professional Wellesley Repertory Theatre company
STUDY ABROAD
•National Theatre Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center
•London programs offering intensive theatre study
•Accademia Dell'Arte — physical and devised theatre semester in Arezzo, Italy
DEGREE FLEXIBILITY
•9-unit major spanning acting, directing, playwriting, design/technical craft, and critical analysis
•Honors thesis option — seniors write, produce, and perform original full-length work
•Beauclair-Masson Fellowship for performance or directing-focused seniors
•International exchange production collaborations (e.g., Shakespeare co-production with Soonchunhyang University in South Korea)
•Twelve College Exchange Program
•Cross-registration with Babson, Olin, and MIT
Updated 3d ago
