Theatre and Performance Studies

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The Department of Theatre and Performance Studies offers a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Performance Studies, with tracks in performance (including acting, storytelling and performance art), musical theatre, design/technology, and directing. The major provides student artists with a foundation in theatre as an historic, global, and aesthetic form, through the study of a variety of performance texts and styles, from classical and modern drama to musical theatre, folk and literary narratives, performance art, and classical and contemporary poetry. Emphasizing the interrelationship between theory and praxis, the major prepares students for entry into the profession or for graduate study in theatre or other related fields.

The Theatre and Performance Studies program is fully accredited by NAST (the National Association of Schools of Theatre). Accreditation follows a rigorous evaluation process that includes self study and peer review.

Students in other degree programs with interests in theatre and performance studies can complete the “Related Studies” component of their degree by completing four upper-division classes in the department. A formal minor in dance in offered through the theatre and performance studies department.

In addition, the Department of Theatre and Performance Studies offers a Bachelor of Arts in Dance.