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- Columbia offers MFA degrees in Acting, Directing, Playwriting, Dramaturgy, Stage Management, and Theatre Management & Producing.
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The Oscar Hammerstein II Center for Theatre Studies at Columbia University School of the Arts seeks students who have the talent, vision, and commitment to become exceptional theatre artists. Our Theatre MFA Program offers concentrations in Acting, Directing, Playwriting, Dramaturgy, Stage Management, and Theatre Management & Producing, plus a ...
- Acting
The vision of the Acting program is to create a consistent...
- Playwriting
The MFA playwriting program embraces diverse voices and...
- Dramaturgy
The Columbia MFA Dramaturgy program seeks highly...
- Stage Management
The program’s three-year curriculum is designed to expand...
- Theatre Management & Producing
The program features a unique blend of two years of...
- Directing
The MFA Directing program is based on the idea that one’s...
- FAQ
No, you do not need to have an undergraduate degree in...
- Theatre
The Theatre Program at the School of the Arts annually...
- Acting
The Theatre Program at the School of the Arts annually presents a season of graduate actor and director productions as well as a festival of new plays by emerging playwrights.
No, you do not need to have an undergraduate degree in Theatre or to have done professional work. Your application is based on your application, your creative materials, and your audition or interview.
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333 Milbank Hall 212-854-2080 theatre@barnard.edu Department Chair: Professor W. B. Worthen wworthen@barnard.edu Director of Undergraduate Studies: Professor Alice Reagan areagan@barnard.edu Department Administrator: Kate Purdum 212-854-2080 kpurdum@barnard.edu Senior Faculty Department Assistant: Valerie Coates vcoates@barnard.edu
The undergraduate theatre major is housed in the Barnard College Department of Theatre, and is offered to all undergraduate Barnard College, Columbia College, and General Studies students (the Columbia major is designated “Drama and Theatre Arts”). The major program engages the disciplines of drama, theatre, and performance studies as a distinctive...
Mission:To engage imaginatively with the inheritance of the past, the questions of the present, and the possibilities of the future through embodied and intellectual inquiry into theatre and performance. What do we value? In the Department of Theatre, faculty, staff, and students understand drama, theatre, and performance as artistic and social pra...
Upon completion of the major, successful students will be able to attain the following objectives: 1. Critically assess the artistic ambitions and theoretical implications involved in the interpretation of historical and contemporary drama and theatrical performance, 2. Create with proficiency in at least one area of creative work in the field: cri...
Advising Resources
For specific advising questions, we recommend you make an appointment with one of our academic advisers. All full-time faculty members in the Department of Theatre serve as advisers: 1. Professor and Chair, W. B. Worthen 2. Assistant Professor Yizhou Huang 3. Professor of Professional Practice Alice Reagan 4. Professor of Professional Practice Sandra Goldmark 5. Senior Lecturer Shayoni Mitra 6. Lecturer Gisela Cardenas Students can email theatre@barnard.eduto sign up for the department list-s...
Guidance for First-Year Students
Students interested in majoring in Theatre should consider taking three or four of the required classes in their first two years of study: the Critical Histories of Drama, Theatre, and Performance lectures (1 and 2), another lecture or seminar course in the field of drama, theatre, and performance “studies,” and/or a theatre praxis “studio” course. General Rule: Attend the First Day of Class Students are required to attend the first day of class; students who do not attend the first day who a...
Enrolling in Courses
The Barnard College Department of Theatre is open to any and all Columbia University undergraduates. While our productions require auditions, the program generally is open for enrollment, meaning interested students in or outside of the major may participate in courses as they choose. Acting Pre-Requisites: All students wishing to take Acting courses in the Theatre Department must first complete an Acting I class before moving on to the Acting II series. (Transfer students, please discuss tra...
Theatre applicants must specify a concentration in Acting, Directing, Dramaturgy, Playwriting, Stage Management, or Theatre Management & Producing on their application.
- 615 W 129th St · New York, NY 10027
The Columbia University School of the Arts Theatre Program is international, collaborative and interdisciplinary. Named in honor of Oscar Hammerstein II, it is defined by its location in New York City, a global capital of theatre, and by the extensive network of Columbia alumni and faculty who run prestigious Broadway, Off-Broadway and regional ...
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