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Bachelor of Arts in Theatre

Minor in Theatre

Minor in Performance Design and Technology


In Theatre we work closely with others to create powerful, interdisciplinary performance. You'll dive deep into process, inspiring and challenging yourself to change the world around you through art! Offering rigorous training, world-class facilities and a dedicated, mentor model of learning, the major and minor provides theatre-makers with a unique ensemble-based program that prepares you for the world of contemporary theatre. Your related study of dramatic literature and theory, along with our close partnership with Performance Design & Technology, allows you to expand your theatre-making into all aspects of making live art!

Faculty Info:

Zachary Hamm (Clinical Associate Professor/Technical Director), Debra MacCrea (Temporary Costume Shop Manager), Becky Prophet (Professor Theatre), Niki Tulk (Assistant Professor Theatre), Maureen Weiss (Associate Professor Performance Design)



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Photo Exclusive: First Look At 9/10 By Richard Willett Off-Broadway World Premiere
by A.A. Cristi - August 28, 2023


9/10 – a new play by Richard Willett that tells four stories set in the World Trade Center on the night before September 11, 2001 --  will be given its world-premiere Off-Broadway this summer, with preview performances beginning August 24 prior to its official opening on August 28 at the Gene Frankel Theatre (24 Bond St.), marking the return to the New York stage of the new play company NEW DIRECTIONS THEATER following a ten-year absence, it has been announced by Eliza Beckwith, a co-founder of NEW DIRECTIONS, and director of 9/10. See exclusive photos from the production below!

World Premiere Of Richard Willett's 9/10 Set Off-Broadway In August
by A.A. Cristi - July 26, 2023


9/10 – a new play by Richard Willett that tells four stories set in the World Trade Center on the night before September 11, 2001 --  will be given its world-premiere Off-Broadway this summer, with preview performances beginning August 24 prior to its official opening on August 28 at the Gene Frankel Theatre.

New Directions Theater to Present World Premiere of 9/10, A Glimpse Into the World Trade Center Before 9/11
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 21, 2023


Get ready for an unforgettable theater experience with the world premiere of '9/10' at New Directions Theater. Don't miss out on witnessing these captivating performances by a talented cast. Previews start on August 24, and the show opens on August 28.

Babes With Blades Theater Company Announces An Extended FIGHTING WORDS FESTIVAL In 2023, June 17 - 25
by A.A. Cristi - May 09, 2023


Babes With Blades Theatre Company's (BWBTC) 2023 season opens with an extended run of its new works festival, collectively called Fighting Words, June 17– 25 at The Edge Off Broadway, 1133 W. Catalpa.  All performances are free to the public and audiences can provide feedback on the scripts following each reading.

MURRAY HOCHMAN: NEW DIMENSIONS On View At KinoSaito Art Center Beginning March 4
by A.A. Cristi - February 28, 2023


Murray Hochman: New Dimensions, an exhibition at KinoSaito Art Center in Verplanck, will open March 4, 2023 and be on view through 7 May. Curated by the Kikuo Saito Studio, the exhibition will feature twenty-four of Hochman's recent works, including paintings and sculptures.

Argentinian Dancer, Choreographer and Director, Analía Farfan, Performed at The 2022 Golden Night Concert Held by The Beijing Association of NY, at Lincoln Center
by Felicitas de la Fare - October 10, 2022


The talented ballet Dancer, Choreographer and Director, Analía Farfan, was invited to perform at The ´2022 Golden Night Concert' held by Beijing Association of NY and Alfred University. This event took place last month, On September 10th, at Alice Tully Hall, Starr Theater, Adrienne Arsht Stage.

2021 MFA Thesis Exhibition Announced at Western Connecticut State University
by A.A. Cristi - June 18, 2021


The Department of Art at Western Connecticut State University has announced the 2021 MFA Thesis Exhibition at the Blue Mountain Gallery located at 547 West 27th Street, Suite 200, New York City.

2021 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Award and Scholarship Recipients Announced
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 03, 2021


The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced the national awardees of the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, which was held virtually in convenings for each discipline that began on March 8, 2021 and continued through May 22, 2021.

Rachel Lynett's APOLOGIES TO LORRAINE HANSBERRY (YOU TOO AUGUST WILSON) Wins 14th Annual Yale Drama Series Prize
by A.A. Cristi - April 08, 2021


This year the Yale Drama Series Prize once again saw a robust and talented group of applicants dedicated to writing for the theater, receiving over 2050 submissions from 60 countries.

Rachel Lynett Theatre Company Announces PLAYWRIGHT SLAM!
by A.A. Cristi - April 05, 2021


Join Rachel Lynett Theatre Company on April 11 to hear playwrights Adrienne Dawes, Darcy Parker Bruce, Ian August, and Rachel Lynett perform monologues from their own work and vote on your favorites.

Times Square Arts Presents Sondra Perry's FLESH WALL for February Midnight Moment
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 21, 2021


Times Square Arts, the largest public platform for contemporary performance and visual arts, is pleased to present Flesh Wall by Sondra Perry for the month of February as part of the organization’s signature Midnight Moment series.

THE CHURCH Artist Residency & Performance Space Presents THE NIGHT THEY LIT UP WRIGLEY
by Julie Musbach - July 01, 2019


A serendipitous meeting at a Cooperstown bar between Rita Meyer's daughter Laura Moellering and THE CHURCH producers Jamie Leonard and Pamela Rapp led to this fresh take on Connie Lane's 1987 play: The Night They Lit Up Wrigley, which will open on Thursday, July 18, 2019 at 8pm with further performances on Friday, July 19 and Saturday, July 20.

New Jersey State Arts Council Names New Executive Director
by A.A. Cristi - October 25, 2018


The New Jersey State Council on the Arts has named Allison Tratner as the new Executive Director. The final vote confirming Ms. Tratner as the Executive Director was made yesterday during the Council's public meeting at Perkins Center for the Arts in Collingswood.   The news was met with an overwhelmingly positive response from attendees, which included members of the public, artists, and leaders in the field of arts and culture.

Wagnerian Comedy MY PARSIFAL CONDUCTOR Premieres Off-Broadway Today
by BWW News Desk - September 25, 2018


The Directors Company announces the world premiere of My Parsifal Conductor, a new play by Allan Leicht. Performances will begin on September 25 and will run through November 3 at the Marjorie S. Deane Theater at the West Side YMCA

Wagnerian Comedy MY PARSIFAL CONDUCTOR Will Premiere Off-Broadway This Fall
by Julie Musbach - August 28, 2018


The Directors Company announces the world premiere of My Parsifal Conductor, a new play by Allan Leicht. Performances will begin on September 25 and will run through November 3 at the Marjorie S. Deane Theater at the West Side YMCA



Past Student Productions

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Tartuffe (Hampton, translation)
(11/6/19 - 11/9/19)
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