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Bachelor of Arts in Theater Arts with Acting concentration Bachelor of Arts in Theater Arts with Dance and Movement concentration Bachelor of Arts in Theater Arts with Directing concentration Bachelor of Arts in Theater Arts with Design concentration Bachelor of Arts in Theater Arts with Stage Management concentration
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Brandeis Department of Theater Arts is committed to developing a new generation of theater artists. We believe in uniting artistic excellence with intellectual inquiry to prepare students for the changing role of theater in our society. At Brandeis, we teach our students not only how to begin a career in the arts, we also help them to develop their artistry with the idealism of a global perspective.
Notable Alumni Include:
Jeff Calloway, Bonita Hamilton, Marianna Bassham, Brian Weaver, Diomedes Koufteros, Shanessa Sweeney, Angie Jepson, John Benitz, Robert Antonelli, Scott Barrow, Natalie Rose Liberace, Kate Myre, Dana Leslie Goldstein, Timothy Carter, Jennifer LaFleur, Abigail Killeen, Izzy Einsidler, Mimi Huntington, Karla Kash, Chris Faith, Andrew Eisenman, Michael Jarett, Debbie Lamedman, Mary Faber, Gwen Tulin, Sheldon Best, Samson Kohanski, Daniel Sack, Rachel Reiner, Gavi Young, Kerry Israel, Eric Parness, Mitchell Bloom, Miriam Weiner, Sarah (Rubin) Sokolic, Rachel Peters, Jaime Carrillo, Debra Messing, Theresa Rebeck, Loretta Devine, Marta Kauffman and David Crane, Tony Goldwyn, Marshall Herskovitz
Faculty Info:
Dmitry Troyanovsky, Cameron Anderson, Nancy Armstrong, Jennifer Cleary, Susan Dibble, Arthur Holmberg, Adrianne Krstansky, Ryan McKittrick, Robert Walsh, Isaiah Wooden
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