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Catholic University of America

Department of Drama

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Washington,District of Columbia 20064
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DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting for Theatre, Film, and Television

Bachelor of Arts in Drama

Bachelor of Arts in Drama/Master of Arts in Theatre Education Accelerated Degree

Minor in Drama

Minor in Performing Arts Management

Certificate in Digital Arts and Design

Certificate of Video Production and Digital Storytelling


The Department of Drama offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs that provide for the development of imaginative, disciplined expression in the theater, and for students' intellectual growth and cultural enrichment. In its degree programs, the department provides prospective teachers, actors, directors, designers, playwrights and scholars with practical skills and sound knowledge of the history of the theater.

Faculty Info:

Gail Stewart Beach, Rosalind Flynn, Ph.D., Mariettta Hedges, Eleanor Holdridge, Jon Klein, Patrick B. Tuite, Ph.D..



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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
Into The Woods Jr
(6/14/24 - 6/16/24)
Catholic University Of America
Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr
(6/16/23 - 6/18/23)
Catholic University Of America
Perennials in Broadway Perennials
(10/8/21 - 10/17/21)
Catholic University - Ward Hall
The Baltimore Waltz
(10/7/21 - 10/16/21)
Catholic University of America
Dimly Perceived Threats to the System
(2/5/21 - 2/6/21)
Catholic University of America
At Home at the Zoo
(2/1/20 - 2/2/20)
Catholic University of America
Circle Mirror Transformation
(10/4/19 - 10/6/19)
Catholic University of America
The Threepenny Opera
(3/1/19 - 3/3/19)
The Catholic University of America
KISS ME, KATE (REVISED)
(10/27/17 - 10/29/17)
Catholic University of America
Cymbeline
(4/7/11 - 4/17/11)
Catholic University of America
Requiem
(2/17/11 - 2/27/11)
PHOTOS
Catholic University of America
Whales
(11/18/10 - 11/21/10)
Catholic University of America

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