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Bachelor of Arts in English - Drama and Theatre

Minor in Drama and Theatre


The Department of English offers a wide variety of courses covering three linked and overlapping areas: literature written in English; drama, including both courses in dramatic literature and courses that introduce the student to the basic elements of theatrical performance; and cultural studies, including analysis of a variety of visual media. These three areas are integrally related, and all students in English Department programs are encouraged to do work in all three, while pursuing a program specific to one of them.

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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
Pleasure Cruise by Kira Obolensky
(3/23/22 - 4/1/22)
McGill University
The Art of Remembering
(3/24/20 - 4/3/20)
McGill University

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