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Stanford,California 94305-6104
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DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Arts in Drama - Acting

Bachelor of Arts in Drama - Theatre-Making

Minor in Drama

Minor in Dance


The department gives students a strong grasp of historical, cultural, and practical contexts in which live performance develops. With close faculty contact, department majors pursue areas of interest that may include acting, directing, writing, dance, devised theater, design, stage management, performance theory, and cultural studies. During the senior year students complete a capstone project as part of fulfilling the 60 units required for the major.

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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
Company
(1/20/23 - 1/22/23)
CAST
Stanford University
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
(5/19/22 - 5/22/22)
Stanford University Student Activities
Everybody
(2/27/20 - 3/7/20)
Stanford University TAPS
CABARET (1998 VERSION)
(5/16/19 - 5/25/19)
Roble Hall Stanford University
Stop Kiss
(3/7/19 - 3/9/19)
Stanford University TAPS
Constellations
(1/31/19 - 2/2/19)
Stanford University TAPS
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC in Broadway A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
(1/24/19 - 1/26/19)
STANFORD UNIVERSITY-DEPT. OF MUSIC
BALLAD OF BABY DOE
(2/23/17 - 2/26/17)
Stanford University
Evita
(5/28/15 - 5/30/15)
Stanford University

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