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Boston,Massachusetts 02108-2770
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Bachelor of Arts in Theatre - Performance

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre - Musical Theatre

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre - Directing

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre - Playwriting

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre - Technical Theatre and Design

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre - Stage Management

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre - Arts Administration

Bachelor of Science in Theatre - Performance

Bachelor of Science in Theatre - Musical Theatre

Bachelor of Science in Theatre - Directing

Bachelor of Science in Theatre - Playwriting

Bachelor of Science in Theatre - Technical Theatre and Design

Bachelor of Science in Theatre - Stage Management

Bachelor of Science in Theatre - Arts Administration

Minor in Theatre


Suffolk's Theatre Department is student-centered. We'll help you shine, whether you choose to act; write, direct, and design your own original plays; master stage or arts management; intern with leading theatre companies in Boston and abroad; and so much more. Our students work in classic, musical, and experimental genres with a special focus on new work. Our broad-based liberal arts degree provides a solid foundation in the theatre and an education for life. The personally tailored, flexible theatre curriculum is filled with rich interdisciplinary possibilities that can adapt to who you are and what you want to become. At Suffolk, you can change your mind as you grow. Direct mentorship from our faculty will help you confidently move in the world as a practitioner in the performing arts or in many other professions. Suffolk's Theatre Department will train you to innovate, create, build, and lead. Suffolk student productions take center stage at our jewel-box Modern Theatre in Boston's lively Theatre District and at the more-intimate Sullivan Studio Theatre in the Sawyer Building. Add in Boston's collection of beloved theatres and jam-packed arts calendar, and you have the ideal training ground for theatre majors. Please note: There is no audition to enroll in the theatre major or to participate in our classes.

Faculty Info:

Marilyn J. Plotkins, Wesley Savick, Richard Chambers, Laura Shink, Heather Stern.



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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
History Camp Boston: Literature, Life, and Love at The Waterside Museum
(8/12/23 - 8/12/23)
Suffolk University Law Building
The Singing Windmills in Broadway The Singing Windmills
(6/9/23 - 6/10/23)
Modern Theatre at Suffolk University
VIOLET in Broadway VIOLET
(4/2/20 - 4/5/20)
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY
Mr. Burns, a post-electric play
(2/20/20 - 2/22/20)
Modern Theatre at Suffolk University
The Drunken Sisters
(11/21/19 - 11/24/19)
Modern Theatre at Suffolk University
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE in Broadway THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
(2/21/19 - 2/23/19)
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
(2/23/17 - 2/25/17)
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY
SPRING AWAKENING
(2/19/15 - 2/21/15)
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY
AVENUE Q
(2/21/13 - 2/23/13)
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY
Casa Patas
(11/29/11 - 11/29/11)
Suffolk University
Doctor Faustus
(11/17/11 - 11/20/11)
Suffolk University
Main
(10/15/11 - 10/15/11)
Suffolk University
Mortal Terror
(9/15/11 - 10/2/11)
Suffolk University

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