Why study BFA in Stage and Production Management?

    Call the shots and watch your creative eye come to life in the heart of New York City. As a stage or production manager, you’ll blend critical logistics with artistic vision and collaborate with production teams from first rehearsal to closing curtain. Our program emphasizes the interconnectivity between management, leadership, and the technical aspects of theatre arts to bring stories to life on stage.

    Why study BFA in Stage and Production Management at MMC?

    The BFA in Stage and Production Management major offers students opportunities to stage manage main stage, studio, and off-site productions; study with New York theater professionals; establish professional contacts with AEA Stage Managers; and obtain internships with some of New York’s best theatres.

    This program combines classroom and practical applications within a robust liberal arts education. We prepare students for successful professional careers while offering the education needed to be global citizens.

    Located in the heart of Manhattan, students in the BFA in Stage and Production Management major truly learn to use New York City as their campus. Whether you are attending productions on or off-Broadway, in venues downtown or in Brooklyn, or traveling to an off-campus internship, students experience all that the city has to offer.

    What You Will Learn

    As a BFA in Stage and Production Management major, you will:

    • Develop management, organizational, technical, and cue calling skills that support a variety of production styles and settings while working on College and professional productions;
    • Build upon communication and collaboration skills needed to become a successful member of creative and production teams, and;
    • Develop the ability to discuss and problem solve physical and technical production needs, including using non-traditional research skills.

    Required Courses

    Stagecraft

    Script Analysis

    The Business of Broadway

    Interpersonal Communication or Principles and Theories of Communication

    Theatre Histories I and II

    Stage Management: Concepts and Practices

    Stage Management in Performance

    History and Mission of Arts Institutions

    Elements of Directing

    Shakespeare, the Stage, and Humanity

    Design for Directors and Choreographers

    Stage Management II

    Production Management

    Stage Management Colloquium

    Producing Performance or The Legal Environment of Business

    Independent Study or Internship

    Advance Studies in Drama and Theatre

     

    Program Highlights

    Summer at MMC; students in Central Park

    Let New York City become your playground. You’ll have the opportunity to shadow Broadway stage managers during performances and start growing your network; stage manage our off-site productions in locations throughout Manhattan; and intern at some of NYC’s best theatre companies.

    Right from the start you will have a combination of classroom, interactive, and mentorship experiences that will prepare you for stage managing in our Bordeau Box Theatre by the end of your first year. With faculty guidance, you’ll move from the Box to the Main Stage at a pace that’s right for you.

    Barbara Adrian, Professor of Theatre Arts, in rehearsal with the cast of Stage Door (Fall 2013)

    Along with guiding you through program requirements, your faculty advisor will work with you to tailor your academic schedule and offer opportunities on productions that fit your individual interests.

    • We learned using real-life examples and hands-on experience while practicing a level of professionalism that prepared me to work in and outside of Marymount.

      Skylar Jean ’20

      Class of 2020, Major in Theatre Arts with a concentration in Producing and Management

      Meet Skylar
    • Marymount Manhattan truly prepared me for every aspect of a career in theatre. I feel like I can handle anything now because of the diversity of experiences the faculty provided. From musicals, new plays, classics, and experimental theatre -Marymount opened the door to these exciting worlds, showed me the way in, and made me feel at home.

      Chip Rodgers ’11

      Class of 2011, Major in Theatre Arts with concentrations in Directing and Performance

      Meet Chip
    • Working with actual industry professionals who make your dreams come alive is the reason for this schoolwork. I thankfully have found my path and have so much confidence in myself thanks to these fearless leaders.

      Alex Dash ’20

      Class of 2020, Major in Theatre Arts with a concentration in Producing and Management

      Meet Alex
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    Careers and Outcomes

    With a B.F.A. in Stage and Production Management, you will be well prepared for careers as stage and production managers in theatre and dance. With the transferrable skills gained from this program, you can take your training to all walks of life and use those skills in areas such as arts administration and management, producing live and corporate events, show running, company management, project management, wedding planning, and many more!

    Careers

    • Production Manager
    • Stage Manager
    • Event Coordinator
    • Producer
    • Production Assistant

    Employers

    • The York Theatre
    • Sleep No More at the McKittrick Hotel
    • Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
    • New Jersey Performing Arts Center
    • Universal Studios Hollywood

    The Theresa Lang Theatre

    No matter your major or concentration, Theatre Arts students have the opportunity to learn, design, work, and perform in the College’s 250-seat theatre. From our intimate J. William Bordeau Box Theatre to the Great Hall, MMC has a range of performance spaces serving the Theatre Arts program.

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