Why Study BA in Theatre Arts?
The BA in Theatre Arts major, with its four concentrations, offers students an opportunity to study with New York theatre professionals, to work on main stage productions, establish professional contacts, and obtain internships with some of New York’s major theaters and professional organizations.
Why Study Theatre Arts at MMC?
MMC is centrally located in Manhattan and offers classes that allow students to experience the richness of the city. We combine professional theatre education and training with the liberal arts, teaching our students how to create compelling, informed, imaginative, and innovative theatre. Our students are exposed to great theatre — on Broadway, Off-Broadway, along Theatre Row, and downtown in experimental theatres — and they take advantage of the best of New York City’s internship opportunities. Since Marymount Manhattan is an undergraduate college, students do not compete with graduate students for design, directing, stage management, acting, dramaturgy, and playwriting opportunities.
What You Will Learn
Upon completing the Theatre Arts major, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate comprehension of achievements in drama and theatrical production across a range of periods and cultures;
- Demonstrate comprehension of the interdisciplinarity of theatre study and the collaborative nature of theatre production;
- Demonstrate writing, oral communication, research, performance, and technical skills as foundations for building specific expertise in selected areas of concentration;
- Draw on external resources for further study and work experience by utilizing museums, theatres, performing arts organizations, libraries, and other institutions in New York City and abroad.
There are four areas of concentration that develop specific expertise within the general program
Required Courses
Stagecraft
Script Analysis
Theatre Histories I and II
Elements of Directing
Shakespeare, the Stage, and Humanity
Advanced Studies in Drama and Theatre
Theatre Elective (from list of courses TBD)
Plus Courses from One of the Following Concentrations
Directing
Acting: Process andTechnique
Acting: Beginning Scene Study
Stage Management
Theatre Production: Main Stage
Dramatic Forms and Genres
Directing II
Design for Directors and Choreographers, or Digital Sound Workshop, or Costume Design I, or Lighting Design I, or Scenic Design I
Theatre History and Performance Texts
Performance Research
Advanced Studies in Drama and Theatre
Dramatury Practicum, or Independent Study, or Internship
Three 300-400 Level Dramatic Lit Courses (from a list of courses)
Theatre and New Media
Introduction to Lighting for Film & Video
Digital Sound Workshop
New Media Workshop
Video Field Production
Theatre Games and Improvisation
Acting for Majors
Performing with Digital Media
One Special Topics in New Media Course (from a list of courses)
Writing for the Stage
Introduction to Playwriting
Intermediate Playwriting Techniques I and II
Advance Playwriting Techniques I and II
One Course in Television or Screenplay Writing, or New Play Development (from a list of courses)
Directing
Theatre History and Performance Texts
Theatre and New Media
Writing for the Stage
Program Highlights
Flexible and Tailored
Career Focused
Experience Oriented
Top College Program
Each year, the team at OnStage Blog announces the best performing arts schools for the coming year based on research by theatre educators, students, alumni, and parents—the people who really know what’s important in theatre education. MMC made the cut and was praised for our impressive master classes and lectures.
