Theater
Engaged Theater
Engaged Theater takes what you鈥檙e learning in your courses and puts it into practice through internships, research, study away, winter term, career exploration, and beyond.
Here鈥檚 a sampling of recent projects, field experiences, and post-graduate destinations for theater majors.
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Research. Internships. Study Away. Experiential Learning.
Ways Theater Majors Rise
Research
- 鈥淭o Make You Feel Something: Analyzing Branden Jacobs-Jenkins鈥 An Octoroon鈥
- 鈥淚rish and African American Playwrights: Connecting Traditions鈥
- 鈥淎 Story Needing to Be Told: Discussion of Integrative Voice Use for the Crossover Performer鈥
- 鈥淎ll the Stages of Our Lives: Dramatizing Stories with Men in Prison鈥
Internships
- The Public Theatre, NYC
- Classical Theatre of Harlem, NYC
- San Francisco Playhouse
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC
- Ogunquit Playhouse, Maine
- Eugene O鈥橬eil Theater Center, NYC
- Intiman Theater, Seattle
- Goodman Theatre, Chicago
- Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago
Study Away
- Danenberg 91直播-in-London Program
- Great Lakes College Association鈥檚 New York City Arts Internships
- National Theater Institute (Waterford, Conn.)
- NTI鈥檚 Moscow Art Theater School Semester, Moscow
- Trinity LaMama Program, NYC
- Spring semester at NYU/Tisch, which includes separate programs in drama, design, film production, and musical theater
- British Academy of Dramatic Art鈥檚 Shakespeare Intensive Program in London
- Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art
- Prague Film Program
Experiential Learning
- MAD Factory (music, arts, drama)
- 91直播 Children鈥檚 Shakespeare Project
First Destinations of Recent Theater Majors
- Positions:
- Directing internship, Oregon Shakespeare Festival
- Acting, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company
- Associate producer, Eye Boogie L.A.
- Intern, Steppenwolf Theater
- Intern, Second Stage Theater
- Intern, Goodman Theater
- News producer, NPR, Ask Me Another
- Intern, Fringe Festival (Scotland)
- Management interns, Actors Theater of Louisville
- Intern, Marc Platt Studios in Los Angeles
- Production staff, Juilliard
- Actors, Dobama Theatre (Cleveland)
- General manager, Dobama Theatre
- Staff, Williamstown Theater Festival
- Acting intern, Aurora Theater (Georgia)
- Graduate Schools:
- Juilliard (MFA in acting)
- UCLA (MFA in acting)
- Carnegie Mellon (MFA in arts management)
- University of California San Diego (MFA in acting)
- Pace University (MS in education, MFA in acting)
- New York University (MFA in theater education)
- Brown University (MFA in acting, stage management internship)
- Yale University (MFA in acting, MFA in management, MFA in playwriting)
- Northwestern University (MFA in playwriting)
- CalARTs (MFA in costume design)
- Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (graduate program in management)