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Our approach to the study and practice of theater, film, and media is grounded in a liberal arts environment that values interdisciplinary and culturally plural perspectives. The lively exchange of ideas and practices across disciplines sparks our activities in classrooms, on stage and screen, and in the studios.

Our curriculum includes not only the study of literature, screen media, and history, but also a full range of theater, film, and media arts, including: acting for the stage and for the camera, stage directing, dance/movement, screenwriting, technical theater, digital film- and video-making, scenic, costume, and lighting design for stage and screen. Core courses are continuously updated to keep pace with latest developments, and topics courses provide coverage of cutting-edge scholarship, techniques, and technologies.

Majors in theater studies and in film and media studies will complete a core of regularly offered courses that exemplify the diversity of subjects and cultures entailed in their field of study. The two focuses, theater studies and film and media studies, share some courses that are fundamental to both curricula, but each focus includes opportunities for advanced work in specialized areas of scholarship and artistry. Above all, majors will benefit from an array of course work that emphasizes the reciprocal enrichments of combining scholarship and creative activity. Visiting guests and special topics or experimental courses supplement the regular curriculum.

The curriculum in theater, film, and media studies encourages students to interrogate representations on stage and screen toward an understanding of their historical, cultural, and artistic significance. Additionally, we provide opportunities for students to produce their own works and to collaborate on projects with faculty members and other students. Majors will be prepared to undertake graduate work in related disciplines or careers in related professions.

Minors in theater studies, in film and media studies, and in dance/movement are available for those students who wish to pursue a concentrated course of study in these areas.

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