Overview

The Theatre Arts and Performance Studies program offered by Brown University offers three tracks with many points of overlap among them: Performance Studies, Theatre Arts, and Dance. Concentrators gain exposure to a broad spectrum of performance modes and methods — acting, directing, dance, and writing, and chose an avenue of focus among them.

Classes are a key way to get to know faculty and other students well. But there are also shows to help out on as run crew. There are costumes to design and build, lights to hang, lines to memorize, muscles to stretch, voices to warm, directing projects to propose. There are producing boards to sit on and there are sets to design, productions to stage manage, dances to choreograph, plays to write, songs to write, philosophies to write, and –always – posters to hang.

Graduates with B.A. in Theatre Arts and Performance Studies from Brown University will:

Gain skill in one or more of the practical crafts of theatre, dance, public speaking, or performance art

Increase abilities in speech and communication

Gain familiarity with the history of theater, dance, and other performing arts from transnational perspectives

Explore areas of performance theory

Gain familiarity with dramatic texts and theatrical contexts

Enhance their writing abilities

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Introduction to Acting and Directing

Acting

Persuasive Communication

Playwriting

Introduction to Technical Theatre and Production

Stage Lighting

Stage Management

Global Theatre and Performance: Paleolithic to the Threshold of Modernity

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-01-03 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
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Other requirements

General requirements

Online application

Personal statement regarding their interests and/or intended areas of study.

We strongly encourage applicants to submit a scanned image of the transcript at the time of application, which can speed processing; however, a final, official transcript will be required of all admitted students who matriculate. Applicants who have attended international institutions must submit transcripts or certified attestations of study, with certified English translations.

Three letters of recommendation by persons well qualified to speak from first-hand knowledge about the applicant's potential for graduate study. All letters should comment on an applicant’s ability to do research and perform in the program’s required coursework.

TOEFL/IELTS - not required if you have earned a degree from a non-U.S. university where the primary language of instruction is English

Tuition Fee

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International

68612 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 68612 USD per year during 48 months.
National

68612 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 68612 USD per year during 48 months.
In-State

68612 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 68612 USD per year during 48 months.

Living costs for Providence

1030 - 1900 USD /month

Living costs

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Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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