Theater Arts

Overview

Theater Arts at Brandeis University is the interdisciplinary study of humanity, focusing on what it takes to be part of the process of performing and making a play on stage.

The programme

The Department of Theater Arts offers courses in four areas that are key to a well-rounded theater experience - Acting/Performance, Design, Production, and Dramatic Literature and History. Our students are given an opportunity to participate in the art of theater in all its parts. For example, students may act, direct, sing, dance, design, manage, build, and provide crew support on our productions as part of their major study. With a solid grounding in fundamental theater practices and exploration of cutting edge techniques, students begin their journey to find their unique voice.

The Brandeis Department of Theater Arts’ rich history is embedded in the legacy of Leonard Bernstein and the gifted collaborators who invigorated Spingold Theater Center into being. You, our students, bring a wide range of experience and talent to our department through your studies, which are as diverse as the sciences, social sciences, education, literature and the other creative arts. The study of theater arts requires that you stretch your imagination, gather your academic research and put it into action culminating in a performance, design work, written script or scholarly paper. We stand on the shoulders of the visionary artists who brought all of the Brandeis Creative Arts Departments to life and endeavor to instill in you the same kind of artistic innovation, discipline and courage.