School of Drama School of Drama
Source: www.artsci.washington.edu
Topic: Drama
Sort Desciption: The School of Drama investigates the art of theatre and performance—its ... The UW School of Drama is one of the best training programs in the country. ...
Content Inside: The School of Drama investigates the art of theatre and performance—its practice, history, meaning—and fosters a spirit of inquiry by providing artists and scholars with tools for critical and inventive thinking and opportunities for practical application. STUDENTS (AUTUMN 2006) 200 Undergraduate majors 50 Master of Fine Arts students 14 PhD students DEGREES AWARDED (2005-2006) 71 Bachelor of Arts degrees 16 MFA degrees in Acting, Directing, and Design 4 PhDs in Theatre History, Theory, and Criticism ALUMNI AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS Highlights The UW School of Drama is one of the best training programs in the country. It was hailed in The New York Times as “one of the nation’s most often mentioned MFA acting programs by casting directors and theatrical agents.” For six consecutive years, faculty, staff, and the School have been honored by the University of Washington, receiving prestigious awards including four UW Distinguished Teaching Awards, a UW Distinguished Staff Award, and the Brotman Award for Instructional Excellence in Undergraduate Education. The PhD program is at the forefront of critical theatre studies in America, with a highly respected national profile. Faculty have been published by prestigious publishing houses such as Cambridge University Press, Camden Press, University of Delaware Press, and Paul Grave MacMillan. The School is the only comprehensive undergraduate and graduate theatre training program in the region. Facilities feature four theatre configurations that are standard in professional theatre. Alumni have founded theatres such as ACT Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Empty Space Theatre, and most recently, the Washington Ensemble Theatre (WET), hailed by the Seattle Weekly as Seattle’s Best Fringe Theatre 2005. Core Teaching The undergraduate curriculum in drama (BA) provides a general knowledge of the art and craft of the theatre as a foundation for further study or training. The focus ...
