UMASS - TheaterStudy the essential components of acting - character development and interpretation - through scene study, voice and speech, movement, and improvisational games.
Program DirectorsElmore James, Program Director Location Information
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, is the flagship campus of the Commonwealth's University system. As a major research university it attracts students from all 50 states as well as over 100 countries. Located on 1,450 acres in the scenic Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts, the campus provides a rich cultural environment in a rural setting close to major urban centers. As a member of the Five College consortium, the University shares a mutually rewarding relationship with students from Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith colleges.
For nearly thirty-five years, the Department of Theater at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has been a center for vibrant teaching and exceptional theater training. The Department is a place where excellence is pursued, where mentorship matters, where quality counts. It's a place where lives are changed. On the undergraduate level, the Department offers a B.A. in Theater. Students pursue a multi-faceted course of study divided into 1) dramaturgy 2) performance (acting and directing), and 3) design, technology, and management. Students take courses in all these areas within a flexible program that allows them to take additional classes in areas of individual interest. Currently, the Department counts about 200 majors. No audition is required for the major. On the graduate level, the Department offers the M.F.A. in Directing, Dramaturgy, Costume Design, Lighting Design, or Scenic Design. The program values personal mentorship, with the production season serving as a teaching laboratory. Students are able to tailor their programs of study to individual interests as a complement to the rigorous core curriculum. Most graduate students receive full tuition-waivers and assistantships during their three years. On both levels, the Department is strongly grounded in small classes for maximum interaction between students and a world-class faculty. Professors on a first-name basis with students transform lives with their dedication to teaching and commitment to the highest professional standards, in a season that is, in effect, an extension of the classroom. At the heart of it all, our superb student body makes the Department a community brimming with creative energy. The Department has two major performance venues: The Rand (a 560-seat proscenium space, below left) and The Curtain (a 100-seat black box, below right). These theaters, along with our classrooms and studios, bustle throughout the year. We produce 4-5 fully mounted "main stage" shows annually, plus a number of special presentations and co-productions. Additionally, we host dozens of more informal lab offerings as part of our "Studio 204" series, along with many other classroom- or student-generated projects.  Dates, Directors, and Faculty subject to change without notice.
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