Our graduate students go on to hold key positions in hundreds of universities and professional theatres throughout the nation. They also excel in related professions such as film and television.

You will spend your years with us intensively honing your craft and advancing your talents. Our students become both fluent and focused as theatre arts professionals. They also make critical connections with others in the performing arts. Their credentials confer authority—they find that the department’s reputation for scholarly excellence and high artistic standards serves them well in a variety of careers.

Students who pursue graduate degrees in theatre have gone into careers teaching at the university level, managing or directing theatre companies, designing, producing and performing professionally, and working creatively in many other fields.

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