• A scene from A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

    Production Mainstage

    Our Mainstage Season presents 5 productions each year including classics, musicals, plays by contemporary writers and new work. Our Partnership Program brings a team of nationally known artists to create a cutting-edge work with students and faculty.

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  • A scene from VISUAL MIXTAPE

    Production Gallery Season

    Our Gallery Season presents ~15 new plays each year by graduate and undergraduate writers.
    Playwrights, directors, dramaturgs, designers, actors, stage managers, technicians and audiences collaborate on new works.

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  • A scene from A KINGDOM JACK'D, NPF '18

    Undergraduate Passion for Success

    Our undergraduate program offers in-depth training in every aspect of theatre, developing the skills needed in every contemporary career: creativity, collaboration, leadership, and the ability to complete a complex project on time.

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  • The cast of SHOE, NPF '18

    Graduate In the Studio & On Stage

    Actors, designers, directors, dramaturgs, playwrights and stage managers all have their own intensive MFA programs of study – in the studio and on stage – working together on ~25 productions each year, including ~15 new plays by student writers.

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A scene from CRESCENDO

Join us in a community that celebrates new work for the theatre.

A comprehensive education in theatre with a special emphasis on new work

  • Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts, including the option to Double Major in Music & Theatre or Dance & Theatre
  • MFA in Theatre, with specialties in Acting, Design, Directing, Dramaturgy, Playwriting, and Stage Management
  • Undergraduate Certificate in Performing Arts Entrepreneurship
  • Virtually every graduate student receives an assistantship, a scholarship – or both.