The Department of Drama at Tisch School of the Arts is unique in the nation for its combination of rigorous conservatory training and broad-ranging academic education. Using the incomparable theatrical resources of New York City as well as the superb intellectual resources of New York University, the department has created a uniquely balanced B.F.A. (Bachelor of Fine Arts) program that aims to establish the artistic and intellectual foundations for a successful professional life in the theatre and allied disciplines.
In partnership with some of the country's foremost professional theatre training institutions, we offer comprehensive conservatory training in acting, directing, musical performance, design, production and stage management. Equally emphasized is our expansive and innovative theatre studies curriculum, unparalleled in its scope. The professional training faculty is composed of accomplished, working artists. The academic faculty is led by internationally recognized theatre studies scholars and theorists. The curriculum is further enriched by required courses in the humanities and social sciences. An extensive internship program connects students to the professional theatre community of New York City. The program is framed by a vast and varied schedule of productions that often involve world-famous guest artists.
"The future needs theatre artists and all that they embody in more ways than any of us will be able to predict. Theatre may bery well be the art form that will provide the stimulus and focus to energize our society through the next millennium. Here in the Department of Drama we incubate flexible, adaptable minds, capable of divergent thinking and committed professional practice. Tisch drama students find multiple pathways forward from a single problem--knowing that the search will take them beyond one narrow answer"
Elizabeth Bradley
Chair, Department of Drama
