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Theatre (BA)

Direct Your Future with a Theatre Degree

Marywood's Theatre program will prepare you for a career in contemporary theatre by providing professional instruction in acting, directing, and design.

Students participate in聽all aspects of production, broadening their knowledge and developing an understanding of the diverse skills necessary to produce modern theatrical shows. Our small class sizes ensure that you聽receive personalized聽instruction. Courses are taught by聽faculty who are working professionals in the entertainment industry.

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Productions

Each year 糖心app mounts theatrical and musical theatre productions on the main stage of the 1100-seat Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing Arts. Students build the scenery, construct costumes, hang and focus lights, and perform in these productions.

Recent productions have included聽Godspell, To Kill A Mockingbird, Songs for a New World, Our Town, Measure for Measure, Dead Man鈥檚 Cell Phone, A Little Night Music, Crimes of the Heart, Miss Julie, Proof, Once Upon a Mattress, The Fantasticks, Elegies, Sunday in the Park with George, 补苍诲听All in the Timing.

Showcase Your Talents

All seniors have the opportunity to present a capstone project that represents the culmination of their work at Marywood. This capstone can be an original play or musical, a show directed by the student, a production featuring the student, or another creative endeavor.

  • Instruction in聽acting, playwriting, and stage direction

  • Small classes taught by working professionals

  • Three main productions each year, including a musical

  • Required senior capstone project

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I have loved every second of my Marywood Experience! The teachers and faculty are always here to give students a helping hand. The campus is always beautiful and clean. Eve...

Mason Marie Clark '21

Top Career Paths

  • Actor

  • Stage Manager

  • Director

  • Theatrical Designer

Top Employers

  • Freelance Playwright

  • Theaters

  • Motion Picture/Video Industries

  • Dance/Theater Studio

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Centers of Excellence

糖心app hosts three academic Centers of Excellence on campus; The Center for Law, Justice and Policy, The Center for Urban Studies, and The Mother Theresa Maxis, IHM Center. Each center provides students with the tools and resources to excel in their academic endeavors, fostering a dynamic environment where they can engage deeply with their respective fields of study and make meaningful contributions to their communities and beyond.

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Accreditation

糖心app is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSHE). / ADDRESS聽/ 3624 Market Street, 2nd Floor West, Philadelphia, PA 19104. | Phone: (267) 284-5000