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Bachelor of Arts in Theatre - Theatre Studies

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Bachelor of Arts in Theatre - Performance (Acting and Directing)

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre - Design and Technical Theatre

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre - Performance for Stage and Screen (Acting and Directing)

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre - Design for Stage and Screen

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre - Musical Theatre

Minor in Theatre

Minor in Theatre Performance


The School of Theater will prepare you for careers on the stage and screen with a wide range of courses, productions in state-of-the-art venues, and exciting summer field experiences. Students select their paths, supported by individualized attention from teachers and mentors who are practicing professionals with industry contacts. You'll participate in such productions as contemporary plays, modern musicals, historical dramas, and original student work. From day one, you'll find opportunities to show your talent, leadership, and collaborative abilities.

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Past Student Productions
SHOW THEATER
Brian Ganz: A Chopin Recital in Minneapolis / St. Paul Brian Ganz: A Chopin Recital
(5/4/24 - 5/4/24) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Bamberg Symphony with Hélène Grimaud in Minneapolis / St. Paul Bamberg Symphony with Hélène Grimaud
(4/27/24 - 4/27/24) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
The Okee Dokee Brothers in Minneapolis / St. Paul The Okee Dokee Brothers
(4/21/24 - 4/21/24) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Small Island Big Song in Minneapolis / St. Paul Small Island Big Song
(4/20/24 - 4/20/24) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Martha Graham Dance Company in Minneapolis / St. Paul Martha Graham Dance Company
(4/13/24 - 4/13/24) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Three Great Romantics in Minneapolis / St. Paul Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Three Great Romantics
(4/7/24 - 4/7/24) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Mutts Gone Nuts in Minneapolis / St. Paul Mutts Gone Nuts
(4/6/24 - 4/6/24) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Trinity Irish Dance Company in Minneapolis / St. Paul Trinity Irish Dance Company
(3/24/24 - 3/24/24) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Virginia Opera: Madama Butterfly in Minneapolis / St. Paul Virginia Opera: Madama Butterfly
(3/17/24 - 3/17/24) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Chopin and Liszt in Minneapolis / St. Paul Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Chopin and Liszt
(3/3/24 - 3/3/24) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Mnozil Brass in Minneapolis / St. Paul Mnozil Brass
(2/25/24 - 2/25/24) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
A.I.M by Kyle Abraham in Minneapolis / St. Paul A.I.M by Kyle Abraham
(2/17/24 - 2/17/24) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Les Grands Ballets Canadiens in Minneapolis / St. Paul Les Grands Ballets Canadiens
(2/10/24 - 2/10/24) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Virginia Opera: Sanctuary Road in Minneapolis / St. Paul Virginia Opera: Sanctuary Road
(2/4/24 - 2/4/24) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Isata Kanneh-Mason in Minneapolis / St. Paul Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Isata Kanneh-Mason
(1/28/24 - 1/28/24) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Hamid Rahmanian’s Song of the North in Minneapolis / St. Paul Hamid Rahmanian’s Song of the North
(1/27/24 - 1/27/24) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Mariachi Herencia de México in Minneapolis / St. Paul Mariachi Herencia de México
(12/10/23 - 12/10/23) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
American Festival Pops Orchestra: Holiday Pops: Songs of the Season in Minneapolis / St. Paul American Festival Pops Orchestra: Holiday Pops: Songs of the Season
(12/9/23 - 12/9/23) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy: A Celtic Family Christmas in Minneapolis / St. Paul Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy: A Celtic Family Christmas
(12/2/23 - 12/2/23) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Festive French Fare in Minneapolis / St. Paul Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Festive French Fare
(11/26/23 - 11/26/23) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Chanticleer in Minneapolis / St. Paul Chanticleer
(11/25/23 - 11/25/23) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
B – The Underwater Bubble Show in Minneapolis / St. Paul B – The Underwater Bubble Show
(11/19/23 - 11/19/23) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra with Renée Fleming in Minneapolis / St. Paul Fairfax Symphony Orchestra with Renée Fleming
(11/18/23 - 11/18/23) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Virginia Opera: The Barber of Seville in Minneapolis / St. Paul Virginia Opera: The Barber of Seville
(11/12/23 - 11/12/23) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens in Minneapolis / St. Paul Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens
(11/5/23 - 11/5/23) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Power and Passion of Beethoven in Minneapolis / St. Paul Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Power and Passion of Beethoven
(10/29/23 - 10/29/23) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra with Christian McBride in Minneapolis / St. Paul Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra with Christian McBride
(10/28/23 - 10/28/23) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Malpaso Dance Company in Minneapolis / St. Paul Malpaso Dance Company
(10/20/23 - 10/20/23) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood LIVE in Minneapolis / St. Paul Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood LIVE
(10/15/23 - 10/15/23) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Virginia Opera: Siegfried in Minneapolis / St. Paul Virginia Opera: Siegfried
(10/8/23 - 10/8/23) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Renée Elise Goldsberry in Concert in Minneapolis / St. Paul Renée Elise Goldsberry in Concert
(9/30/23 - 9/30/23) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Indigenous Enterprise in Minneapolis / St. Paul Indigenous Enterprise
(4/29/23 - 4/29/23) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
The Passing Zone in Minneapolis / St. Paul The Passing Zone
(4/23/23 - 4/23/23) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra with George Li in Minneapolis / St. Paul Fairfax Symphony Orchestra with George Li
(4/22/23 - 4/22/23) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Mozart and Friends in Minneapolis / St. Paul Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Mozart and Friends
(4/16/23 - 4/16/23) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
State Ballet of Georgia in Minneapolis / St. Paul State Ballet of Georgia
(4/15/23 - 4/15/23) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra with Bobby Floyd in Minneapolis / St. Paul Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra with Bobby Floyd
(4/8/23 - 4/8/23) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Daniel Hope and the Zurich Chamber Orchestra in Minneapolis / St. Paul Daniel Hope and the Zurich Chamber Orchestra
(4/2/23 - 4/2/23) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Cirque FLIP Fabrique in Minneapolis / St. Paul Cirque FLIP Fabrique
(3/31/23 - 4/1/23) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
The Adventures of Harold and the Purple Crayon in Minneapolis / St. Paul The Adventures of Harold and the Purple Crayon
(3/26/23 - 3/26/23) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
KODO in Minneapolis / St. Paul KODO
(3/18/23 - 3/18/23) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Virginia Opera: La Traviata in Minneapolis / St. Paul Virginia Opera: La Traviata
(3/11/23 - 3/12/23) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Musical Valentines in Minneapolis / St. Paul Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Musical Valentines
(2/26/23 - 2/26/23) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Chloé Arnold’s Syncopated Ladies LIVE! in Minneapolis / St. Paul Chloé Arnold’s Syncopated Ladies LIVE!
(2/25/23 - 2/25/23) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Voctave in Minneapolis / St. Paul Voctave
(2/19/23 - 2/19/23) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Doug Varone and Dancers in Minneapolis / St. Paul Doug Varone and Dancers
(2/18/23 - 2/18/23) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Czech National Symphony Orchestra in Minneapolis / St. Paul Czech National Symphony Orchestra
(2/12/23 - 2/12/23) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Virginia Opera: Fellow Travelers in Minneapolis / St. Paul Virginia Opera: Fellow Travelers
(2/4/23 - 2/5/23) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Silkroad Ensemble in Minneapolis / St. Paul Silkroad Ensemble
(1/29/23 - 1/29/23) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
The Acting Company: The Three Musketeers in Minneapolis / St. Paul The Acting Company: The Three Musketeers
(1/28/23 - 1/28/23) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
American Festival Pops Orchestra in Minneapolis / St. Paul American Festival Pops Orchestra
(12/10/22 - 12/10/22) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Vienna Boys Choir in Minneapolis / St. Paul Vienna Boys Choir
(12/9/22 - 12/9/22) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
The Queen’s Cartoonists in Minneapolis / St. Paul The Queen’s Cartoonists
(11/27/22 - 11/27/22) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
The 5 Browns in Minneapolis / St. Paul The 5 Browns
(11/26/22 - 11/26/22) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Immortal Impromptus in Minneapolis / St. Paul Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Immortal Impromptus
(11/20/22 - 11/20/22) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Virginia Opera: The Pirates of Penzance in Minneapolis / St. Paul Virginia Opera: The Pirates of Penzance
(11/12/22 - 11/13/22) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Preservation Hall Jazz Band in Minneapolis / St. Paul Preservation Hall Jazz Band
(11/6/22 - 11/6/22) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Nrityagram Dance Ensemble in Minneapolis / St. Paul Nrityagram Dance Ensemble
(11/5/22 - 11/5/22) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Head Over Heels in Minneapolis / St. Paul Head Over Heels
(10/27/22 - 10/30/22) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Mason School of Theater: Head Over Heels in Minneapolis / St. Paul Mason School of Theater: Head Over Heels
(10/27/22 - 10/30/22) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Virginia Opera: The Valkyrie in Minneapolis / St. Paul Virginia Opera: The Valkyrie
(10/8/22 - 10/9/22) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
MOMIX in Minneapolis / St. Paul MOMIX
(10/1/22 - 10/1/22) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Kristin Chenoweth in Concert in Minneapolis / St. Paul Kristin Chenoweth in Concert
(9/24/22 - 9/24/22) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Lila Downs in Minneapolis / St. Paul Lila Downs
(4/24/22 - 4/24/22) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra in Minneapolis / St. Paul Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
(4/23/22 - 4/23/22) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra in Minneapolis / St. Paul Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra
(4/16/22 - 4/16/22) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Virginia Opera: The Marriage of Figaro in Minneapolis / St. Paul Virginia Opera: The Marriage of Figaro
(4/10/22 - 4/10/22) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Everybody
(3/31/22 - 4/10/22) 		George Mason University
Virginia Opera: The Marriage of Figaro in Minneapolis / St. Paul Virginia Opera: The Marriage of Figaro
(4/9/22 - 4/9/22) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Evocative Visions in Minneapolis / St. Paul Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Evocative Visions
(4/3/22 - 4/3/22) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Camille A. Brown & Dancers in Minneapolis / St. Paul Camille A. Brown & Dancers
(4/2/22 - 4/2/22) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Edgar Meyer and the Scottish Ensemble in Minneapolis / St. Paul Edgar Meyer and the Scottish Ensemble
(3/27/22 - 3/27/22) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
SW!NG OUT in Minneapolis / St. Paul SW!NG OUT
(3/19/22 - 3/19/22) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Ladysmith Black Mambazo in Minneapolis / St. Paul Ladysmith Black Mambazo
(2/27/22 - 2/27/22) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Mark Morris Dance Group in Minneapolis / St. Paul Mark Morris Dance Group
(2/26/22 - 2/26/22) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Pilobolus
(2/20/22 - 2/20/22) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Popovich Comedy Pet Theater in Minneapolis / St. Paul Popovich Comedy Pet Theater
(2/19/22 - 2/19/22) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Virginia Opera: Three Decembers in Minneapolis / St. Paul Virginia Opera: Three Decembers
(2/6/22 - 2/6/22) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Minneapolis / St. Paul Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
(1/29/22 - 1/29/22) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Fantastic Fantasies in Minneapolis / St. Paul Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Fantastic Fantasies
(1/23/22 - 1/23/22) 		Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: The Glorious Music of Chopin in Minneapolis / St. Paul Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: The Glorious Music of Chopin
(11/21/21 - 11/21/21) 		George Mason University - College of Visual and Performing Arts
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
(4/22/20 - 4/25/20) 		George Mason University
Gruesome Playground Injuries
(4/17/20 - 4/17/20) 		George Mason University
Men on Boats
(3/26/20 - 4/5/20) 		George Mason University
The Women of Lockerbie
(2/27/20 - 3/1/20) 		George Mason University
Hir
(11/15/19 - 11/15/19) 		George Mason University
Cock
(11/8/19 - 11/8/19) 		George Mason University
Really Really
(2/28/19 - 3/3/19) 		George Mason University
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MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL SHOWS
Marry Me A Little in Minneapolis / St. Paul Marry Me A Little
The Crane Theater (6/20 - 6/23) Tracker
Ragamala Dance Company: Children of Dharma in Minneapolis / St. Paul Ragamala Dance Company: Children of Dharma
Northrop (11/2 - 11/2)
Triple Espresso: A Highly Caffeinated Comedy in Minneapolis / St. Paul Triple Espresso: A Highly Caffeinated Comedy
Plymouth Playhouse (7/12 - 8/11)
Malamanya - LIVE at Lyndale Gardens in Minneapolis / St. Paul Malamanya - LIVE at Lyndale Gardens
Illusion Theater (8/28 - 8/28)
It's Not the Heat, It's the Stupidity: 2 Hot, 2 Stupid in Minneapolis / St. Paul It's Not the Heat, It's the Stupidity: 2 Hot, 2 Stupid
Dudley Riggs Theatre (5/31 - 8/3)
Penelope in Minneapolis / St. Paul Penelope
Theatre Elision (7/12 - 8/17)
Prudence Johnson and Yazmin - LIVE at Lyndale Gardens in Minneapolis / St. Paul Prudence Johnson and Yazmin - LIVE at Lyndale Gardens
Illusion Theater (7/17 - 7/17)
Jim Jefferies: Give 'em What They Want in Minneapolis / St. Paul Jim Jefferies: Give 'em What They Want
State Theatre (10/12 - 10/12)
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