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Sarah Lawrence College

Department of Creative and Performing Arts - Theatre

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Bronxville,New York 10708
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Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts - Theatre


The Sarah Lawrence College theatre program is a community of generous and engaged artists who value diverse, intentional, and rigorous research, process, and creation. We hold each other and ourselves accountable to responsibly challenge ourselves and each other to foster our growth as both individuals and collaborative artists. We support innovation, not only in the art that we produce but also in the systems that we make to learn, share, and create. Through an interdisciplinary curriculum that prioritizes equality, care, and experimentation, we aim to create an artistic environment steeped in joy in order to envision and build a better future. This is an open and inclusive community where everyone is welcome.

Notable Alumni Include:

Deirdre Kingsbury, Pam Tanowitz, Anne Lentz, Rashaun Mitchell




Faculty Info:

Caden Manson, Tei Blow, Kevin Confoy, Sandra Daley, Christine Farrell, Modesto Flako Jimenez, Graeme Gillis, Robert Gould, Heather Harpham, Jian Jung, Sibyl Kempson, Allen Lang, Sean Leo, Sifiso Mabena, Greg MacPherson, Thomas Mandel, K. Lorrel Manning, Adil Mansoor, William D. McRee, Aixa Rosario Medina, David Neumann, Liz Prince, Shelley Senter, Lake Simons, Stuart Spencer, Stew Stewart, Sterling Swann, Melisa Tien, Neelam Vaswani, Larissa Velez-Jackson, Bri Weintraub, Francine Zerfas.



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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
Eurydice
(11/2/23 - 11/4/23)
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Bull in a China Shop
(10/28/21 - 10/30/21)
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Head Over Heels
(3/5/20 - 3/14/20)
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Protecting Your Rights
(12/12/19 - 12/14/19)
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Stupid Fing Bird
(2/21/19 - 2/23/19)
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HAIR
(4/19/18 - 4/22/18)
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Lady in the Dark
(2/28/13 - 3/2/13)
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