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Smith College

Department of Theatre

Department of Theatre

100 Paradise Road
Northampton, Massachusetts 01063
413.585.3204
admission@smith.edu

Degrees offered

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre
Minor in Theatre
Master of Fine Arts in Playwriting

About the program

Smith offers theatre enthusiasts extraordinary opportunities both on and off the stage. The theatre program features some 35 courses in acting, directing, design, playwriting, literature, history and dramatic theory. Courses include Theatre History and Culture, Acting, Directing, Writing for the Theatre, Set Design, Costume Design, and Lighting Design, and a rich array of courses in world drama, including American theatre, Black theatre, Jewish theatre, African and Caribbean theatre, Canadian theatre, as well as pre-modern and modern European theatre.

Acceptance rate

While Smith College doesn't specifically publish acceptance rates for individual departments like Theatre, its overall acceptance rate is highly competitive, at around 19.7%

Faculty

Len Berkman, Edward Check, Tara Franklin, Kiki Gounaridou, Andrea Hairston, John Hellweg, Ellen W. Kaplan, Daniel Elihu Kramer, Kiki Smith, Nan Zhang.

by Stephi Wild — July 27, 2026

Valerie Rachelle Named Artistic Director and Dean of PCPA

Valerie Rachelle Named Artistic Director and Dean of PCPA

by A.A. Cristi — July 23, 2026

Valerie Rachelle has been named Artistic Director and Dean of Pacific Conservatory Theatre, returning to the institution where she previously worked as an actor, casting director, and choreographer.

LIFELONG to Make Edinburgh Fringe World Premiere

LIFELONG to Make Edinburgh Fringe World Premiere

by Stephi Wild — July 23, 2026

LIFELONG, a new play by two-time Fringe First winner Lynda Radley, explores immortality, AI, and inequality through Pepperdine University students performing at the Edinburgh Fringe.

LIFELONG by Pepperdine Scotland to Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe

LIFELONG by Pepperdine Scotland to Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe

by Stephi Wild — June 9, 2026

Double Fringe First winners Pepperdine Scotland and playwright Lynda Radley reunite for LIFELONG, a new work set in an AI-controlled facility where scientific advances grant residents extraordinarily long lives — at a cost.

LIFELONG to Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe

LIFELONG to Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe

by Stephi Wild — June 3, 2026

Double Fringe First winners Pepperdine Scotland and playwright Lynda Radley reunite to premiere LIFELONG at the Edinburgh Fringe, a new work exploring longevity technology, AI, and the dangers of power in the wrong hands.

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