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Department of Theater and Performance

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Stanford,California 94305-6104
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DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Arts in Drama - Acting

Bachelor of Arts in Drama - Theatre-Making

Minor in Drama

Minor in Dance


The department gives students a strong grasp of historical, cultural, and practical contexts in which live performance develops. With close faculty contact, department majors pursue areas of interest that may include acting, directing, writing, dance, devised theater, design, stage management, performance theory, and cultural studies. During the senior year students complete a capstone project as part of fulfilling the 60 units required for the major.

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ELEPHANT & PIGGIE'S: WE ARE IN A PLAY! JR. Is Now Available for Licensing
by Nicole Rosky - May 09, 2024


Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International (MTI) has announced that Elephant & Piggie’s: “We Are in A Play!” JR. is now available for licensing.

SF Symphony Reveals Summer With The Symphony Season
by Stephi Wild - May 02, 2024


The San Francisco Symphony has announced programming for its summer season, running July 4–August 4 with concerts at Davies Symphony Hall and outdoor performances at Stanford Live’s Frost Amphitheater, Shoreline Amphitheatre, and Sigmund Stern Grove.  

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by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 23, 2024


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Ensemble For These Times Announces Winners of 2023 Call For Scores With Luna Composition Lab Alums
by A.A. Cristi - April 22, 2024


Award-winning SF contemporary chamber group Ensemble for These Times has announced three commissions to Luna Composition Lab alums as part of the group's two-year collaborative Call for Scores.

Art Institute Of Chicago Announces New Exhibition FOUR CHICAGO ARTISTS
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Explore 95 works from four iconic Chicago artists, Theodore Halkin, Evelyn Statsinger, Barbara Rossi, and Christina Ramberg at the Art Institute of Chicago.

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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
Company
(1/20/23 - 1/22/23)
CAST
Stanford University
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
(5/19/22 - 5/22/22)
Stanford University Student Activities
Everybody
(2/27/20 - 3/7/20)
Stanford University TAPS
CABARET (1998 VERSION)
(5/16/19 - 5/25/19)
Roble Hall Stanford University
Stop Kiss
(3/7/19 - 3/9/19)
Stanford University TAPS
Constellations
(1/31/19 - 2/2/19)
Stanford University TAPS
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC in Broadway A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
(1/24/19 - 1/26/19)
STANFORD UNIVERSITY-DEPT. OF MUSIC
BALLAD OF BABY DOE
(2/23/17 - 2/26/17)
Stanford University
Evita
(5/28/15 - 5/30/15)
Stanford University
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