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Bachelor of Arts in Performing Arts and Social Justice - Theatre

Minor in Theatre


Theater concentration courses in the Performing Arts and Social Justice (PASJ) major builds the foundation necessary to create theater in our changing world, by providing students with technical training, room for personal exploration and artistic expression, and the social and historical context in which theater is made. San Francisco provides a unique laboratory in which our students engage the world. The goal of the major is to develop artists who are not only technically competent and versatile, but who have also explored the conceptual, compositional and creative processes underlying theater as an artistic form.

Faculty Info:

Megan Nicely, Alexandra Amati, Byron Au Yong, Amie Dowling, Roberto Gutièrrez Varea, Peter Novak, Christine Young.



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