Syracuse Stage Artistic Director Bob Hupp to Retire in 2027
Syracuse Stage's current artistic director Robert Hupp will retire after a decade of leading the region’s premier professional theatre.
Vassar College
Department of Drama
Department of Drama
124 Raymond AvenuePoughkeepsie, New York 12604
845.437.5250
Admissions@Vassar.edu
Degrees offered
Bachelor of Arts in Drama
About the program
The mission of the Vassar Drama Department is to provide our students with a strong multidisciplinary approach to the practice of Theater-Making, the study of Theater History, Dramatic Literatures, Performance Studies, and Global Theatrical practices.
The mission of the Vassar Drama Department is to provide our students with a strong multidisciplinary approach to the practice of Theater-Making, the study of Theater History, Dramatic Literatures, Performance Studies, and Global Theatrical practices.
Acceptance rate
While Vassar College's overall acceptance rate is around 17-19%
Faculty
Gabrielle H. Cody Professor of Drama on the Mary Riepma Ross '32 Chair Peter Gil-Sheridan Assistant Professor of Drama Christopher Grabowski Professor of Drama Stephen C. Jones Associate Professor of Drama and Director of Theater Kenisha D. Kelly Lecturer in Drama Leslie I. Partridge Sachs Visiting Instructor in Dance and Drama Conrad Elliott Schott Adjunct Assistant Professor of Drama SHONA L. TUCKER Professor and Chair of Drama Denise A. Walen Professor of Drama
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