Theatre Arts, Bachelor of Arts
Faculty: Barbara Kahl; Marc Shaw (Chair)
Adjunct Faculty: Gary Burlew; Kathryn T. Smith
Major
Theatre Arts
Minor
Theatre Arts
About
Hartwick’s Department of Theatre Arts engages undergraduate students in the creative, intellectual, and experiential practice of theatre within a liberal arts education. We prepare students to become versatile theatre practitioners equipped with the knowledge, skills, and experience to pursue careers as independent and collaborative artists capable of pursuing advanced education, working in the performing arts, and/or allied professions.
Our students are actively involved in all aspects of theatre performance and production through the 2-3 main stage productions and 2-8 student directed Lab productions produced annually. Students gain real-world experience by providing technical support for visiting professional theatre and dance companies.
Outstanding student work may be nominated for presentation at the annual Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KC/ACTF). Past Hartwick students have won regional and national KCACTF awards in playwrighting and in various design areas (media, props, scenic, and poster). New plays that premiered at Hartwick have gone on to receive Regional and National recognition.
Theatre Arts graduates have gone on to:
- Graduate school at Yale School of Drama, University of Missouri, Kansas City, Stella Adler Studio, and NYU Tisch School for Arts programs.
- Work for Juilliard, Smithsonian Discovery Theatre, Disney Theatrical, MSNBC TV, the Vineyard Theatre (NYC), Adirondack Scenic Studios, Manhattan Children’s Theatre, Glimmerglass Opera, Portland Stage, Showman Fabricators, and the Theatre Development Fund.