2810 Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Unicersity of Maryland
College Park, Maryland 20742-1610
Dear Prospective Theatre Student:
Thank you for your interest in the University of Maryland Department of Theatre. We hope you will enjoy browsing our website and discovering the passion we have for our scholarship and craft. The Department of Theatre offers a top-notch program where students explore, experiment and experience - challenging themselves to reach beyond the boundaries.
Many factors make our program a standout:
- Residence in the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, a multi-million dollar, dual-purpose, state-of-the-art facility, which also houses the Department of Dance, School of Music, and Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library
- An award-winning faculty, including several Helen Hayes Award winners, an Emmy winner, and a winner of the Barnard Hewitt Award for an outstanding theatre history book
- Our diverse student body - comprised of talented actors, designers, production workers, and more
- The atmosphere of a small college within the setting of a large research-one university
- Location in the nations' fastest growing theatre region, and national epicenter for research
- Professional affiliations with outstanding Washington DC regional theatre companies
Undergraduate Theatre Majors complete a program of course work which reaches across various aspects of theatre - theatre history, play analysis, technical theatre and design, as well as performance. Students may then choose to create a focus in an area of specific interest and custom design their requirements to reflect their interests and abilities. Initially, an audition is not a requirement for admittance as a Theatre Major, however, some performance courses require auditions and some design and production courses require prerequisites.
Click here to learn more about our undergraduate program; be sure to look at the information about our yearly Scholarship Audition Day. We know you will want to visit us and view our students' work. To set up a tour of the Department or request a copy of our Theatre brochure, contact us at thetinfo@umd.edu.
Sincerely,
Rita Phelps
Coordinator of Student Services and Advisor