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TheaterDepartment Chairperson: Bullard, ThomasLocation: 317 Whitehead Hall Phone: 718-951-5666 Fax: 718-951-4606 
The Department of Theater at Brooklyn College is one of New York City's leading training institutions for theater professionals. Our comprehensive curriculum includes courses in acting, voice, movement, improvisation, stage combat, directing, stagecraft, stage design, costume design, lighting design, stage management, performing arts management, and world theater history, including a series of electives focusing on different genres and time periods. The department offers a bachelor of arts in theater, a bachelor of fine arts in acting, and a bachelor of fine arts in design and technical production, as well as several minors and a concentration for Education majors. The Department of Theater provides undergraduates with a comprehensive understanding of professional theater-performance, directing, design, and stagecraft. Specific skills, including writing and research, developed in relation to individual fields and the greater discipline of theater, are fine tuned in a working environment that stresses ensemble work, collaboration, and effective communication. Theory and practice combine as student directors develop projects and work with student designers, technicians, and actors to showcase their mutual artistic vision. Performance and production opportunities are ample and required. Each year the Department of Theater produces nine to ten productions, including the Mainstage Series in the 488-seat Gershwin Theater and studio productions in the New Workshop Theater, our 120-seat black box theater. The demands of campus productions may limit opportunities for off-campus professional internships until the senior year; however, guest artists are invited to give classroom workshops and direct Mainstage productions, creating a bridge between the College and the professional theater. Past presenters include F. Murray Abraham, Olympia Dukakis, and Patricia Randall. Professional artists are an integral part of the adjunct faculty of the department. Students in all disciplines within the department have the opportunity to work with theater professionals in the classroom, on productions, and as interns with commercial organizations throughout the city. Special courses are offered based on the specific skills of the theater artists on staff during a given semester, from Acting for the Camera, with commercial actors, to Audition Technique, with professional coaches, to student productions that are often directed by guest directors whose careers encompass NYC theater as well as regional. Our students work with such prestigious organizations as the Manhattan Theatre Club, the New York Shakespeare Festival, and Playwrights Horizons. Many students maintain contact with the theater artists who have trained them, creating excellent support and networking opportunities for their transition to a professional environment. Our graduates work as actors, stage managers, designers, teaching artists, directors, and producers in New York City and regional organizations. The fundamental skills of theater-collaboration, communication, and analysis-are invaluable for a range of careers or as a basis for an advanced degree. Students who wish to pursue graduate studies may apply to the master's and doctoral degree programs offered by or in conjunction with this department.
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