Theater and Performance Studies (BA)

专业详情

The mission of the undergraduate program in Theater and Performance Studies is to provide a strong, non-conservatory program that joins the study and practice of performance within the context of a liberal arts curriculum. The department gives students a strong grasp of historical, cultural, and practical contexts in which live performance develops. With close faculty contact, department majors pursue areas of interest that may include acting, directing, writing, dance, devised theater, design, stage management, performance theory, and cultural studies. During the senior year students complete a senior project as part of fulfilling the 60 units required for the major.

All TAPS majors are required to select a concentration in Acting or Theater-Making. General guidance on course sequencing is available from the TAPS Director of Undergraduate Studies, Samer Al-Saber (salsaber@stanford.edu); the coordinator of the Acting concentration, Amy Freed (afreed@stanford.edu); and the coordinator of the Theater-Making concentration, Michael Rau (mjrau@stanford.edu).

Suggested Preparation for the Major

Prospective majors in the first two years of study at Stanford are encouraged to take part in casting opportunities in department productions.