Travel to Conferences
Each year the Graduate School and the Department of Theatre offers financial assistance
to qualified students, enabling them to attend and participate in regional and national
conferences and professional auditions.
USITT
The Design and Technology faculty are all active members of USITT and have served
on a number of panels at the national conference. Students have the opportunity to
attend and present their work either at the "Cover the Walls" exhibit or the "Design
Expo" and are encouraged to join this wonderful organization. Each year the conference
is held in an exciting destination that showcases live theatre and event production.
3rd Year students are encouraged to submit for the prestigious Young Designer’s Forum,
held at USITT. Emily Clarkson (MFA, Lighting Design 2017) and Jacob Hofer (MFA, Lighting
Design 2016) have both been invited to present in recent years.
Theatre Studies in London
Students have the opportunity to travel to London for this five-week course. Outside
of class, students view at least 12 professional theatre performances at the National
Theatre, RSC and London’s West End, tour theatres and historic theatre sites, and
take master classes with actors, designers, directors, and critics from the English
stage. Excursions include trips to Stratford-upon-Avon to visit Shakespeare’s birthplace
and Bath to view the costume collection house there among many others.