BA Theatre and Performance Studies

The Theater and Performance Studies (TAPS) major and minor combine academic theory with artistic practice. Courses approach drama and theater from diverse perspectives, including textual analysis of written plays; theory and history of drama as literature and performance; theater in relationship to other performance practices, such as music, ritual, and social or political ceremonies; and the practice of theater. Majors acquire facility in the practice of two media (e.g., theater, film, video, dance, music, creative writing), while gaining fluency in the critical analysis of those media. The fourth year culminates in an original honors creative project, produced in the spring and accompanied by a critical paper. Many theater and drama courses are available as electives to students in any major and as fulfillment of Core requirements.