Theater and Performance Studies

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
Local:$ 69.8 k / Year(s) Foreign:$ 69.8 k / Year(s) Deadline: Jan 10, 2025
120 place StudyQA ranking:2247 Duration:4 years

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Housed in the Davis Performing Arts Center, the Theater & Performance Studies Program features a nationally recognized faculty of leading scholar/artists and professional practitioners, with a dynamic interdisciplinary major that emphasizes the interaction of artistic and analytic inquiry.  The Program has rapidly attracted significant national attention for its distinctive curriculum, which integrates the political and international character of Georgetown, a commitment to social justice, and high-quality, cutting-edge production seasons, including world premieres. In 2012, Backstage selected the Program as one of the top five college theater programs outside of New York.

The Theater & Performance Studies Program provides unique focus on adapting, devising and developing new work, interdisciplinary research-to-performance projects such as senior theses, cross-cultural performance studies, and innovative approaches to design and multi-media, as well as playwriting, directing, dramaturgy, ensemble, and solo performance.

The Program invests in a distinctive array of professional partnerships and collaborations, including with Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, with a growing focus on global performance and politics, as represented by international convenings and residencies (Belarus Free Theatre, Ping Chong, Baghdad University, Anna Deavere Smith) and by the establishment of the Laboratory of Global Performance and Politics, a collaborative initiative with the School of Foreign Service. Each year the Program hosts residencies with guest artists who collaborate deeply with students in the classroom and in the life of the Davis Performing Arts Center. Our major prepares students for lives in varied fields, including the arts, education, public service, and cultural criticism.

Course code Title
TPST-091 Production Practicum
TPST-092 Production Practicum
TPST-093 Production Practicum Crew/Shop
TPST-099 Black Theatre Ensemble
TPST-120 Acting I
TPST-125 Improvisation for Social Change
TPST-130 Play Analysis
TPST-191 Performance Lab: TPST Season
TPST-200 Adaptation and Performance of Literature
TPST-220 Acting II - Scene Study and Character
TPST-223 Performance and Politics
TPST-226 Acting Shakespeare
TPST-240 World Theater History
TPST-255 Acting & Directing for Film
TPST-274 (Anti-) Multimedia Performance
TPST-275 Costume History: Material Culture
TPST-280 Hope Playwriting Seminar
TPST-282 Writing Stage Adaptations
TPST-309 Post 9/11 Theater
TPST-326 Art of the Monologue
TPST-380 Adv. Hope Playwriting Sem
TPST-382 Writing Stage Adaptations
TPST-410 Colloquium for TPST Majors
TPST-475 Design Apprenticeship
TPST-481 Sr. Thesis Ind- New Work Development
  • SAT - Georgetown's SAT code is 5244. Georgetown only considers the critical reading and math portions of the SAT, not the writing section. If an applicant takes the SAT more than once, the admissions committees will consider the highest critical reading score and the highest math score from multiple test sessions when reviewing the application.
  • ACT - Georgetown's ACT code is 0668. Georgetown accepts the ACT in lieu of the SAT. Applicants who take the ACT more than once will have their highest composite score considered in the evaluation process. The optional writing section on the ACT is not required, nor is the writing subscore used in the application review process.
  • SAT Subject Tests - It is strongly recommended that all candidates, whether they have taken the SAT Reasoning Test or the ACT, submit three SAT Subject Tests scores. The scores from writing portion on the SAT Reasoning Test and the optional writing portion of the ACT will not be used in place of a Subject Test.
  • TOEFL - Georgetown's TOEFL code is 5244. TOEFL is recommended for candidates studying in non-U.S. educational systems and whose native language is not English. Georgetown also does accept results from the IELTS. Please contact either the Educational Testing Service (ETS) or the American College Testing Program (ACT) for details about this exam.
  • If you will graduate from a school with a final examination such as the British A-Levels, Cambridge Pre-U, German Abitaur, French Baccalaureat, or International Baccalaureate, you will need to submit both Projected and Final results. These should be included in the Secondary School Report sent from your college counselor, teacher or the Head of School.
  • A cover letter outlining your specific interest in the Department, your relevant experience, why you are applying to Georgetown, and how you envision being involved in the Performing Arts at Georgetown (e.g. as a Theater & Performance Studies major? minor? supplemental academic courses and productions?  co-curricular projects only?)  Please be explicit in the cover letter about any other materials you are submitting.  If you are interested in submitting materials for more than one discipline, craft your single cover letter accordingly addressing your multiple interests.
  • Brief work samples (i.e. 5 minutes total). Please provide clear information on what you are submitting (your name, title of work, role etc.) Videos can be taken from actual productions or can be monologues recorded specifically as “auditions.”  If you are a playwright or designer you may also provide links to portfolio samples or short script excerpts.
  • A resume, no more than two pages in length, including theatrical experience (be specific about venue (i.e. professional, school etc.)  Please outline any private instruction received, productions appeared in, and any technical experience you may have (stage management, lighting design, sound engineering, set design, costume design, etc.).

Scholarships

Georgetown University is Need-Blind for all applicants.

Admitted students who have requested financial aid and are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents will be considered for a very limited number of need-based scholarships. To be considered for one of these scholarships, the student/applicant will need to indicate their intent to apply for financial aid on the Application for Undergraduate Admission and should submit a CSS/Financial Aid Profile online at http://www.collegeboard.com. For further details, please see the Office of Student Financial Services website.

Whether admitted either under our Early Action or Regular Decision review periods, all candidates for financial aid will be notified about their eligibility for aid, their financial aid awards or about missing documents during the first week of April.

Please note that we are now using the CSS/Financial Aid Profile in place of the International Student Financial Aid form.

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