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The core curriculum was designed for each student to build a critical understanding of the profession through daily artistic training.

In addition to core classes, your curriculum is rounded out with numerous masterclasses with industry professionals, including master teachers, actors, casting directors, agents, producers, composers, writers, designers, stage managers and production staff members.

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  • DRA 451 Theater Immersion and Analysis (3 credits)
    Students attend Broadway and off-Broadway theater every week as a basis of exploration into period, play analysis, stylistic development, etc. Class meets once a week for instruction in addition to attending the theater.
  • DRA 550 Professional Practices (3 credits)
    This class is designed to support the student in gaining practical experience and knowledge of the entertainment business. During the semester students are exposed to experienced professionals in the field of theater, film, and television through workshops and dialogue, field trips and hands-on assignments.
  • DRA 530 Advanced Actors Workshop (3 credits)
    An experiential exploration of the acting process, focusing on advanced acting techniques and their application to modern, classical and poetic texts. One-half of the semester period is taught on camera with an emphasis on the acting process as applied to all genres of film and television texts.
  • DRA 523 Audition Technique (3 credits)
    Audition procedures and techniques necessary for a career in a changing theater, film and television industry. Course will include readings, lecture/discussion and practice.
  • DRA 400 Conditioning for the Actor (3 credits)
    Movement, improvisation, breathing and relaxation techniques for developing coordination, posture correction and physical confidence combined with modern and jazz dance exercises for developing strength, flexibility, balance and endurance.
  • DRA 090 New York City as Museum (0-1 credit)
    Introduces students to life in New York as well as art that can be found in every corner of the city. This may include activities such as outdoor walking tours, museum trips or subway rides. Assignments will also feature theater-related locations. The class will culminate in a final creative project reflecting their visits throughout the term.

  • DRA 451 Theater Immersion and Analysis (3 credits)
    Students attend Broadway and off-Broadway theater every week as a basis of exploration into period, stylistic development or other aspect of the history of theater. In addition to text analysis there is a guest artist series, during which the cast and creative team of a given show attend class and engage in discussion about the creative process with the students. Students will be required to research plays; complete weekly written assignments on play structure, style, choice of space and concept.
  • DRD 599 Internship (9 credits)
  • DRA 400 Casting As a Profession (3 credits)
    Class taught by experienced casting professionals who teach the detailed process for casting film, theater, and television.
  • DRA 090 New York City as Museum (0-1 credit)
    Introduces students to life in New York as well as art that can be found in every corner of the city. This may include activities such as outdoor walking tours, museum trips or subway rides. Assignments will also feature theater-related locations. The class will culminate in a final creative project reflecting their visits throughout the term.

  • DRA 451 Theater Immersion and Analysis (3 credits)
    Students attend Broadway and off-Broadway theater every week as a basis of exploration into period, stylistic development or other aspect of the history of theater. In addition to text analysis there is a guest artist series, during which the cast and creative team of a given show attend class and engage in discussion about the creative process with the students. Students will be required to research plays; complete weekly written assignments on play structure, style, choice of space and concept.
  • DRD 599 Internship (9 credits)
  • DRA 490 Independent Study (3 credits)
  • DRA 090 New York City as Museum (0-1 credit)
    Introduces students to life in New York as well as art that can be found in every corner of the city. This may include activities such as outdoor walking tours, museum trips or subway rides. Assignments will also feature theater-related locations. The class will culminate in a final creative project reflecting their visits throughout the term.

  • DRA 451 Theater Immersion and Analysis (3 credits)
    Students attend Broadway and off-Broadway theater every week as a basis of exploration into period, play analysis, stylistic development, etc. Class meets once a week for instruction in addition to attending the theater.
  • DRD 599 Internship (9 credits)
    Intern with a professional director on a theater production in New York City. Students can expect to intern and shadow a director up to 20 hours per week during the internship earning 9 academic course credits. (All aspects of the pre-production and rehearsal process will be covered.) In addition students will have a bi-weekly internship meeting/lab facilitated by a mentor from the professional directing world. The internship lab will give students the opportunity to discuss their individual experiences and address challenges and concerns. (The lab will include discussions with a diverse group of directors for further artistic exposure to the field.)
  • DRA 500 Advanced Directing: Scene Study (3 credits)
    This class is designed to support the student in gaining practical experience and knowledge of the business of directing. Students will focus on increasing conceptual skills and rehearsal techniques by directing assigned materials under close faculty supervision.
  • DRA 090 New York City as Museum (0-1 credit)
    Introduces students to life in New York as well as art that can be found in every corner of the city. This may include activities such as outdoor walking tours, museum trips or subway rides. Assignments will also feature theater-related locations. The class will culminate in a final creative project reflecting their visits throughout the term.

  • DRA 451 Theater Immersion and Analysis (3 credits)
    Students attend Broadway and Off-Broadway theater every week as a basis of exploration into period, play analysis, stylistic development etc. Class meets once a week for instruction in addition to attending the theater.
  • DRA 400 Dramaturgy (3 credits)
    Students will learn the various facets of professional dramaturgy including story development and project research through narrative works with a focus on the American theater cannon. Students will also explore the intricacies of working as a dramaturg in the industry.
  • DRD 599 Internship (9 credits)
    Intern with a director or theater company in NYC. Students can expect to intern between 20 and 35 hours per week during the internship earning 9 academic course credits. In addition, students will have regular meetings with their casting mentors. This will give students the opportunity to discuss their individual experiences and address challenges and concerns.
  • DRA 090 New York City as Museum (0-1 credit)
    Introduces students to life in New York as well as art that can be found in every corner of the city. This may include activities such as outdoor walking tours, museum trips or subway rides. Assignments will also feature theater-related locations. The class will culminate in a final creative project reflecting their visits throughout the term.

  • DRA 451 Theater Immersion and Analysis (3 credits)
    Students attend Broadway and off-Broadway theater every week as a basis of exploration into period, play analysis, stylistic development, etc. Class meets once a week for instruction in addition to attending the theater.
  • DRA 550 Professional Practices (3 credits)
    This class is designed to support the student in gaining practical experience and knowledge of the entertainment business. During the semester students are exposed to experienced professionals in the field of theater, film and television through workshops and dialogue, field trips, and hands-on assignments.
  • DRA 450 Advanced Musical Theater Performance (3 credits)
    Continuation of performance techniques begun in DRA 261, 262. Advanced problems in songs from the entire musical theater repertoire. One semester required of all musical theater majors.
  • DRA 530 Advanced Actors Workshop (3 credits)
    An experiential exploration of the acting process, focusing on advanced acting techniques and their application to modern, classical and poetic texts. One half of the semester period is taught on camera with an emphasis on the acting process as applied to all genres of film and television texts.
  • DRA 400 Private Applied Voice Lessons (1 credit)
    For seniors in musical theater. Individual lessons once a week for 30 minutes. They are designed to strengthen the actor/singer’s vocal instrument and provide the student a technical base and protect it against misuse. Material from various genres will be worked on. Day and time will be arranged individually.
  • DRA 345 Dance in New York City (3 credits)
    Professional-level dance study in New York City. Students participating in the drama department’s Tepper Semester attend this studio dance class taught at the Fisher Center.
  • DRA 090 New York City as Museum (0-1 credit)
    Introduces students to life in New York as well as art that can be found in every corner of the city. This may include activities such as outdoor walking tours, museum trips or subway rides. Assignments will also feature theater-related locations. The class will culminate in a final creative project reflecting their visits throughout the term.

  • DRA 451 Theater Immersion and Analysis (3 credits)
    Students attend Broadway and Off-Broadway theater every week as a basis of exploration into period, play analysis, stylistic development etc. Class meets once a week for instruction in addition to attending the theater.
  • DRD 599 Internship (6 to 9 credits)
    Intern with a management professional in New York City in one of the following areas: theater production, event management, artist representation, casting or other specialized internship focus. Students can expect to work up to 30 hours per week earning 6 to 9 college credits. In addition, students will have a bi-monthly internship meeting facilitated by a mentor from the professional management world as well as a bi-monthly meeting with the director of the Tepper Semester program. These sessions will give students the opportunity to discuss their individual experiences and address challenges and concerns.
  • DRA 400 Producing (3 credits)
    This class is designed to support the student in gaining practical experience and knowledge of the business of producing theater. Students will focus on increasing conceptual skills and techniques through guidance from faculty.
  • DRA 090 New York City as Museum (0-1 credit)
    Introduces students to life in New York as well as art that can be found in every corner of the city. This may include activities such as outdoor walking tours, museum trips or subway rides. Assignments will also feature theater-related locations. The class will culminate in a final creative project reflecting their visits throughout the term.

  • DRA 451 Theater Immersion and Analysis (3 credits)
    Students attend Broadway and off-Broadway theater every week as a basis of exploration into period, play analysis, stylistic development, etc. Class meets once a week for instruction in addition to attending the theater.
  • DRD 599 Internship (6 to 9 credits)
    Intern with a management professional in New York City in one of the following areas: theater production, event management, artist representation, casting or other specialized internship focus. Students can expect to work up to 30 hours per week earning 6 to 9 college credits. In addition, students will have a bi-monthly internship meeting facilitated by a mentor from the professional management world as well as a bi-monthly meeting with the director of the Tepper Semester program. These sessions will give students the opportunity to discuss their individual experiences and address challenges and concerns.
  • DRA 550 Professional Practices (3 credits)*
    This class is designed to support the student in gaining practical experience and knowledge of the entertainment business. During the semester students are exposed to experienced professionals in the field of theater, film and television through workshops and dialogue, field trips, and hands-on assignments.
    *Stage management students will participate in the class as an Independent Study.
  • DRA 090 New York City as Museum (0-1 credit)
    Introduces students to life in New York as well as art that can be found in every corner of the city. This may include activities such as outdoor walking tours, museum trips or subway rides. Assignments will also feature theater-related locations. The class will culminate in a final creative project reflecting their visits throughout the term.

  • DRA 451 Theater Immersion and Analysis (3 credits)
    Students attend Broadway and off-Broadway theater every week as a basis of exploration into period, play analysis, stylistic development, etc. Class meets once a week for instruction in addition to attending the theater.
  • DRD 599 Internship (6-9 credits)
    Intern with a management professional in New York City in one of the following areas: theater production, event management, artist representation, casting or other specialized internship focus. Students can expect to work up to 30 hours per week earning 6 to 9 college credits. In addition, students will have a bi-monthly internship meeting facilitated by a mentor from the professional management world as well as a bi-monthly meeting with the director of the Tepper Semester program. These sessions will give students the opportunity to discuss their individual experiences and address challenges and concerns.
  • DRA 550 Professional Practices (3 credits)*
    This class is designed to support the student in gaining practical experience and knowledge of the entertainment business. During the semester students are exposed to experienced professionals in the field of theater, film and television through workshops and dialogue, field trips, and hands-on assignments.
    *Theater management students will participate in the class as an Independent Study.
  • DRA 090 New York City as Museum (0-1 credit)
    Introduces students to life in New York as well as art that can be found in every corner of the city. This may include activities such as outdoor walking tours, museum trips or subway rides. Assignments will also feature theater-related locations. The class will culminate in a final creative project reflecting their visits throughout the term.

Theater Attended

An essential part of the Tepper Semester experience is seeing theater every week. Exposure to a spectrum of theater allows students to experience the widest range of performances, from Broadway to off-Broadway, including intimate and experimental original works. Recent shows include:

  • “Oedipus” (Broadway)
  • “Chess” (Broadway)
  • “Liberation” (Broadway)
  • “The Visitors” (Perlman Arts Center)
  • “Chinese Republicans” (Roundabout Theater)
  • “Mother Russia” (Signature Theater)
  • “Gooey’s Toxic Aquatic Adventure” (Bushwick Starr)
  • “Oh, Mary!” (Broadway)
  • “Cold War Choir Practice” (MCC Theater)
  • “Watch Me Walk” (Soho Rep)
  • “Bug” (Broadway)
  • “Bughouse” (Vineyard Theater)
  • “MJ” (Broadway)
  • “Dog Day Afternoon” (Broadway)
  • “Mexodus” (Daryl Roth Theater)
  • “The Rocky Horror Show” (Broadway / Roundabout Theater)
  • “Rheology” (Playwrights Horizons)
  • “La Boheme” (The Metropolitan Opera)