The Mason Gross School of the Arts Theater Department combines intensive studio classes, innovative academic curricula, and a diverse season of productions in a wide range of styles and approaches, to provide students with in-depth training and practice in theater. Guided by master teachers and accomplished professionals, the department is committed to developing theater artists of the highest caliber who are prepared to join the profession and be a part of the next generation of practitioners and innovators.
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BFA
BA, Minor
MFA
Student Spotlight
Marcella Cox
BFA Acting ’20
“What led me to pursue an acting degree were the bedtime stories my grandpa used to tell me as a child. The way in which he could turn a simple story into something thrilling, which then transported me into a new, magical world, gave me an unexplainable feeling of joy. This inspired me to want to generate that same feeling in other people, sparking a return to their childlike imagination. I wanted my art to serve as a vehicle through which people would forget about their worries and life stressors and retreat to a mindset of eternal possibilities, for whatever window I have them.”
Marcella Cox
BFA Acting ’20
“What led me to pursue an acting degree were the bedtime stories my grandpa used to tell me as a child. The way in which he could turn a simple story into something thrilling, which then transported me into a new, magical world, gave me an unexplainable feeling of joy. This inspired me to want to generate that same feeling in other people, sparking a return to their childlike imagination. I wanted my art to serve as a vehicle through which people would forget about their worries and life stressors and retreat to a mindset of eternal possibilities, for whatever window I have them.”
Theater NEWS
Theater NEWS
Alum Sebastian Stan plays a young Donald Trump
Theater alum Sebastian Stan (BFA'05) is garnering rave reviews for his star turns in "The Apprentice," in which he stars as forme... READ MORE