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School of Theatre

School of Theatre

Develop skills. Stimulate your intellect. Learn the challenges and rewards of collaborative art. Appreciate how your knowledge of yourself and the world around you informs your identity. The School of Theatre at BU College of Fine Arts is a new kind of conservatory. One that belongs, in every sense, to Boston University.

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Programs of Study

  • All
  • Undergraduate
  • Graduate
  • Other

Los Angeles Internship

  • post-graduate

Playwriting

  • mfa
Production

Production

  • bfa
  • mfa
  • professional-artisan-certificate

Scene Painting

  • professional-artisan-certificate

Theatre Arts

  • bfa
Music Theatre Concentration at BU (Photo: "Parade" by Kalman Zabarsky)

Music Theatre

  • concentration

Dance Minor

  • minor
BFA Design

Design

  • bfa
  • mfa
School of Theatre Minor

Theatre Minor

  • minor
MFA Directing

Directing

  • mfa

Artisan Certificates

  • professional-artisan-certificate
MFA Production Management

Production Management

  • mfa
Stage Management

Stage Management

  • bfa
  • professional-artisan-certificate
BU Summer Theatre Institute

Summer Theatre Institute

  • pre-college
BFA Acting

Acting

  • bfa

Theatre Education

  • mfa

Student Productions and Performances

Tina Benko, left, portrays Melania Trump in the role of Caesar's wife, Calpurnia, and Gregg Henry, center left, portrays President Trump in the role of Julius Caesar during a dress rehearsal in May of The Public Theater's production of "Julius Caesar" in New York. (Joan Marcus/The Public Theater via AP)
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Jim Petosa commentary on the ARTery: Revisiting ‘Julius Caesar’ — Theater In The Age Of Trump

June 16, 2017  (originally published by The ARTery) By Jim Petosa “Ambition’s debt is paid!” So cries one of the conspirators moments after the death of Julius Caesar in Shakespeare’s play. It is uttered as a slogan, a moral summation to an act of violence that the speaker believes is as inevitable as it is […]

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CFA Alum Finds Himself in the Tony Spotlight

Lighting designer Christopher Akerlind nominated for Indecent Members of the cast of Indecent, a new play by Paula Vogel, cocreated by Vogel and Rebecca Taichmann, now running at the Cort Theatre on Broadway. Play photos © Carol Rosegg Originally published by BU Today 05.25.2017 By John O’Rourke As one of the nation’s foremost lighting designers, Christopher […]

Emmy-winning actor Uzo Aduba (CFA’05) addresses graduates at the College of Fine Arts Convocation on May 20, 2017.

Let Your Light Shine, Uzo Aduba (CFA’05) Tells CFA Grads

Orange Is the New Black actor this year’s Convocation speaker In the video above, watch as Emmy-winning actor Uzo Aduba (CFA’05) addresses graduates at the College of Fine Arts Convocation on May 20, 2017. Published by BU Today. By Amy Laskowski Photos by Natasha Moustache Video by BU Productions Orange Is the New Black actor […]

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Trunk Show: A Portable Production of Peter Pan

This article was originally published on BU Today. The trunk looks promising. It’s battered and old-fashioned but sturdy, and its leather straps, domed lid, and embossed metal panels bespeak the possibility of adventure, journeys, even magic. And that’s exactly what Danielle “Dani” Taylor conjures from its depths. Taylor (CFA’17) is completing an MFA in production […]

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CFA Alum Greg Hildreth (’05) Cast as Olaf in Broadway production of FROZEN

We couldn’t be more proud of Greg Hildreth (CFA’05) for taking on the role of our favorite summer-loving snowman Olaf in the just announced Broadway production of FROZEN! Congratulations, Greg! #myCFA#BUtheatre #proudtoBU  

Stained Glass
Stained Glass

Scene Painting

Jiyoung Han

Theatre

Scene Painting

Drapery
Drapery

Drapery

Scene Painting

Samantha Pagnotta

Theatre

Scene Painting

DOLLHOUSE
DOLLHOUSE

Production Photos

Theatre

Acting, Production Management, Theatre Production

Scenic Painting

Scene Painting, Theatre

Theatre

Scene Painting

Drapery Study
Drapery Study

Drapery Study

Scene Painting

Kevin Rees

Theatre

Scene Painting

Architectural Elements.
Architectural Elements.

Architectural Elements

Scene Painting

Katie Joy

Theatre

BACKBOG
BACKBOG

Back Bog Beast Bait

Production Photos, Student Perfomances, Theatre

Theatre

Acting, Directing, Theatre Arts, Theatre Production

PENELOPIAD
PENELOPIAD

The Penelopiad

Production Photos, Student Perfomances, Theatre

Theatre

Acting, Directing, Theatre Arts, Theatre Production

Our Girl in Trenton
Our Girl in Trenton

Our Girl in Trenton

Production, Production Photos, Student Perfomances, Theatre

Theatre

Acting, Design, Production Management, Theatre Arts, Theatre Education, Theatre Production

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12-5769-MARIGOLDS-1012

Production Photos

Theatre

Theatre Production

The Serpent #SOTsneakpeek

Production Photos, Student Perfomances, Theatre

Theatre

Acting, Directing, Theatre Arts

Reflective Surfaces
Reflective Surfaces

Scene Painting

Andrea VanDenBroeke

Theatre

Scene Painting

BALANCE
BALANCE

Production Photos

Theatre

Acting, Directing, Production Management, Theatre Production

The Whitmores
The Whitmores

The Whitmores

Production Photos, Student Perfomances, Theatre

Theatre

Acting, Directing, Theatre Arts, Theatre Production

Scenic Painting

Scene Painting, Theatre

Theatre

Scene Painting

SHINING
SHINING

Shining City

Production, Production Photos, Student Perfomances, Theatre

Theatre

Acting, Directing, Theatre Arts, Theatre Production

She Eats Apples
She Eats Apples

She Eats Apples

Production Photos, Student Perfomances, Theatre

Theatre

Acting, Directing, Theatre Arts, Theatre Production

BALANCE
BALANCE

A Delicate Balance

Theatre

Acting, Design, Directing, Production Management, Theatre Arts, Theatre Education, Theatre Production

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brynboice_--_The_Serpent__myCFA

The Serpent

Production Photos, Student Perfomances, Theatre

Theatre

Acting, Directing, Theatre Arts

METAMOR
METAMOR

Metamorphosis

Production

Theatre

Acting, Design, Directing, Production Management, Theatre Arts, Theatre Production

It all starts here.

School of Music

School of Music

School of Theatre

School of Theatre

School of Visual Arts

School of Visual Arts
855 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215
617.353.3350 askcfa@bu.edu
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