In the MFA costume production program, graduate students enhance their artistic expression, communication, and production skills through hands-on, mentored production experience within a wide range of production opportunities and classroom instruction. With an average class size of eight to 10 students and a 10:2 student-to-instructor ratio, students are prepared for substantive and meaningful careers as theatre artists. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>Meet BU’s Costume Production Program Head<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
BU\u2019s costume production program head happens to be an award-winning costume designer whose visionary work for opera and theater spans several decades (and has graced stages across the United States and Europe). Nancy Leary<\/strong><\/a>, assistant professor of costume design and production at BU, has worked on established operas and newly conceived productions, including premieres for Boston Lyric Opera, Juilliard Opera, and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In CFA\u2019s Faculty Feature series, Leary talks with CFA about BU\u2019s costume production programs, the skills students obtain from the program, and the importance of a strong alumni network. <\/p>\n\n\n\n“I meet with a lot of alums in New York because I work back and forth from Boston to New York. It\u2019s a network that I am keeping up with. They are taking our graduates in and helping them get jobs. They all help each other. If you\u2019re talented and passionate, it\u2019s easy to connect you to people who can help. At one point, at the New York City Ballet, we had all BU graduates in the shop doing crafts, tailoring, and draping.<\/em>“<\/h5>\n\n\n\n