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Marymount Manhattan College (MMC) offers a vibrant Theatre Arts program that blends conservatory-style training with a liberal arts education, all within the heart of New York City. Students benefit from close faculty mentorship and a curriculum designed to foster creative autonomy. The program emphasizes building strong, individualized portfolios through substantial stage experience and independent artistic projects.

The academic program provides robust classroom training alongside intensive production participation. Students take courses covering script analysis, acting technique, movement, voice, stagecraft, design foundations, production practicum, dramaturgy, and theatre history—all taught by faculty and guest professionals active in New York’s theatre and performing arts community. Opportunities to study abroad at reputable programs such as the British American Drama Academy in London or Accademia dell’Arte in Arezzo, Italy, enrich the program with international perspective.

Production involvement is central to the MMC experience. Students may work in major roles—onstage or backstage—in mainstage and studio shows each year. Faculty-led rehearsal and production seasons offer pathways from first-year involvement to leadership roles in directing, playwriting, or design by senior year. Independent study and practical assignments further enable personalized exploration and artistic development.

MMC’s core values include an institutional commitment to equity and social transformation. The theatre curriculum and production practices are designed to be anti-racist, anti-sexist, inclusive of diverse identities and perspectives, and informed by principles of transformative justice. This focus ensures students engage in theatre-making that reflects ethical and community-centered values.

Graduates leave with professional-caliber portfolios, strong production credits, and connections throughout New York’s theatre ecosystem. Alumni have gone on to careers on Broadway, Off-Broadway, television, film, and graduate study at top institutions. The program’s location and curriculum help position graduates for pathways in performance, design, management, and creative leadership