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Frequenty
Asked Questions
How
many theatre productions are students able to perform?
The
Department of Performing Arts produces 4 mainstage theatre shows per
school year. During any 4 years, our students have the opportunity to
do a wide range of shows, from traditional book musicals, to contemporary
and original musicals-from classics such as the Greeks, Shakespeare
and Moliere, to original contemporary works from Shepherd, Ives, Gurney,
Williams.
What
other opportunities do students have to participate?
From
A.U. Players, to A.U. in Motion, students produce, direct, write, choreograph,
design, and perform in these companies. In addition to participation
from performing arts majors and minors, these companies draw students
from all across the campus and from many disciplines. They perform to
packed houses!
What
is the Greenberg Theatre?
The
new 300-seat Greenberg Theatre on Wisconsin Avenue is state of the art.
It is in a thriving section of the city-accessible to campus, to restaurants
and metro. This will be home to many outstanding seasons of events in
the years to come. American University recently celebrated the theatre's
fifth anniversary in 2007.
What
have some of our recent theatre graduates gone on to do?
Alumni
from the class of '02 are working at the Folger Shakespeare Library
school touring company, Folger Consort, studio Theatre, The National
Players National Tour. Alumni from past years have completed M. F. A.'s
in theatre. They teach theatre, perform with Second City, tour in children's
theatre, appear in films, work in law, work as dramaturges, directors,
designers, and literary managers. Some have started their own professional
theatre companies.
What
options are available at AU for students aspiring to teach theatre?
Students
who wish to teach theatre can apply through the school of education
to obtain a certificate to teach theatre K-12. This involves a semester
of03/11/2008atre and
in the A.U. school of education. Recent graduates have headed drama
programs at Damascus, Walt Whitman, and Churchill high schools in the
D.C. metro area. They've also run drama programs and educational theatre
companies in New York, New Jersey, Michigan, and Florida.
Can
non-majors audition for theatre productions and get involved in theatre
groups?
WE
HAVE AN OPEN CASTING POLICY! You don't have to be a major or minor to
get involved! The program is constantly refreshed by new faces and new
ideas.
Can
students get involved with technical theatre and behind-the-scenes experiences?
Our
student stage managers and technical theatre students gain terrific
hands-on experience and get work! There are lots of opportunities in
stage management and technical theatre. Current students and alums earn
money in D.C.'s thriving theatre community.
Can
learning in the nation's capital offer students any special opportunities?
Washington
D.C. is a large, diverse and exciting theatre community -- many of our
stduents graduate with professional experience on their resumes and
get work! Through internships, referrals, and recommendations, most
of our seniors graduate with at least one professional credit on their
resume. Washington has 80 working professional theatres. In Fall of
'02, A.U. students performed on the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage
(which was nationally simulcast) to kick off the "Prelude Festival
of New Plays." In past years, juniors and seniors have performed
at the Shakespeare Theatre, Source Theatre Company, and Gala Hispanic
Theatre in paid professional roles.
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