The Program, Department of Theater, Film, and Media Studies: St. Mary's College of Maryland

Upcoming Events

April 25-28
Continuing performances of "Working" (a musical), April 25-27 at 8:00 p.m., April 28 at 2:00 p.m., in the Bruce Davis Theater, Montgomery Hall. Ticket prices are $4 or $6. For reservations, call the Theater Box Office at 240-895-4243 (ext. 4243) or email boxoffice@smcm.edu.
May 1
TFMS Night, a celebration of student work in theater/performance and film, 7:30 p.m., Bruce Davis Theater. Free and open to the public.
May 2
Final exams begin.

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2012 - 2013
Season & Events

Sixth Annual TFMS Film Series: Ethnography & Alterity
Laughing at Life: A Performance of Kyôgen Plays
On the Move! Dance for the 21st Century, a TFMS dance concert
Working, a musical

Box Office

For Reservations:
240-895-4243 or e-mail boxoffice@smcm.edu
Box Office Manager:
Allison Wengler

For our assisted hearing patrons: The Bruce Davis Theater is equipped with a hearing assistance system. If you would like assistance, please ask one of the Box Office managers for a receiver when you pick up and pay for your tickets. Students who require a receiver will be asked to leave their student ID at the Box Office until the receiver is returned; non-students will be asked to leave their driver's license.

TFMS Alumni
Where Are They Now?

Megan Rippey (class of 2008, B.A. women, gender, and sexuality studies, minor in theater studies) is currently in her final year of her M.F.A. in the acting program at the California Institute of the Arts (class of 2013).

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Site maintained by:
Mark A. Rhoda
For comments about this site or suggestions for its improvement, contact: marhoda@smcm.edu

About the Program

Liberal Arts Setting

Our approach to the study and practice of theater, film, and media is grounded in a liberal arts environment that values interdisciplinary and culturally plural perspectives. The lively exchange of ideas and practices across disciplines sparks our activities in classrooms, on stage and screen, and in the studios.

Innovative Curriculum

A Midsummer Night's Dream Our curriculum includes not only the study of literature, screen media, and history, but also a full range of theater, film, and media arts, including: acting, directing, dance, scriptwriting, technical theater, computer-aided drawing (CAD), computer graphics, digital filmmaking, scenic, costume, and lighting design. Core courses are continuously updated to keep pace with latest developments, and topics courses provide coverage of cutting-edge scholarship, techniques, and technologies.

Pluralism

We promote diversity across cultures and time throughout our curriculum and our stage productions. Theater, film, and media studies faculty participate actively in cross-disciplinary minors, including Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, African and African Diaspora Studies, Environmental Studies, and Asian Studies.

Outreach

Students capitalize on an array of opportunities for practicing theater, film, and media to benefit surrounding communities.

Embodying Ideas

The Balcony Our curriculum invites students to embody and enact ideas across disciplines, histories, and cultures. Theater, film, and media studies transform thought into action, abstract into concrete, absence into presence.

Engaged Faculty

We have a full time core of faculty who are professionally active as performance scholars and artists and who provide mentoring of each and every student.

Renowned Guests

Every year, students are able to mix intensively and informally with highly reputed guest artists and scholars, who conduct workshops, visit classes, and join them for meals. View a list of recent visiting artists and scholars.

Department of Theater, Film, and Media Studies