{"id":180,"date":"2025-07-15T20:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T20:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/program-performing-arts\/?page_id=180"},"modified":"2026-03-25T13:25:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T13:25:35","slug":"theater-dance-performance-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/program-performing-arts\/theater-dance-performance-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Performing Arts &#8211; Theater, Dance, &#038; Performance Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-180\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-180-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-180-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-180-0-0-0\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"widget_text smcm-intro-section panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-180-0-0-0\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><h2>Move. Speak. Transform.<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-180-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>At St. Mary\u2019s College of Maryland, the Theater, Dance, and Performance concentration invites students to explore the power of embodied storytelling through rigorous study and creative practice. Rooted in the liberal arts and driven by collaboration, this interdisciplinary program blends performance, critical theory, and technical skill to help students develop their unique artistic voice. Whether devising original work, engaging with classical and contemporary texts, or experimenting with movement and multimedia, students learn to think deeply, create boldly, and perform with intention. With access to dedicated performance spaces and a vibrant artistic community, students cultivate the skills\u2014and the courage\u2014to make meaningful work on stage and beyond.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-180-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-180-0-1-0\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nt2J9Li5YlA?si=wHVgm9JqovUn0zGA\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-180-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-180-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-180-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-gold-buttons panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-gold-buttons so-widget-smcm-gold-buttons-default-d75171398898-180\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><nav class=\"smcm-gold-buttons\"><ul><li><div class=\"smcm-gb-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.smcm.edu\/directory\/performing-arts\"><div class=\"smcm-gb-label-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-regular fa-address-book\"><\/i>Meet the Performing Arts Department<\/div><div class=\"smcm-gb-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-angles-right smcm-gb-linktype\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"smcm-gb-item\"><a href=\"#about-the-major\"><div class=\"smcm-gb-label-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-info\"><\/i>About the Major <\/div><div class=\"smcm-gb-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-angles-down smcm-gb-linktype\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"smcm-gb-item\"><a href=\"#about-the-minor\"><div class=\"smcm-gb-label-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-info\"><\/i>About the Minor <\/div><div class=\"smcm-gb-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-angles-down smcm-gb-linktype\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"smcm-gb-item\"><a href=\"#honors-college-promise\"><div class=\"smcm-gb-label-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-handshake\"><\/i>Honors College Promise<\/div><div class=\"smcm-gb-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-angles-down smcm-gb-linktype\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"smcm-gb-item\"><a href=\"#after-you-graduate\"><div class=\"smcm-gb-label-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-graduation-cap\"><\/i>After you Graduate<\/div><div class=\"smcm-gb-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-angles-down smcm-gb-linktype\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"smcm-gb-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.smcm.edu\/performing-arts\"><div class=\"smcm-gb-label-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-bell\"><\/i>Stay Up to Date with Performing Arts<\/div><div class=\"smcm-gb-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-angles-right smcm-gb-linktype\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"smcm-gb-item\"><a href=\"#stay-up-to-date\"><div class=\"smcm-gb-label-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-building-columns\"><\/i>Student Resources<\/div><div class=\"smcm-gb-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-angles-down smcm-gb-linktype\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-180-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-180-2\" ><div id=\"pgc-180-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-180-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-card-container panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-card-container so-widget-smcm-card-container-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-card-container\"><div class=\"card factcard red \"><h3 class=\"topText\">94%<\/h3><div class=\"supportingText\"><p>career outcome rate: employed, in school, volunteering, or in the military<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"card factcard lightblue \"><h3 class=\"topText\">29<\/h3><div class=\"supportingText\"><p>Study Abroad programs for students<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"card factcard navy \"><h3 class=\"topText\">10:1<\/h3><div class=\"supportingText\"><p>SMCM's student-to-faculty ratio supports students through their time on campus and beyond<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-180-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-180-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-180-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\"><strong>Our<\/strong> Approach to Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-180-3-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Our approach to the study and practice of theater and dance is grounded in<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; educating artist\/citizen\/scholars who create theater and dance that is relevant to their own local, national and global communities, using the collaborative skills of the performing arts to tackle issues and questions of importance in our own time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; \u00a0Preparing students to imagine the future of theater and dance: how can we create new ways of working that are just, equitable, inclusive and that promote the health, wellbeing, joy, complexity and full humanity of all involved? How can students use the skills they are learning to make and imagine new and exciting performance projects, ways of working, and ways of communicating with audiences?<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 Giving students opportunities to think of how performance of various kinds can serve as a method of research and communication that intersects in productive ways with other fields in the arts, sciences, and social sciences.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-180-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-180-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-c67d20f9f743-180\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/08\/EA9Q9202-scaled-e1756132885754.jpg\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/08\/EA9Q9202-scaled-e1756132885754.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/08\/EA9Q9202-scaled-e1756132885754-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/08\/EA9Q9202-scaled-e1756132885754-798x1024.jpg 798w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/08\/EA9Q9202-scaled-e1756132885754-768x985.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/08\/EA9Q9202-scaled-e1756132885754-1197x1536.jpg 1197w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/08\/EA9Q9202-scaled-e1756132885754-1596x2048.jpg 1596w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" alt=\"Two people embrace center stage while a third person, dressed in light blue, sits in the background against a colorful, abstract set.\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-180-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-180-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-180-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-c67d20f9f743-180\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/07\/53676256006_2108dc1761_o-scaled.jpg\" width=\"1584\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/07\/53676256006_2108dc1761_o-scaled.jpg 1584w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/07\/53676256006_2108dc1761_o-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/07\/53676256006_2108dc1761_o-633x1024.jpg 633w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/07\/53676256006_2108dc1761_o-768x1242.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/07\/53676256006_2108dc1761_o-950x1536.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/07\/53676256006_2108dc1761_o-1267x2048.jpg 1267w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1584px) 100vw, 1584px\" alt=\"A person wearing a long black hooded robe stands on a multicolored stage with a dark background.\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-180-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-180-4-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><div id=\"about-the-major\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-180-4-1-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\">Performing Arts Major - <strong>Theater, Dance, &amp; Performance Studies<\/strong> Concentration<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-180-4-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text\" data-index=\"10\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p data-pm-slice=\"1 3 []\">During their time in TDPS, students will have opportunities to<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>develop a wide range of skills necessary for the creation and performance of music, theater and\/or dance.<\/li>\n<li>collaborate and apply performing arts skills in public performances that have a reputation for excellence and innovation.<\/li>\n<li>identify artistic and professional values and goals based on an understanding of the world of performing arts beyond SMCM and begin to take steps to carry out those goals.<\/li>\n<li>locate and use a wide range of evidence and theoretical frameworks in the Performing Arts.<\/li>\n<li>construct clear, specific and well supported analyses and interpretations of the performing arts<\/li>\n<li>communicate ideas about the Performing Arts through writing for various audiences, discussions, and formal presentations<\/li>\n<li>evaluate how historical and contemporary sociocultural contexts, inequities, and systems of power affect and are influenced by the performing arts<\/li>\n<li>identify, imagine, and practice forms of expression, structures, processes and systems within the performing arts that advocate for historically oppressed and marginalized groups and people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"panel-180-4-1-2\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html panel-last-child\" data-index=\"11\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><div class=\"smcm-ac-buttons\"><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.smcm.edu\" class=\"acalog smcm-cta-button red\" data-acalog-data=\"programs\" data-acalog-program-name=\"Performing Arts, Theater, Dance, & Performance Studies Concentration, BA\" data-acalog-link-text=\"Performing Arts, Theater, Dance, & Performance Studies Concentration Major Requirements\" data-acalog-catalog-type=\"Catalog\">Performing Arts, Theater, Dance, & Performance Studies Concentration Major Requirements<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.smcm.edu\" class=\"acalog smcm-cta-button red\" data-acalog-data=\"degree_planner\" data-acalog-program-name=\"Performing Arts, Theater, Dance, & Performance Studies Concentration, BA\" data-acalog-link-text=\"Planning your Performing Arts, Theater, Dance, & Performance Studies Concentration Major\" data-acalog-catalog-type=\"Catalog\">Planning your Performing Arts, Theater, Dance, & Performance Studies Concentration Major<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-180-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-180-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-180-5-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"12\" ><div id=\"about-the-minor\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-180-5-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\">Theater Studies <strong>Minor<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-180-5-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text\" data-index=\"13\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Our students often combine a minor in theater studies with a major of a different discipline, such as psychology, art, anthropology, biology, English, history, economics, and so on.<\/p>\n<p>Another attractive opportunity is combining a theater studies minor with one of the cross-disciplinary minors, such as Asian studies, African and African Diaspora studies, environmental studies, museum studies, or women, gender, and sexuality studies.<\/p>\n<p>When you minor in theater studies, you will acquire a breadth of knowledge and an array of skills that will translate into many different fields. For instance, theater studies minors have gone into law, business, medicine, scientific research, secondary and higher education, broadcast and print journalism as well as into careers as theater educators and scholars, stage and film performers, stage managers, designers, TDs, and stage directors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"panel-180-5-0-2\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html panel-last-child\" data-index=\"14\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><div class=\"smcm-ac-buttons\"><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.smcm.edu\" class=\"acalog smcm-cta-button red\" data-acalog-data=\"programs\" data-acalog-program-name=\"Theater Studies Minor\" data-acalog-link-text=\"Theater Studies Minor  Requirements\" data-acalog-catalog-type=\"Catalog\">Theater Studies Minor  Requirements<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.smcm.edu\" class=\"acalog smcm-cta-button red\" data-acalog-data=\"degree_planner\" data-acalog-program-name=\"Theater Studies Minor\" data-acalog-link-text=\"Planning your Theater Studies Minor \" data-acalog-catalog-type=\"Catalog\">Planning your Theater Studies Minor <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-180-5-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-180-5-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"15\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-c67d20f9f743-180\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/07\/53676610444_dd8d1be94e_o-1-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/07\/53676610444_dd8d1be94e_o-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/07\/53676610444_dd8d1be94e_o-1-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/07\/53676610444_dd8d1be94e_o-1-1024x760.jpg 1024w, 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class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\">Courses <strong>Offered<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-180-6-0-1\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html\" data-index=\"17\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><div class=\"smcm-ac-buttons\"><div class=\"smcm-accordion\"><div class=\"title-container\"><h3>Theater, Dance, & Performance Studies Courses<\/h3><i class=\"fa-solid fa-plus open-close\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"smcm-accordion-content\"><div class=\"smcm-ac-content-wrapper\"><ul class=\"acalog\" data-acalog-data=\"courses\" data-acalog-course-prefix=\"TDPS\" data-acalog-catalog-type=\"Catalog\">Theater, Dance, & Performance Studies Courses><li><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-180-6-0-2\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html panel-last-child\" data-index=\"18\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><div class=\"smcm-ac-buttons\"><div class=\"smcm-accordion\"><div class=\"title-container\"><h3>Performing Arts Courses<\/h3><i class=\"fa-solid fa-plus open-close\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"smcm-accordion-content\"><div class=\"smcm-ac-content-wrapper\"><ul class=\"acalog\" data-acalog-data=\"courses\" data-acalog-course-prefix=\"PERF\" data-acalog-catalog-type=\"Catalog\">Performing Arts Courses><li><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-180-7\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-180-7-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-180-7-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"19\" ><div id=\"honors-college-promise\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-180-7-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\">Honors College <strong>Promise<\/strong> <\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-180-8\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-180-8-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-180-8-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"20\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Expand your learning beyond the classroom with opportunities like studying abroad, internships, hands-on classes, or independent research. These experiences help you see the bigger picture.<\/p>\n<p>At St. Mary&#8217;s College of Maryland, you&#8217;ll benefit from experienced professors, unlike at larger universities where teaching assistants may lead classes. You\u2019re more likely to have the same professor for multiple courses, work with them on your St. Mary\u2019s Project, or have them as your academic advisor.<\/p>\n<p>When you need letters of recommendation for jobs or grad school, you\u2019ll have professors who know you well and can write strong, detailed letters. This close relationship between faculty and students makes your experience at St. Mary\u2019s unique compared to larger schools.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-180-8-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-180-8-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"21\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-180\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/07\/41790462252_d0ee05ab00_o-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/07\/41790462252_d0ee05ab00_o-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/07\/41790462252_d0ee05ab00_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/07\/41790462252_d0ee05ab00_o-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/07\/41790462252_d0ee05ab00_o-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/07\/41790462252_d0ee05ab00_o-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/07\/41790462252_d0ee05ab00_o-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/07\/41790462252_d0ee05ab00_o-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" title=\"41790462252_d0ee05ab00_o\" alt=\"Four people sit closely together on a wooden stage set, wearing casual outfits, and look in various directions with thoughtful or serious expressions.\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-180-9\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-180-9-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-180-9-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-button panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"22\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-button so-widget-smcm-button-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-cta-container\"><a class=\"smcm-cta-button navy\" style=\"max-width: 100%; width: 100%;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/program-performing-arts\/performance-opportunities\/\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-book-open-reader\"><\/i>Performance Opportunities<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-180-9-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-180-9-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-button panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"23\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-button so-widget-smcm-button-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-cta-container\"><a class=\"smcm-cta-button navy\" style=\"max-width: 100%; width: 100%;\" href=\"careers-in-theater-dance-performance-studies\/#internships\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-briefcase\"><\/i>Internships<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-180-9-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-180-9-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-button panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"24\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-button so-widget-smcm-button-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-cta-container\"><a class=\"smcm-cta-button navy\" style=\"max-width: 100%; width: 100%;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ie\/\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-plane-departure\"><\/i>Study Abroad<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-180-10\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-180-10\" ><div id=\"pgc-180-10-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-180-10-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-quote panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"25\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-quote so-widget-smcm-quote-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-quote gold\"><div><p>\"QUOTE BODY\"<\/p><p class=\"quote-attribution\">- QUOTE ATTRIBUTION<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-180-11\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-180-11-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-180-11-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"26\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-180\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/08\/DSC8618-Enhanced-NR-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/08\/DSC8618-Enhanced-NR-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/08\/DSC8618-Enhanced-NR-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/08\/DSC8618-Enhanced-NR-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/08\/DSC8618-Enhanced-NR-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/08\/DSC8618-Enhanced-NR-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/08\/DSC8618-Enhanced-NR-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/08\/DSC8618-Enhanced-NR-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" alt=\"Audience members stand and applaud in a dimly lit theater, with a spotlight illuminating part of the crowd.\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-180-11-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-180-11-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"27\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\"><strong>Main<\/strong> Stage Season<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-180-11-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"28\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>We maintain an active production season so students learn through active practice by creating public performance for live, in-person audiences. Each incoming cohort of students will have the opportunity to practice their critical and creative skills on interpretations of existing historical and contemporary texts and choreography and also to imagine, write and produce new plays and devise performances of their own invention through engagement with their communities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-180-11-1-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-button panel-last-child\" data-index=\"29\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-button so-widget-smcm-button-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-cta-container\"><a class=\"smcm-cta-button red\" style=\"max-width: 100%; width: 100%;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/program-performing-arts\/main-stage-season-schedule\/\">Main Stage Season Schedule<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-180-12\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div id=\"after-you-graduate\" class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-180-12\" ><div id=\"pgc-180-12-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-180-12-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"30\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\">After you <strong>Graduate<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-180-12-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"31\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>A degree in Performing Arts from a liberal arts college prepares you for a variety of undertakings following graduation. 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