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The School of Drama is a department-level school within the College of Fine Arts at Carnegie Mellon University, a private university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was founded in…
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The School of Drama is a department-level school within the College of Fine Arts at Carnegie Mellon University, a private university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1914.
The school's undergraduate BFA programs in acting, musical theatre, directing(on hold), design, dramaturgy, and production technology and management majors are considered to be among the top programs in undergraduate conservatory training. Its MFA offerings in directing, design, dramatic writing, and production and technology management are also considered to be top graduate programs. The School of Drama offers 14-18 events every season on campus, and also presents members of its graduating class in produced showcases in New York City and Los Angeles.
In 2017, The Hollywood Reporter's list of best undergraduate drama schools ranked Carnegie Mellon second. In 2014, The Hollywood Reporter ranked the School of Drama number three in the world among drama schools. In 2015, the same publication ranked the MFA program at the School of Drama number five in the world. According to Playbill, the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama ranks fourth in the number of alumni represented in the 2015–2016 Broadway season.
Since 2000, the Purnell Center for the Arts, specifically designed for the School of Drama, has been the department's home. The space includes:
Philip Chosky Theater, a 430-seat proscenium theater
Helen Wayne Rauh Studio Theater, a 140-seat black box theater
John Wells Video Studio, a sound stage television studio
As well as two movement/dance studios, three rehearsal studios, four design studios, a lighting lab, a sound lab, a costume shop, a scene shop, and various classrooms.
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