Department of Drama
721 Broadway, 3rd floor
Phone: (212) 998-1850
Email: tisch.drama.ug@nyu.edu
Department Website
http://drama.tisch.nyu.edu/page/home.html
Overview
The Department of Drama at Tisch School of the Arts is unique in the nation for its combination of rigorous conservatory training and broad-ranging academic education. Using the incomparable theatrical resources of New York City as well as the superb intellectual resources of New York University, the department has created a uniquely balanced B.F.A. (Bachelor of Fine Arts) program that aims to establish the artistic and intellectual foundations for a successful professional life in the theatre and allied disciplines.
Registration
The Tisch Drama department offers a number of courses open to non-majors. These courses range in topic from performance technique to studies of contemporary playwrights and foreign forms of drama.
Most non-performance related theatre studies courses (i.e. courses about dramatic literature, dramaturgy, criticism, etc.) should be open to non-majors. If presented with problems registering please contact the department at (212) 998-1850 for assistance. Theatre Studies courses can be found here.
Private Voice Lessons
Individual lessons with Drama Department voice faculty meet once a week for thirty minutes. They are designed to strengthen the actor/singers vocal instrument and provide the student a technical base to build the voice and protect it against misuse. The approach to technique is classical, but material from various genres can be worked on. Day and time will be arranged individually. To be considered, a student must: 1. REGISTER FOR WAITLIST ON ALBERT: Using the course call number, place yourself on the waitlist for the course. Note: Everyone is forwarded to the waitlist so that we can maintain a list that is clearly ranked in order of registration. This way, students can be contacted on a first come, first served basis. 2. FILL OUT THE FORM: At the 3rd floor Drama Department Front Desk, you will find a box with Private Voice Lesson forms. (Forms are also available to download from the Tisch Drama website, under Registration. ) Fill one out after you know your class schedule. Include up-to-date contact information. As we proceed down the waitlist, we will use this form to schedule your appointment based on the information and preferences you provide and then contact you to confirm. Remember: NO FORM, NO LESSON. WITHOUT A FORM YOU WILL NOT BE CONTACTED.If you are confirmed for a lesson time, you will be taken off the waitlist and registered (by the Department) in the course after your lessons begin.
Gallatin students are not eligible to audition for Tisch Drama-sponsored plays and performances.
Minor Requirements
A minor in Performance Studies is now being offered. The Performance Studies Minor is intended for students who are interested in delving into the impact that performance can have on culture. It will enable students to develop a greater understanding of how performance has meaning to daily life and how it can shape both a social and political landscape. For more information consult the following link:
http://specialprograms.tisch.nyu.edu/object/PSMinor.html
***OPEN ARTS STUDIO***
Only offered in the Spring Semester, the Open Arts Studio provides students with an 8-credit professional studio course of study similar to what Drama majors receive through their studio education. Applications for admission are due in early Fall preceding the Spring semester in which a student wishes to enroll in the studio. More information can be found here:
http://specialprograms.tisch.nyu.edu/object/ssatacting.html
