Conservatory of
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Conservatory of Theatre Arts
A Bright Room Called Day
Whether center stage or behind the scenes, we offer the perfect environment for making theatre.
Transform Passion Into Profession
The Conservatory of Theatre Arts offers intensive, highly focused BFA training programs in Acting and Theatre Design/Technology and a Theatre and Performance BA program for those interested in exploring the history and aesthetics of world drama and the possibilities of theatrical expression—as directors, dramaturgs, and playwrights—within a broader liberal arts context.
Your path to a robust career begins here—the only conservatory of theatre in the SUNY system.
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Learn more about each program’s individual application instructions.
Acting BFATheatre and Performance BADesign/Tech BFA
Latest Stories
Precious Omigie ’23 Joins Shakespeare in the Park
The recent grad joins award-winning cast members Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), Sandra Oh (Killing Eve), Lupita Nyong’o (Black Panther), and Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family) in Twelfth Night, a comic romp about romance, gender roles, and mistaken identity.
Tony® Award Nominee Micah Stock ’11 Returns to Broadway in ‘Little Bear Ridge Road’
Costarring Laurie Metcalf, the play debuted last summer at the renowned Steppenwolf Theater Company where Stock was hailed by The Chicago Sun Times as “shockingly terrific” and “a revelation.”
In the Emmy Spotlight: Parker Posey and Stanley Tucci
And the shows featuring our alumni that rose to the top.
Upcoming Events
Oct
17
Water by the Spoonful - Conservatory of Theatre Arts
by Quiara Alegría Hudes, directed by Kadina de Elejalde
Water by the Spoonful is a powerful drama about trauma, recovery, and connection across generations in a Puerto Rican family. Alongside Elliot, an Iraq War veteran, the play features a diverse online support group of recovering addicts from varied cultural backgrounds. Blending reality and virtual worlds, it explores healing, forgiveness, and the search for belonging in a fractured, multicultural America.
This production is funded in part by the LISTO grant, with support from the US Department of Education.
Oct
18
Mosquitoes - Conservatory of Theatre Arts
by Lucy Kirwood, directed by Joshua Fardon
Mosquitoes is a sharp, moving drama about science, family, and belief. Set in Geneva near the Large Hadron Collider—the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator—it follows two sisters, one a scientist and the other a skeptic, as they clash over truth, loss, and responsibility. With wit and emotional depth, Mosquitoes explores family chaos and the search for meaning in an uncertain universe.
Oct
18
Water by the Spoonful - Conservatory of Theatre Arts
by Quiara Alegría Hudes, directed by Kadina de Elejalde
Water by the Spoonful is a powerful drama about trauma, recovery, and connection across generations in a Puerto Rican family. Alongside Elliot, an Iraq War veteran, the play features a diverse online support group of recovering addicts from varied cultural backgrounds. Blending reality and virtual worlds, it explores healing, forgiveness, and the search for belonging in a fractured, multicultural America.
This production is funded in part by the LISTO grant, with support from the US Department of Education.
