Conservatory of
Theatre Arts
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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.
