Acting

Our BFA acting students’ practice is informed by offerings in dramatic literature and analysis, history of the theatre, stage combat, improvisation, physical comedy, makeup, acting for the camera, the business of acting, and audition technique. Purchase College is a member of the Consortium of Conservatory Theatre Training Programs.

Senior acting students perform a showcase of theatrical scenes for industry professionals in both Los Angeles and New York each year.

Meet the Class of 2018 Acting Company

Purchase Repertory Theatre

Each year, the conservatory presents several seasonal productions—exciting and bold interpretations of classic and contemporary plays that bring to the stage for the first time the next generation of actors, designers, and technicians. All conservatory productions are designed and produced exclusively by students under the mentorship of faculty and staff.

Seasons have included the following plays:

2016/2017
Middletown
Twelve Angry Jurors
Seven Guitars
A Lie of the Mind
The Good Person of Szechwan
The Winter’s Tale
The Hot L Baltimore

2015/2016
In the Red and Brown Water
The Women of Lockerbie
Blues for Mister Charlie
All’s Well That Ends Well
Serious Money
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
The Coast of Utopia: Voyage