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 professional 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 theatre-makers—within a broader liberal arts context.
Your path to a robust career begins here—the only conservatory of theatre in the SUNY system.
Ready to Apply?
Learn more about each program’s individual application instructions.
Acting BFATheatre and Performance BADesign/Tech BFA
Latest Stories
Purchase in the Park
Daniel Bravo Hernández ’24 and Caleb Joshua Eberhardt ’12 will appear in this summer’s Shakespeare in the Park production of Romeo and Juliet.
Oona Laurence ’25 to Appear in Newsroom Thriller Red Ink
The film uses uninterrupted one-shot takes to convey urgency.
James Ortiz ’10 Makes a Faceless Puppet Irresistible
He’s the voice of the alien Rocky and the puppeteer who brings him to life in the feature film Project Hail Mary.
Upcoming Events
Apr
24
Anna Christie
by Eugene O’Neill, directed by Christopher McCann
Apr
24
Make It Play
Devised works emerging from an elective course. A collaboration between students and faculty/staff from the following programs: Playwriting/Screenwriting, BA-THP, with support from BFA Theatre Design/Technology.
Apr
25
Make It Play
Devised works emerging from an elective course. A collaboration between students and faculty/staff from the following programs: Playwriting/Screenwriting, BA-THP, with support from BFA Theatre Design/Technology.
