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Why Study Drama
Drama prepares you for a career in acting, directing, design, production, or stage management through hands-on experience and a deep engagement with the art of theater. You’ll train in performance, storytelling, and creative collaboration while building the confidence and discipline essential to life onstage and behind the scenes.
Through coursework, productions, and ensemble work, you’ll learn to communicate with clarity — verbally, physically, and creatively — and become part of a community that values artistry, responsibility, and the transformative power of live performance.
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Join a creative community where you can explore storytelling, performance, and the collaborative art of theater.
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One of the Top Acting Schools in New York
One of the Top 10 Best Drama Schools in New York
Performance Opportunities
The department produces a full season of professional-level productions yearly and a repertory of student-directed plays twice yearly. Integral to our season is the annual Hofstra Shakespeare Festival.
Recent productions include:
- By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
- Falsettos
- The Merry Wives of Windsor
- The Amateurs
- State Fair
- Dike
- The Revolutionists
- Barbeque
- Legally Blonde
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream
- The Wolves
- Woyzeck
Degrees & Programs
The BFA in Theater Performance or Production is for the student preparing for a career in the practice of theater as a performer, director, designer, or technician. It is intended to provide the student with specialized in-depth learning. Audition and/or interviews are required for consideration.
The BA in Drama is ideal for students seeking a liberal arts education with a focus on drama. With the BA, you have the freedom to double major, pursue academic-year internships, or take advantage of exciting study abroad programs. Students interested in this program apply directly to the Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. No audition or interview is required.
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES & PROGRAMS
BFA in Theater Arts (Performing) BFA in Theater Arts (Production) BA in Drama Minor in DramaCareer Path & Outcomes
Our graduates are working on and off Broadway, in regional theaters and film, and on television. They include Oscar-, Emmy-, and Tony Award-winning and -nominated actors and artists.
Where our alumni are working:
- Aladdin on Broadway
- Bay Street Theater
- The Chain Theatre
- Cirque du Soleil
- Irondale Center Theatre
- Lookingglass Theater Company
- Mint Theatre Company
- NBC News
- The Public Theatre (New York)
- Radio City Music Hall
- Upright Citizens Brigade
- Wicked on Broadway
Where our alumni are pursuing advanced studies:
- Atlantic Theater Company
- California Institute of the Arts (CalArts)
- Carnegie-Mellon University
- Columbia University
- CUNY City College
- CUNY Hunter College
- Florida Atlantic University
- Hofstra University
- Kent State University
- University of California, Los Angeles
- University of Pennsylvania
- Yale School of Drama
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Internships
Drama students are encouraged to pursue one or more internships during their time at Hofstra.
Recent examples of internships completed by drama students include ABC Television, Airmid Theatre Company, Atlantic Records, Boneau/Bryan-Brown, HBO, New York City Fringe Festival, New York Neo-Futurists, Pentacle (New York City arts management organization), Pulse Ensemble Theatre, Rabbit Hole Ensemble, Richard Frankel Productions, Walt Disney World, Williamstown Theatre Festival, and Yale Repertory Theatre.
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Whether you’re pursuing performance, directing, design, or backstage production, Hofstra gives you the training, mentorship, and stage experience to grow as an artist.