The Minor in Applied Theatre reflects the growing recognition among professionals in a range of fields that theatrical techniques and practices have wide and vital applications in fields outside of the theatre as traditionally conceived, including education, medicine, therapy, political activism, community work, and social services.
The Minor in Applied Theatre offers interested students, both theatre specialists and non-specialists, the opportunity to learn how performance has been and can be a vital adjunct to non-theatrical professions and cultural practices.
The Minor consists of a minimum of four four-point courses, three of which must be from a list of designated Department of Drama courses, all of which address theatrical performance in non-theatrical contexts. These include such courses as:
- Community-Based Theatre
- History of Community-Based Performance
- The Actor Teacher I & II
- Theatre and Therapy I & II
- Theories of Community and Performance
- Boal & Beyond
- Internship in Applied Theatre
The fourth course, on a related subject, may be from another department (from Tisch or from another school of New York University), as approved by the Coordinator of the Minor in Applied Theatre. Any course from the Tisch Department of Art and Public Policy will fulfill the fourth course. Also of interest is Urban Ensemble, a Tisch-wide course with community-based internships.
For more information, please contact Scott Loane, Manager of Advisement for Special Programs.
