Contemporary Theater

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Today’s theater landscape demands cutting-edge artistry and a collaborative, entrepreneurial spirit. Boston Conservatory at Berklee’s contemporary theater program provides rigorous ensemble-based training and a safe, experimental space that will prepare you to be a bold innovator for the 21st-century stage.

Programs

  • B.F.A.
    Bachelor of Fine Arts in Contemporary Theater
    Four-Year Program
    Description

More than 10 Boston Conservatory students, alumni, faculty, and staff received individual nominations for the 2020 Elliot Norton Awards, and more than 20 community members were involved in nominated productions across 24 categories.

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Faculty Spotlight

Q&A with Alli Ross

Contemporary Theater faculty member Alli Ross teaches Ensemble Performance Lab and Theater Community Engagement in the Conservatory's B.F.A. in contemporary theater program.

Alli Ross
Faculty, Contemporary Theater

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Our students' original devised work, "Displaced: A Response to Qurban," won three national awards from the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival in 2018: the Kennedy Center Citizen Artist Award; the Outstanding Sound Design and Composition award; and the Distinguished Production of a Devised or Company Generated Work award.

Student Spotlight

Student Spotlight: Sharmarke Yusuf

Sharmarke Yusuf (B.F.A. '20, contemporary theater) has long had an interest in writing, and he began to take it seriously as an area of focus after taking a playwriting class at the Conservatory. He is currently pursuing a creative writing minor, which includes Berklee College of Music courses.

Sharmarke Yusuf
Class of 2020
B.F.A., Contemporary Theater

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By the Numbers

  • 65 Contemporary Theater Undergraduates
  • 19 Contemporary Theater Faculty
  • 10 Average Class Size

Boston Conservatory at Berklee is the only conservatory that offers a cutting-edge B.F.A. in contemporary theater.

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