Contemporary Theater

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 Theater: Contemporary Theater

Four-Year Program

Description

Your Department

Kate Kohler Amory

Professor of Theater
Joy Lamberton Arcolano

Assistant Professor of Theater
Marianna Bassham

Assistant Professor of Theater
Charles Vincent Burwell

Professor of Theater
Patsy Collins Bandes

Chair of Theater
Angela M. Farr Schiller

Associate Professor of Theater
Pascale Florestal

Assistant Professor of Theater
Igor Golyak

Associate Professor of Theater
Jazelynn Goudy

Assistant Professor of Dance
Jermaine Hill

Assistant Chair of Theater
Jennie Israel

Assistant Professor of Theater
Angie Jepson

Assistant Professor of Theater
Sarah Jessop

Assistant Professor of Theater
Lila Rose Kaplan

Assistant Professor of Theater
Theresa Lang

Professor of Theater
C. Robin Marcotte

Assistant Professor of Theater
Paul Masters

Assistant Professor of Theater
Tina Mitchell

Associate Professor
C. Neil Parsons

Instructor of Theater
Ashleigh Reade

Assistant Professor of Theater
Alli Ross

Assistant Professor of Theater
Amy Rubin

Assistant Professor of Theater
Alyssa Schmidt

Assistant Professor of Theater
Cassie M. Seinuk

Instructor of Theater Arts
Susan Thompson

Associate Professor of Theater
Dennis Trainor Jr

Associate Professor of Theater
David Valdes

Associate Professor of Theater
Christopher James Webb

Associate Professor of Theater
Summer Williams

Instructor of Theater
Elizabeth Wong

Associate Professor of Theater

Regional Theater Awards

Boston Conservatory at Berklee Excels at the 2022 Elliot Norton Awards

Conservatory community members won in the categories of Outstanding Performance by an Actor for a Midsize Theater, Outstanding Performance by an Actress for a Midsize Theater, and Outstanding Choreography.

Meet Your Mentors

New Assistant Chair of Theater Jermaine Hill on Embracing Multidimensionality

Acclaimed artist and educator Jermaine Hill joined the Conservatory in fall 2021 as assistant chair of theater and is the first person to serve in this new role. An award-winning music director, orchestrator, singer, arranger, and educator, Hill reflects on his multi-hyphenate career and what excites him about his new role.

Jermaine Hill
Assistant Chair of Theater

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.

Student Spotlight

Raúl Ávila Talks Artistic Transformation

"Instead of only being an actor, I now consider myself a theater maker, and I am ready to take on the world. I want to keep telling stories that are timely, compelling, and intersectional."

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.

Meet Your Mentors

Virtual Experiments Give Igor Golyak’s Local Theater a Global Stage

Conservatory faculty member Igor Golyak’s innovations in virtual theater making have attracted a worldwide audience and big-time collaborators.

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