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.
Degree Offered
B.F.A.
Bachelor of Fine Arts in 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.
By the Numbers
Boston Conservatory at Berklee is the only conservatory that offers a cutting-edge B.F.A. in contemporary theater.
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.
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.
