Drama

Minor

English Department

The Drama concentration and minor offers courses in acting, directing, playwriting, and dramatic literature.

Program Location

Available Majors

If you are interested in drama as a major, you may do so by spending a semester or year abroad at Lancaster University in the U.K.

Available Minors

Drama (also available as a concentration in the English program)

Curriculum

Required Courses

English majors who wish to complete a drama emphasis or minor take the following seven courses:

DRM 240 - Acting Techniques
DRM 245 - Directing Techniques
DRM 320 - Techniques in Theatre Practice
ENG 203 - Playwriting
ENG 220 - Introduction to Drama
ENG 318 - Modern and Contemporary Women Dramatists, or
ENG 320 - Influence and Experiment in Modern Drama
DRM 320 - Techniques in Theatre Practice (focus in stagecraft area)

http://catalog.ndm.edu/undergraduate-catalog/school-of-arts-and-sciences/english

Professional Workshop Opportunities

Our program collaborates frequently with Baltimore-area theaters, including recent acting and directing workshops with artists from the American Shakespeare Center, Center Stage, and Single Carrot Theater.

Alum

Lauren Romagnano

Well Prepared to Pursue My Passion

Alum, NDMU Class of 2017

English, Drama

Through both the rigorous academic pathways and the extensive connections that the drama program has provided, I'm well prepared to enter a field that is focused solely on my favorite area of Shakespeare's theatre. What's Next for Lauren: Mary Baldwin University, Master’s Program Shakespeare & Performance Dual Masters in Literature & Fine Arts