The Theatre program offers four pre-professional tracks for Theatre majors: Performance, Design & Production, Playwriting, and Directing. Entrance into all tracks is highly competitive and in addition to applying to the university, requires:

PERFORMANCE TRACK: An audition
DESIGN & PRODUCTION TRACK: An interview and portfolio review
PLAYWRITING TRACK: An interview and a review of writing samples
DIRECTING TRACK: An interview and portfolio review (optional)

The program also offers a Theatre Minor which does not require an audition or interview.

Please follow the appropriate link for detailed admission information on your intended track.

CAMPUS VISITS 2008-2009

We strongly encourage you to schedule your campus visit on one of the dates below when the entire theatre faculty and our students will be present to familiarize you with all aspects of the Fordham Theatre Program. On each of these days, we will do a presentation on the theatre program as well as a Q & A with prospective students and parents. You will also be able to take a tour of the Lincoln Center Campus and all of the theatre facilities with a theatre major as your guide - someone who can continue an in-depth discussion of the program (you do not need to schedule this separately; it will be part of the day’s activities).
These dates are as follows:

     Saturday, October 11, 2008 (Open House for high school seniors)

     Friday, October 24, 2008 (Theatre Program Info Session - for high school juniors

     and any seniors who can't attend Open House)

NYC Jan & Feb audition/interview days (see scheduling form or individual theatre track pages for regional audition/interview dates):

     Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009

     Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009

     Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009

Due to the large number of students visiting the campus, we are unable to accommodate requests for individual theatre meetings and theatre tours other than the days listed above. If you plan a campus visit on another day, you can, however, take a campus tour through the office of Undergraduate Admission. Please call 212-636-6710 to schedule. Please call this number also, to register for Open House. To register for the Theatre Info Session on Oct. 24, please email Dr. Patricia Peek at peek@fordham.edu and include the following information:

Name
Address
Phone Number
Email
# attending
# of tickets to be reserved for the evening performance of The Rover on the Fordham mainstage.

SITTING IN ON THEATRE CLASSES
Students accepted into the theatre program will be invited to sit in on theatre classes in the spring. Accepted students will be notified of this opportunity.

ATTENDING THEATRE PRODUCTIONS
We welcome you to attend any of our theatre productions throughout the year and we will provide you with complimentary tickets (see "Shows" for this year's season info). Please call our box office at 212-636-6340 to arrange (please specify that you are a prospective student in order to receive a pair of complimentary tickets).