Drama

Theater from every side.

Collaboration is essential to the study of drama at Bennington. As a Bennington student, you are encouraged to take a broad range of courses within the larger drama discipline, including acting, directing, playwriting, theater history, dramatic literature, design, and stage management, and classes often come together to create collaborative work. During the weekly Drama Forum, students and faculty present work in progress, and guest speakers lead workshops and lectures. Several productions are staged each term.

For each term that you take a class in drama, you also complete a technical lab, working in the scene shop, costume shop, or technical crew—learning the nuts and bolts of what it takes to produce a piece of theater. Between labs, Drama Forum, and your classes, you engage immediately and directly in the drama community at Bennington. Through Field Work Term, the annual winter internship period, you may choose to apply your skills in professional theater settings, or in internships that complement your studies in other ways.

The Princeton Review ranks Bennington College in the top five for Best College Theater. Learn more about the essentials of studying drama at Bennington.