Internship Program
On occasion, qualified advanced students may receive academic credit for work in theatre outside UMass Boston. Students wishing to receive academic credit for work completed outside must register for the Theatre Arts Internship (THRART 435: 3-6 credits) before that work may commence. Prerequisites: Junior standing as a Theatre Arts major, completion of most major requirements including workshops, and permission of the instructor and the Associate Chair of the Performing Arts Department.
Winter Session
Each January the Theatre Arts Division ordinarily participates in the Winter Session at UMass Boston. Recent course offerings have included writing and acting for television, acting and producing staged readings of original plays, and work in technical aspects of theatre.
Creative Writing Program
Theatre Arts participates with the English Department in a creative writing program that is open to both matriculated and non-degree students. Theatre Arts courses in writing for the stage, screen, and television are included in this program.
New Works Festival
Inaugurated in Fall 2002, each semester's New Works Festival features works by the Theatre Arts Division's playwriting students. These are read or performed by student actors under the direction of student directors.
Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
The Theatre Arts Division has membership in Region I, KCACTF, and enters its mainstage productions for professional response and for nomination of UMB Theatre Arts majors to awards competitions within the Festival.