BFA in Stage and Production Management Major

Program Overview

BFA in Stage and Production Management Major

Why study BFA in Stage and Production Management?

Call the shots and watch your creative eye come to life in the heart of New York City. As a stage or production manager, you’ll blend critical logistics with artistic vision and collaborate with production teams from first rehearsal to closing curtain. Our program emphasizes the interconnectivity between management, leadership, and the technical aspects of theatre arts to bring stories to life on stage.

Why study BFA in Stage and Production Management at MMC?

The BFA in Stage and Production Management major offers students opportunities to stage manage main stage, studio, and off-site productions; study with New York theater professionals; establish professional contacts with AEA Stage Managers; and obtain internships with some of New York’s best theatres.

This program combines classroom and practical applications within a robust liberal arts education. We prepare students for successful professional careers while offering the education needed to be global citizens.

Located in the heart of Manhattan, students in the BFA in Stage and Production Management major truly learn to use New York City as their campus. Whether you are attending productions on or off-Broadway, in venues downtown or in Brooklyn, or traveling to an off-campus internship, students experience all that the city has to offer.

What You Will Learn

As a BFA in Stage and Production Management major, you will:

• Develop management, organizational, technical, and cue calling skills that support a variety of production styles and settings while working on College and professional productions;
• Build upon communication and collaboration skills needed to become a successful member of creative and production teams, and;
• Develop the ability to discuss and problem solve physical and technical production needs, including using non-traditional research skills.

Required Courses

• Stagecraft
• Script Analysis
• The Business of Broadway
• Interpersonal Communication
• Principles and Theories of Communication
• Theatre Histories I and II
• Stage Management: Concepts and Practices
• Stage Management in Performance
• History and Mission of Arts Institutions
• Elements of Directing
• Shakespeare, the Stage, and Humanity
• Design for Directors and Choreographers
• Stage Management II
• Production Management
• Stage Management Colloquium
• Producing Performance
• The Legal Environment of Business
• Independent Study
• Internship
• Advance Studies in Drama and Theatre

Program Highlights

NYC As Your Classroom

Let New York City become your playground. You’ll have the opportunity to shadow Broadway stage managers during performances and start growing your network; stage manage our off-site productions in locations throughout Manhattan; and intern at some of NYC’s best theatre companies.

First Year, Hands-On

Right from the start you will have a combination of classroom, interactive, and mentorship experiences that will prepare you for stage managing in our Bordeau Box Theatre by the end of your first year. With faculty guidance, you’ll move from the Box to the Main Stage at a pace that’s right for you.

Customized For You

Along with guiding you through program requirements, your faculty advisor will work with you to tailor your academic schedule and offer opportunities on productions that fit your individual interests.

Careers and Outcomes

With a B.F.A. in Stage and Production Management, you will be well prepared for careers as stage and production managers in theatre and dance. With the transferrable skills gained from this program, you can take your training to all walks of life and use those skills in areas such as arts administration and management, producing live and corporate events, show running, company management, project management, wedding planning, and many more!

Careers

• Production Manager
• Stage Manager
• Event Coordinator
• Producer
• Production Assistant

Employers

• The York Theatre
• Sleep No More at the McKittrick Hotel
• Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
• New Jersey Performing Arts Center
• Universal Studios Hollywood

The Theresa Lang Theatre

No matter your major or concentration, Theatre Arts students have the opportunity to learn, design, work, and perform in the College’s 250-seat theatre. From our intimate J. William Bordeau Box Theatre to the Great Hall, MMC has a range of performance spaces serving the Theatre Arts program.

Program Outline

Careers:

• Stage and production managers in theatre and dance
• Arts administration and management
• Producing live and corporate events
• Show running
• Company management
• Project management
• Wedding planning