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Joining the unique ATA programme means you will spend one of your three years of study in the United States. In both the UK and US, you will perform roles in public productions directed by professional American and British practitioners, exploring a comprehensive range of disciplines, including acting for camera, musical theatre, directing, playwriting, children’s theatre and design. You will be closely tutored in a practical approach to the American ‘classics’ – including plays by Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams and David Mamet – while also having the chance to work with experienced playwrights and composers on new work. Naturally, the programme also offers an excellent academic grounding in the history, politics and multi-ethnic culture of the United States.

Once you are equipped with an understanding of the traditions and innovations of American theatre and performance, you will be able to bring that understanding to the study and practice of theatre in Europe and beyond. You will play a part in increasing awareness of the parallel and collaborative development of American and European performance arts and in the vibrant trans-Atlantic interchange of theatre practices.

The Programme at a glance

Year 1 (at Rose Bruford College)

• Understanding American plays in their historical context
• Exploring Broadway musical theatre
• Acting, voice, movement and theatre making classes.

Year 2 (in the United States)

• Studying national history and the development of America’s theatre
• Performance, playwriting, directing, design and theatre making
• Cultural research through ‘field trips’ to major cities and theatres.

Year 3 (at Rose Bruford College)

• Examining shared aspects of theatre practice between America and Europe
• Independent research projects initiated by students
• Staff-directed public productions of contemporary American plays and musicals.

Duration

3 Years.

Term Start

Late August, 2010.

Entry Requirements

Suggested A-Levels or equivalent subjects: English, Theatre Studies, History, Psychology, Drama. All applicants are invited for an audition. See Admissions information for more details.

How to Apply

Please apply through UCAS:
Institution code name: Rose
Institution application code: R51
Programme code: W423

Career Progression

Graduates have gone on to perform on stage and screen in the UK and US, to win awards as playwrights and directors, to work as technicians and administrators for leading television and theatre producers, and to create their own companies, Shady Dolls and Kamichi Plan.