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The Department Reading List is composed of plays and books that are highly recommended reading for each theatre arts major. They represent a sampling from most major playwrights and periods in dramatic literature, history, and theory. Some familiarity with most of these plays and authors will undoubtedly be helpful preparation for the senior comprehensive exam as well as standard general knowledge for future training/involvement in the field of theatre. (Many of these book are already required reading in our courses.)

The senior year comprises a capstone experience of the theatre in the liberal arts setting that combines experiential education, critical thinking, and artistic growth. There are three components of this capstone:

1. THE Student Individualized Project (SIP) (either Summer, Fall, or Winter)
2. THE WRITTEN AND ORAL COMPREHENSIVE EXAM (Fall/Winter)
3. THE SENIOR SEMINAR (Winter)

*Remember, only these last two components (Comps & Senior Seminar) are required for the Theatre Arts major. Although we certainly advise it, Theatre Arts majors are not required to do a Theatre SIP.