The Brandeis Department of Theater Arts rich history is embedded in the legacy of Leonard Bernstein and the gifted collaborators who invigorated Spingold Theater Center into being. You, our students, bring a wide range of experience and talent to our department through your studies, which are as diverse as the sciences, social sciences, education, literature and the other creative arts. The study of theater arts requires that you stretch your imagination, gather your academic research and put it into action culminating in a performance, design work, written script or scholarly paper. We stand on the shoulders of the visionary artists who brought all of the Brandeis Creative Arts Departments to life and endeavor to instill in you the same kind of artistic innovation, discipline and courage.