Rutgers University's Theater B.F.A. program is committed to providing intensive, sequential conservatory training that will help young focused theater students grow into dedicated and versatile professional theater artists.

The Rutgers Conservatory at Shakespeare's Globe in London gives serious young artists intensive conservatory training, in the heart of London, under the instruction of the most accomplished theater artists in the U.K. Through access to the Globe’s space, master teachers, scholars and practitioners, this program fulfills the twofold mission of both Shakespeare’s Globe and Rutgers University: to combine the best of conservatory training with a first-rate undergraduate education.

Shakespeare’s Globe is an organization founded by the pioneering American actor/director Sam Wanamaker as a unique international resource dedicated to the exploration of Shakespeare’s work and the playhouse for which he wrote. The facility includes a faithful open-air reproduction of the Globe Theatre used by William Shakespeare for his own company in the 16th century. The Rutgers Conservatory at Shakespeare’s Globe in London is a program carefully designed to enhance and broaden the skills of each student. The experience and knowledge gained there will provide a solid foundation for their growth as theater artists. Students, trained in the Globe practices, have the potential to create a unique impact on the American theater.

Watch Rutgers students perform scenes from Twelfth Night as a part of the annual Sam Wanamaker Festival at the Globe:

For more information about a program, follow these links:

• Acting at The Globe
• Design at The Globe

All areas of study at Shakespeare’s Globe include the following:

Shakespeare's Plays in Context and British Art and Culture include a detailed study and analysis of Shakespearean text and an introduction to the background and historical context of Shakespearean London. Intensive study of classical Shakespearean plays over each semester combines the study of Shakespeare as literature as well as text in production. The plays covered each year are chosen by the Rutgers and Globe faculties with regard to the composition of the Globe season and the student company. British Art and Culture introduces British history, art, architecture, and culture as the foundation of the intensive study of Shakespeare's plays in their historical, social, and religious context. Students are required to see classical and contemporary plays on the London stage and visit cultural and artistic landmarks. Performance venues have included: Shakespeare's Globe, Stratford on Avon, The Young Vic, The National Theatre, The Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Court Theatre, Donmar Warehouse, West End productions, and Fringe productions.

Once a week students receive guided tours of London's major art collections and museums, including: the British Museum, the National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, the Wallace Collection, the Sir John Soane Museum, the Tate Gallery, the Theatre Museum, the Victoria & Albert Museum, Kenwood House, Ham House, and Hampton Court Palace.

Rutgers University and Mason Gross School of the Arts
George B. Stauffer, Dean, Mason Gross School of the Arts
David Esbjornson, Chair, Theater Department
Barbara Marchant, Deputy Chair, Head of BFA Acting, Theater Department; Director of Rutgers Conservatory at Shakespeare's Globe
Vickie Esposito, Head of the BFA Program, Associate Head of Design
Carol Thompson, Head of Stage Management
Jennifer George, Theater Arts Faculty in Residence

Acting
Patrick Spottiswoode, Director, Globe Education
Mike Alfreds, Master of the Play
Stewart Pearce, Master of Voice
Glynn MacDonald, Master of Movement
Jonathan Waller, Master of Fight
Hew Prall, Master of Dance

Design
Jenny Tiramani, Director of Theater Design, Globe Resident Designer

Stage Management
Chantal Hauser, Production Stage Manager

Shakespeare's Globe
Patrick Spottiswoode, Director, Globe Education
Dominic Dromgoole, Artistic Director

Rutgers Study Abroad
Stephen Reinert, Dean of Study Abroad
Lauren Randolph, Associate Director for Programs