The Marist Theatre Program is the college's academic theatre program and production laboratory to the English Department's Concentration in Theatre and Theatre Minor. Open to students of all majors, the Theatre Program produces two mainstage productions per year, professional workshops and student projects. A host of theatre courses are offered each year as well. The Marist Theatre Program also includes the student-theatre organization, MCCTA. MCCTA produces several productions a year, including a musical, a comedy or drama, an original play festival and an improv troupe. There is no shortage of opportunities in Theatre at Marist, whether as an actor, director, designer, publicity director, props manager or playwright, to name a few.
Past productions include Cabaret, Angels in America, The Laramie Project, Noises Off, Godspell, Nunsense, As You Like It and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Past student-shows include The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Urinetown, 45 Seconds from Broadway, Rumors, The Heidi Chronicles and Lend Me a Tenor.
Marist students regularly intern with professional theatres or producing organizations in their junior or senior year. Recent credits include placements with the Roundabout Theatre Company and producing organizations of Broadway's Hairspray, Rent and Fiddler on the Roof.
Many Marist graduates are working theatre professionals, with credits ranging from Broadway, Off-Broadway, national tours, regional Equity theatres and children's theatre companies. Many pursue production careers in television and film, with recent alums working for Sesame Street Workshop, Good Morning America and MTV/VH-1. Other alumni have continued their training in NYC, graduating from Michael Howard Acting Conservatory, Stella Adler Conservatory and American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Others pursue advanced academic degrees with recent enrollments at Columbia, Sarah Lawrence and Adelphi.
