"At Bates, I had the rare opportunity of working on classical roles and exploring my own way of working to developing a technique suited to me as an actor. The Bates Theater Department was small enough that it enabled me to form close bonds with others in the group, providing a vehicle for social life at Bates. Theater at Bates was the exact creative outlet I needed to cope with the rigorous academic schedule necessary to become a Bates alumna. If it weren't for my exposure to Seneca's Medea and Moliere's The Misanthrope, I would have nothing to say to Garland Wright of the Guthrie Theater. In other words, Bates made me an intelligent, disciplined, and prepared actor, unafraid to handle any text, classical, modern, or contemporary."

Contents

1. History
2. Department of Theater and Rhetoric
   1. Mission Statement
   2. Courses
3. Theatre Major
4. Secondary Concentration in Theater
5. Dance
6. Secondary Concentration in Dance
7. Interdisciplinary Major
8. Thesis
9. Play Production
   1. Goals
   2. General Schedule
   3. Copyright and Royalties
   4. 2002-03 Season
   5. Independent Student Productions
10. Guideline for Production Proposal
11. Off-Campus Study
12. Faculty and Staff Contact Information
13. After Bates