The Ph.D. in Theatre and Performance Studies, launched together with the Brown/Trinity Consortium in 2002, builds on the strength of the long-standing Brown Master’s Program that historically provided the field of theatre with many excellent scholars. The Ph.D. program stresses research and scholarship, in theatre history, theory and criticism, and performance studies. It is an ideal degree for students interested in the intersections between artistry and scholarship as there are many excellent opportunities to collaborate with artists ad as well as opportunities to develop scholarship in interdisciplinary modalities. The program is committed to providing students with a firm grasp of the fields of theatre studies and performance studies and an understanding of the historical underpinnings both of theatre practice and of performance scholarship. This is to say that Brown’s Ph.D. has a strong commitment both to theatre history and to the academic histories informing the “broad spectrum” of performance studies. The program is committed to helping to place students in academic positions, should they so desire, upon completion of the program. Faculty work together with students to prepare them best for the requirements of the job market, even as faculty work hard to foster each student’s individual, often less market-driven passions.
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