Students in the Bachelor of Science Degree in Dramatic Arts,
Film and Television benefit from the outstanding faculty, courses,
facilities and training available at two of New York City's
premiere educational institutions — St. John's, the city's leading
Catholic university, and The American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA), one of the nation's most
respected institutions for actor training.
St. John's University and AADA offer state-of-the art facilities
including:
- training theatres
- libraries
- television studios
- film and video cameras
- editing suites
- rehearsal spaces and classrooms
Students gain an academic and professional edge by joining any
of the more than 180 student
clubs and organizations available at St. John's University. For
example, students in the program may be especially interested
in valuable clubs and organizations:
- The Society for Performing and Communications
Arts is an student operated organization that encourage
students to work collaboratively and across disciplines: film,
dramatic arts, photography, public relations, advertising and
communication arts. Student develop independent projects to
broaden their academic, creative and professional growth, as well
as promote their work through the coordination of film festivals,
the staging of plays, and visual art exhibitions. For further
information, contact the Chair of the Division of Mass
Communications.
- Chappell Players Theater Group: A student
performing arts group that stages
professional-caliber theatrical productions at the Queens
campus.
- Jazz Band: St. John's resident jazz
ensemble.
- Mixed Chorus: A pillar of St. John's
performing arts program whose musical repertoire ranges from
Broadway to classic choral masterworks.
- Voices of Victory: St. John's official gospel
choir.
- Communications Club: A club that enhances
learning and social experiences for students interested in the
varied areas of communications.
Students also may qualify any of the University's various
honor societies. For example, The College of
Professional Studies Honor Society
recognizes academic excellence and involvement in campus,
church or community activities.
All students benefit from St. John's many other outstanding
facilities and resources. For example, computer laboratories
contain sophisticated PC and Mac workstations with a full range of
the latest academic software packages and full access to the
University's award-winning network. In addition, all new students
receive their own wireless laptop computer.
Other facilities include high-tech classrooms, laboratories and
our 1.7 million-volume Library. Our new
D'Angelo Center is a five-story, 127,000-square-foot University
and Student Center with classrooms, lecture halls, a Starbucks café
and full-service food courts.
St. John’s
University and American Academy Libraries collections support both
the theoretical and practical training unique to the Dramatic Arts
program with 75 discrete titles of electronic journals (all
full-text) and aggregated databases, such as ProQuest, JStor, and
EBSCO that included:
American Theatre
Amusement Business
Applied Theatre Researcher
Back Stage and Back Stage East
Journal of Arts Management and Law
Journal of Dramatic Theory and criticism
Mime Journal
Rental & Staging Systems
Research in Drama Education
Variety
Asian Theatre
An Annotated Bibliography of Modern Anglo-Irish Drama
American Theatre Companies, 1931-1986
Complete Book of the American Musical Theater
Literature and Theater of the States and Regions of the U. S.
A.
Art and the Stage in the 20th Century
Kabuki: the Popular Theater
The Encyclopedia of World Theater
Presenting Reader's Theater
American Theater and Drama Research
Musical Theater Synopses
The American Academy’s library has access to 8,000 (approximate)
volumes of plays, vocal scores, reference materials, fiction and
non-fiction includes Tony Award and Pulitzer Prizes winning
plays.
In addition to the many cultural and professional opportunities
for aspiring actors and entertainment professionals, our New York
City location is part of every student's educational experience.
Our faculty and Career Center have strong ties to
employers and other professional and educational resources
throughout the New York area. Students make New York their
classroom through innovative courses like Discover New York.
Students also benefit from St. John's focus on an international
academic experience. The University offers extensive study abroad
courses during the academic year as well as the winter and summer
semesters. Students can live and learn at St. John's Rome,
Italy, campus and Paris,
France, location.