At the Connecticut Repertory Theatre, the performance wing of the Department of Dramatic Arts, students have opportunities to work shoulder to shoulder with professional actors and directors in Equity productions, gaining firsthand insight into professional theatre practice and the standards of the Actors’ Equity Association, the labor union representing professional actors and stage managers in live theatre in the United States.

Students also have opportunities to create, lead, and perform in Student Series productions, and to collaborate with students in the Puppet Arts Program and with student filmmakers.