Theater At Cornell

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<p>Hey- I'm a high school junior looking at the theater dept. at Cornell. </p>

<p>For anyone who can answer...
Are there a lot of productions every year?
What are the quality of the productions?
What is the theater space like?
Is there a lot of talent evident in the productions?
Are there musicals along with straight plays? If so, what are the musicals like? Are there good voices?</p>

<p>For anyone who is/knows a theater major...
How intense is the theater major at Cornell? More/less so than other majors? Are the theater majors hard workers?
Are most theater majors wannabe performers, or are they just pursuing theater as an interest within a broader liberal arts education?
Do theater majors feel as if they are getting training to become professionals, or just learning, in general about theater? (sorry to repeat above question...)
Any knowledge of alumni working as actors/actresses?
Are there opportunities to take voice/dance classes within a theater major?</p>

<p>Thanks so much for any info!</p>

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<p>You should go to the theater site under academics at cornell.edu for many of your answers. Alumni in movies/television are a diverse group, including director Howard Hawks, Franchot Tone, Christopher Reeve, Jimmy Smits, Ed Marinaro, Arthur Lithgow and Frank Morgan.</p>

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<p>thanks, corharcol. anyone else have any info?</p>

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<p>bumpity bump bump (I'm relentless)</p>

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<p>b-b-b-bump</p>

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<p>I don't know much about the theater department. I can tell you that John Cleese is an "A.D. White Professor-at-Large" at Cornell. I don't know what that is, exactly, but he does give a lecture during the year on film, acting, and religion. He also does help out with the theater and arts department while he's there.</p>

<p>Here's the link:
<a href="http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/01/4.26.01/Cleese.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/01/4.26.01/Cleese.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Thanks Iggy!! I'm coming up to visit Cornell Feb 25ish and will sit in on some classes. Excited!!</p>