Published May 28, 2023
The Musicophile’s Guide to the Tisch Theatre Studies Curriculum
A Prologue
What is a musicophile you might ask? Per the trusted scholars of the internet, a musicophile is an individual highly passionate about music, or a “musically-inclined audiophile” in fewer words. As for Theatre Studies, NYU defines this curriculum as “an educational training purposed to teach students how to analyze theater and performance from historical, theoretical, practical, and aesthetic points of view.”
For the Music Fans and the Music Fans Only
A final question you might ask: what do music fans and Tisch’s Theatre Studies curriculum have in common? For all the Tisch Drama prospective applicants out there who might identify as musicophiles, I thought it might be helpful to distill some of the Tisch Drama Theatre Studies classes into a musical form to give you an idea for each course’s design. Or its “vibe” if you will.
Here are some personal favorite Theatre Studies courses that fellow Drama students and I have compiled if you are interested in learning more about Tisch Drama’s Theatre Studies curriculum:
Professor Whitehead’s “Introduction to Theatre Studies” The Story of Us (Taylor’s Version) by Taylor Swift
Professor Dietrich’s “History of the American Musical” Road to Hell by the Cast of Hadestown
Professor Bentin’s “Spectacle and Surveillance” This is America by Childish Gambino
Professor Meineck’s “Greek Drama: Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides” Achilles Come Down by Gang of Youths
Professor Whitehead’s “(Un)Reliable Narrators” Viva La Vida by Coldplay
Professor Davis’ “Medieval Theater” Believer by Imagine Dragons
Professor Theodoratou’s “Helen of Troy and Her Ghosts” Helen of Troy by Lorde