drama department

School acting division

The drama department is the division of a school or university dedicated to theater arts—acting, directing, stagecraft, and related disciplines.

Students major in drama or take courses there.

The term also refers informally to people prone to theatrical behavior or emotional excess: Don't be so dramatic—save it for the drama department.

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dress rehearsal · auditorium · costume · props · scenery · spotlight · playwright · director · stage manager · casting · monologue · method acting · curtain · set design · backstage · wings · blocking · script

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academic/arts discipline

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University division for numerical sciences

physics department · engineering department · business school · economics department · chemistry department

CREATIVE vs. TECHNICAL/SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES

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University division for numerical sciences

physics department · chemistry department · engineering department · biology department · business school

emotional tone/atmosphere

drama departmentmathematics department

University division for numerical sciences

IT department · registrar's office · bursar's office · engineering department · administration building

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