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===Theatre and playwriting===
[[File:Marcus Aurelius statue and Lyman Hall at Brown University.jpg|thumb|Lyman Hall, built 1890–92, houses the Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies.]]
Brown's theatre and playwriting programs are among the best-regarded in the country.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Abramovitch |first=Seth |date=June 10, 2019 |title=Top 25 Graduate Schools for an Acting Degree, Ranked |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |url=https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/best-mfa-ma-acting-programs-us-uk-4746/#section2 |access-date=April 1, 2021 |archive-date=May 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508193720/https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/best-mfa-ma-acting-programs-us-uk-4746/#section2 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-06-08 |title=The Best 25 College Drama Programs Around the World |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/best-25-college-drama-programs-around-world-1296819 |access-date=2021-04-01 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |language=en |archive-date=February 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210064916/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/best-25-college-drama-programs-around-world-1296819 |url-status=live}}</ref> Six Brown graduates have received the [[Pulitzer Prize for Drama]]; [[Alfred Uhry]] '58, [[Lynn Nottage]] '86, [[Ayad Akhtar]] '93, [[Nilo Cruz]] '94, [[Quiara Alegría Hudes]] '04, and [[Jackie Sibblies Drury]] MFA '04.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roberts |first=Bella |date=2017-04-27 |title=Pulitzer winners discuss MFA Program at University |url=https://www.browndailyherald.com/2017/04/27/pulitzer-winners-discuss-mfa-program-university/ |access-date=2021-03-29 |website=Brown Daily Herald |language=en-US |archive-date=June 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606053830/http://www.browndailyherald.com/2017/04/27/pulitzer-winners-discuss-mfa-program-university/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In ''[[Theatre Communications Group|American Theater]]'' magazine's 2009 ranking of the most-produced American plays, Brown graduates occupied four of the top five places—Peter Nachtrieb '97, Rachel Sheinkin '89, [[Sarah Ruhl]] '97, and [[Stephen Karam]] '02.<ref>Kathy Borchers, "Brown University turning out one exceptional playwright after another," Associated Press (''Providence Journal''), December 18, 2009; {{cite web |url=http://www.playbill.com/features/article/most-produced-plays |title=Most-Produced Plays - Playbill.com |access-date=2014-08-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903071900/http://www.playbill.com/features/article/most-produced-plays |archive-date=September 3, 2014 |df=mdy}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.brown.edu/news/2019-04-15/pulitzer |title=Brown alumna, emeritus faculty member capture Pulitzers for drama, poetry {{!}} Brown University |website=www.brown.edu |access-date=2019-04-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416045850/https://www.brown.edu/news/2019-04-15/pulitzer |archive-date=April 16, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The undergraduate concentration encompasses programs in theatre history, performance theory, playwriting, dramaturgy, acting, directing, dance, speech, and technical production. Applications for doctoral and master's degree programs are made through the University Graduate School. Master's degrees in acting and directing are pursued in conjunction with the Brown/Trinity Rep MFA program, which partners with the [[Trinity Repertory Company]], a local [[Regional theater in the United States|regional theatre]].<ref>Molly Lederer, "Trinity Rep is still shining after 50 years," ''East Side Monthly'', Oct. 2013, p. 17</ref> In January 2025, The Brown/Trinity Rep Master of Fine Arts Programs in Acting and Directing indefinitely paused its new student admissions, effectively ending the program.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brown, Trinity indefinitely pause admissions to MFA program |url=https://www.browndailyherald.com/article/2025/01/brown-trinity-indefinitely-pause-admissions-to-mfa-program |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=The Brown Daily Herald |language=en-US}}</ref>[[File:Fall view over Brown 2.jpeg|thumb|Aerial view of the Brown University English department]]