Edinburgh Theatre

Introduction

One of the most challenging and life changing experiences that the Pepperdine Theatre Program offers is the Edinburgh Summer Program. The Pepperdine University Theatre program has participated in the Edinburgh International Festival Fringe since 1985. This popular bi-annual program always runs at full capacity and serves as an exclusive academic program for theatre majors.

In order to be selected for the program a student must:

• Furnish all materials requested by International Programs
• Be in good standing with the university
• Have a minimum GPA of 2.5
• You will fill out an application with International Programs as well as a theatre program application.
• You must be eligible to take either Religion 301 or English 380 in the summer of 2022 during our residency in Glasgow. This means that by the summer of 2022 you will need to have completed English 101 and/or Religion 101.

Decisions for this program will be sent out on October 27, 2021. Please contact Dr. Cathy Thomas-Grant if you are interested in the Edinbugh Theatre program or have any questions.

Program Dates

June 24, 2022 - August 20, 2022

The dates listed above include an initial period of time on the Malibu campus and then a flight to Scotland after the program start date.  The end date represents the in-country return departure date. 

Costs

Tuition: $1,865 per unit (same as Malibu tuition per unit)

Room & Board: $4,904

Program Specific Costs:

• Global Health Fee: $168

Required Vital Documents and Deadlines

Completed IP Document Submission Form including the following documents:

• Passport Copy
• Health Clearance Form and Flight Itinerary
  • Programs departing in June 2022: Date March 11, 2022
• Visa Copy (if applicable for non-U.S. passport holders): April 22, 2022

Course Requirements

5 unit minimum requirement.

Course Offerings

ENG 380 Topics in Literature (4) 

Prerequisite: ENG 101 or equivalent

GE: Literature

Examines a given topic in literary studies. The course may be focused on a theme, a movement, a historical period, or a genre. May be repeated once when topics vary. 

REL 301 Christianity and Culture (3) 

GE: Christianity & Culture

Prerequisite: REL 101

A study of ways in which Christianity shapes such aspects of culture as art, literature, music, medicine, law, secularization, ecology, racial and ethnic issues, and education, and ways in which these, in turn, influence Christian life and faith.

THEA 150 Theatre Ensemble (1–2) 

GE: Fine Arts

Participation in Theatre Program productions. A maximum of four units may be counted toward graduation requirements. If taken in partial fulfillment of fine arts general education requirements, must be taken for at least 1 unit credit with a letter grade.

THEA 350 Theatre Ensemble (1–2) 

GE: Fine Arts

Participation in Theatre Program productions. May be repeated when cast in main stage productions. A maximum of four units may be counted toward graduation requirements. If taken in partial fulfillment of fine arts general education requirements, must be taken for at least 1 unit credit with a letter grade.

THEA 250 Play Production (1) 

Prerequisite: THEA 240 or consent of instructor.

A laboratory-format technical theatre course offered in conjunction with the major theatrical productions. Crew heads for departmental productions may be chosen from this class. Open to theatre majors and non-theatre majors with fewer than forty units. 

THEA 450 Play Production (1) 

Prerequisite: THEA 240 or consent of instructor.

A laboratory-format technical theatre course in conjunction with the major theatrical productions. Crew heads for departmental productions may be chosen from this class. 

Faculty Director

Dr. Cathy Thomas-Grant

Professor of Theatre, Fine Arts Division, Seaver College

Office: CAC 202A

Cathy Thomas-Grant rained at the American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco. She has served as the Pepperdine University Edinburgh Program Director since 2000 and is currently a Professor of Theatre at Pepperdine University. Productions for the Fringe include: Mr. Happiness/The Water Engine, Necessary Targets, The Kentucky Cycle, The Fastest Woman Alive, Language of Angels, musical direction for The Grapes of Wrath, Forget Fire in collaboration with J C Marshall, The Abode by Davey Anderson, and the Fringe First Award-winning productions of Why Do You Stand There in the Rain? by Peter Arnott and The Interference by Lynda Radley. Selected Pepperdine directing Credits include: Futureproof, by Lynda Radley Heritage, by Nicola McCartney, Les Misérables, Sweeney Todd, The Seagull (translation by Martin Crimp), Michael Redhill's Goodness, The Rivals, Fiddler on the Roof, King Lear, Man of La Mancha, Much Ado About Nothing, and Death of a Salesman. Selected professional acting credits include: The Imaginary Invalid, Judevine, 1918, the premiere of Jane Anderson's Food and Shelter, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and Nagel Jackson's adaptation of A Tale of Two Cities, (American Conservatory Theatre of San Francisco), The Comedy of Errors, A Winter's Tale, Macbeth, and Tartuffe, (American Players Theatre of Wisconsin) Steel Magnolias and The Octet Bridgeclub (Actors Co-op of Hollywood). Professor Thomas-Grant is a recipient of the Howard A. White Award for Teaching Excellence.