Alumni The Conservatory has more than 150 graduates performing in touring companies, on Broadway, in dance companies, in movies, on TV, and in other theaters, as well as many more teaching in schools, on faculties, choreographing, writing, directing, and stage managing around the world. The Conservatory of Performing Arts offers conservatory training within a liberal arts context.
Students receive intense training in their concentration as well as a thorough academic education.
Because the faculty believes that performing arts majors develop best in front of a live audience, the program offers varied performing opportunities for students at The Pittsburgh Playhouse. Nationally renowned, The Pittsburgh Playhouse of Point Park College is the performance facility for the Conservatory of Performing Arts. Dance students may perform in one of three Playhouse Dance Theatre productions, a student choreography showcase, and a Playhouse, Jr. Children's Dance Show as well as a public school outreach program. The B.F.A. degree in Film and Video Production is offered in collaboration with Pittsburgh Filmmakers. Students take their academic courses at Point Park College and their film and video requirements at Pittsburgh Filmmakers' newly built facility in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh.