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All students are strongly encouraged to have a laptop computer. Students are also recommended to purchase additional warranty and coverage for accidental damage, external storage for secure backups of classwork and personal information, and a security lock.

Adobe Creative Cloud at VPA: Adobe Creative Cloud is available for free on shared computers in ITS labs across campus. VPA students enrolled in specific classes will have access on their personal device during the semester they are enrolled in a participating class. Students in the Department of Film and Media Arts (FMA) receive a personal device license while enrolled in FMA courses.

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titleDepartment of Drama

Acting, Drama, Musical Theater, and Stage Management Majors 

  • Computer (laptop or tablet) with good wireless and video conferencing capabilities. Audio and video recording and editing capability strongly recommended.
  • Headphones, earbuds, or AirPods.

Theater Design and Technology Majors

Students may use either an Apple Mac or Windows PC with the specifications given below.

Windows PC

ComponentSpecifications
Operating SystemSupported version of Windows 10 or 11
ProcessorMinimum* 4-core 3 GHz Intel Core i7 or AMD Ryzen 7
RAMMinimum 16 GB
Graphics

Discrete (not integrated) graphics chipset from Nvidia or AMD;

8 GB graphics memory

StorageMinimum 512 GB

*Note: Higher core counts and higher CPU speeds mean faster performance.

Examples of PCs that meet these requirements:

  • Dell XPS 15 (2024 model) – Intel Core i7-12800H, 16GB RAM, Nvidia RTX 3070, 512GB SSD - $2,099
  • HP Spectre x360 (2024 model) – Intel Core i7-13800H, 16GB RAM, Nvidia RTX 3060, 512GB SSD - $1,899
  • Lenovo Legion 7 (2024 model) – AMD Ryzen 7 7800H, 16GB RAM, Nvidia RTX 3080, 512GB SSD - $2,199
  • ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024 model) – AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS, 16GB RAM, Nvidia RTX 3070, 512GB SSD - $1,999
  • MSI GS66 Stealth (2024 model) – Intel Core i7-13800H, 16GB RAM, Nvidia RTX 3080, 512GB SSD - $2,299

Apple Mac

ComponentSpecifications
Operating SystemSupported version of macOS Ventura or Sonoma
ProcessorMinimum Apple M1 Pro; M2 Pro/Max or higher preferred
RAMMinimum 16 GB
StorageMinimum 512 GB


Examples of Apple Macs that meet these requirements:

  • Apple MacBook Pro 14” - M3 Pro (11-core CPU, 14-core GPU), 18 GB Unified Memory (RAM), 512 GB SSD Storage - $1,849
  • MacBook Air 13” - M3 chip (8‑core CPU, 10‑core GPU, 16‑core Neural Engine), 16 GB Unified Memory (RAM), 512 GB SSD Storage - $1,499
  • MacBook Air 15” - M3 chip (8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine), 16 GB Unified Memory (RAM), 512 GB SSD Storage - $1,699

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If you have questions, please contact your program coordinator or assistant program coordinator.

 

Acting

Katie McGerr kemcgerr@syr.edu

Thom Miller tmiller@syr.edu


Musical Theater

Brian Cimmet bcimmet@syr.edu

Kathleen Wrinn kawrinn@syr.edu


Stage Management

Don Buschmann dgbuschm@syr.edu


Theater Management

Jim Clark jaclark@syr.edu

Jill Anderson jianders@syr.edu

 

Theater Design & Technology

Carmen Martinez cmarti46@syr.edu

Rob Andrusko randrusk@syr.edu 



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