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 MajorsStudents may use either an Apple Mac or Windows PC with the specifications given below. Windows PC| Component | Specifications |
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| Operating System | Supported version of Windows 10 or 11 | | Processor | Minimum* 4-core 3 GHz Intel Core i7 or AMD Ryzen 7 | | RAM | Minimum 16 GB | | Graphics | Discrete (not integrated) graphics chipset from Nvidia or AMD; 8 GB graphics memory | | Storage | Minimum 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| Component | Specifications |
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| Operating System | Supported version of macOS Ventura or Sonoma | | Processor | Minimum Apple M1 Pro; M2 Pro/Max or higher preferred | | RAM | Minimum 16 GB | | Storage | Minimum 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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