Doug Peruski: A No-Brainer

Doug Peruski began his collegiate career at Kennesaw State University, where he studied acting and at The University of Georgia, and graduated from the latter institution with a BA in Theatre Arts. He minored in Computer Science.

Family members were surprised by Doug Peruski's choice of Kennesaw State University, but he insisted that he wanted to go there. "My drama teacher at Peachtree Ridge recommended KSU," Doug Peruski says, referring to his old high school. "She said it had a really good drama 

department." KSU did indeed have a good drama department, and Doug Peruski says that he learned a lot while he was there. But as his sophomore year drew to a close, he realized that it wasn't going to be enough. And so he transferred to the University of Georgia

"It was a no-brainer, really," Doug Peruski recalls. "I mean, I really grew to like KSU, but sometimes situations force your hand."

Doug Peruski enrolled in classes at UGA's Department of Theatre and Film Studies, part of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. The Department of Theatre and Film Studies has twenty-one faculty members, four distinguished adjunct faculty members, three full-time staff members, and 36 graduate assistants.

Doug Peruski got himself involved in everything the department had to offer – or at least, everything that he could fit into his increasingly busy schedule. He says he really grew from the experience. "That's when a career in Theatre first seemed really viable to me," he says today. "I could feel it. I learned so much there and internalized it all. The experience was one-of-a-kind, and I wouldn't have it any other way."