This BFA Acting program develops your skills as an actor through experiences in the classroom and performance laboratory in preparation for a professional career in the performing arts industry.
In recent years, our BFA students have participated in an average of five productions per year. Experience is drawn from a season that includes at least one classic text (like Shakespeare or from classical Greece), four musicals, and a wide variety of modern era and contemporary works from diverse playwrights. Students will work with faculty directors, guest artists, and with peers in student-directed productions.
Departments/Programs
| Theatre Arts Core | 12 hours |
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| THTRE 1020FYW/THTRE 1030 Script Analysis | 3 hours |
| THTRE 1300 Acting I | 3 hours |
| THTRE 2500 Directing I | 3 hours |
| THTRE 2700 Introduction to Theatrical Design | 3 hours |
| Acting BFA Courses | 36 hours |
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| THTRE 1310 Acting II | 3 hours |
| THTRE 1320 Studio for Actors & Directors I | 1 hours |
| THTRE 2300 Acting III | 3 hours |
| THTRE 2320 Studio for Actors & Directors II | 1 hours |
| THTRE 2340 Voice for the Stage | 3 hours |
| THTRE 2360 Acting for the Camera | 3 hours |
| THTRE 2420 Movement for the Stage | 3 hours |
| THTRE 3320 Studio for Actors & Directors III | 1 hours |
| THTRE 3330 Dialects | 3 hours |
| THTRE 3350 Playing Shakespeare | 3 hours |
| THTRE 3410 Stage Combat | 3 hours |
| THTRE 3800 World Theatre History I | 3 hours |
| THTRE 3810 World Theatre History II | 3 hours |
| THTRE 4450 Auditioning | 3 hours |
| Technical | 3 hours |
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| THTRE 1400 Stagecraft or THTRE 1410 Costume Construction |
| Practicum | 4 hours |
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At least one credit of Practicum must be completed each year. Practicums should be selected from THTRE-1700-1800. | |
| Capstone | 3 hours |
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Select 3 credits from: THTRE 4890 Senior Showcase |