BFA Acting for Stage and Screen
The School of Theatre, Dance, and Film is committed to cultivating the next generation of theatre, dance, and film artists by providing all students with comprehensive classroom instruction and opportunities for hands-on experience. As artists, educators and scholars, we strive to achieve a creative collaboration in our classrooms, rehearsal, and performance spaces with a focus and dedication to building community and teaching compassion.
We embrace the potential for theatre, dance, and film to create community and change world views. We seek:
Recent productions that provided hands-on opportunities for students include: Opening Door Dance Theatre, Merge Dance Company, Guys & Dolls, Student Choreographers’ Showcase, Sister Act, The River Bride,, Romeo & Juliet, Our Town, The Wolves, The Liar, Mala Hierba, Everybody, Into the Woods, She Kills Monsters, Rent, Small Mouth Sounds, New Works Festival.
Our programs prepare professional actors, designers, writers, film markers, editors, producers, directors, technicians, performers, choreographers, as well as public school teachers. Students work closely with professional artist-educators who have earned national and international recognition. Our faculty have performed on Broadway, starred in television shows, danced in professional companies, worked at Tony-Award winning regional theatres, produced award winning films, choreographed for dance productions and musicals, had designs displayed internationally, presented films at Tribeca Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, and SXSW, published books and articles, and had their plays produced in New York and abroad. We are large enough to provide access to a full complement of highly qualified specialists while prioritizing personal attention to our students. Specializations include acting, technical production, performance and production, performance and choreography, musical theatre, film production, and teacher certification. Our graduates work as teachers, dancers, actors, choreographers, designers, writers, producers, directors, film makers, and technicians throughout the industry.
Classes take place in the university's distinctive Theatre Center, Jowers Center, Performing Arts Center, and the new Live Oak Film and TV Studios. Combined with the performance space in Evans Auditorium, these spaces contain five theatres and a film sound stage that provide students the opportunity to experience a variety of production styles. They house completely equipped scenic, prop, paint, and costume shops, film sound stage, sound recording/foley studio, editing labs, rehearsal rooms, a computer drafting lab, classrooms, and resources for both research and teaching.
Students may qualify for scholarships and waivers for out-of-state tuition. Contact the School of Theatre, Dance, and Film for more information.
The School of Theatre, Dance, and Film is committed to cultivating the next generation of theatre, dance, and film artists by providing all students with comprehensive classroom instruction and opportunities for hands-on experience. As artists, educators and scholars, we strive to achieve a creative collaboration in our classrooms, rehearsal, and performance spaces with a focus and dedication to building community and teaching compassion.
We embrace the potential for theatre, dance, and film to create community and change world views. We seek:
Recent productions that provided hands-on opportunities for students include: Opening Door Dance Theatre, Merge Dance Company, Guys & Dolls, Student Choreographers’ Showcase, Sister Act, The River Bride,, Romeo & Juliet, Our Town, The Wolves, The Liar, Mala Hierba, Everybody, Into the Woods, She Kills Monsters, Rent, Small Mouth Sounds, New Works Festival.
Our programs prepare professional actors, designers, writers, film markers, editors, producers, directors, technicians, performers, choreographers, as well as public school teachers. Students work closely with professional artist-educators who have earned national and international recognition. Our faculty have performed on Broadway, starred in television shows, danced in professional companies, worked at Tony-Award winning regional theatres, produced award winning films, choreographed for dance productions and musicals, had designs displayed internationally, presented films at Tribeca Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, and SXSW, published books and articles, and had their plays produced in New York and abroad. We are large enough to provide access to a full complement of highly qualified specialists while prioritizing personal attention to our students. Specializations include acting, technical production, performance and production, performance and choreography, musical theatre, film production, and teacher certification. Our graduates work as teachers, dancers, actors, choreographers, designers, writers, producers, directors, film makers, and technicians throughout the industry.
Classes take place in the university's distinctive Theatre Center, Jowers Center, Performing Arts Center, and the new Live Oak Film and TV Studios. Combined with the performance space in Evans Auditorium, these spaces contain five theatres and a film sound stage that provide students the opportunity to experience a variety of production styles. They house completely equipped scenic, prop, paint, and costume shops, film sound stage, sound recording/foley studio, editing labs, rehearsal rooms, a computer drafting lab, classrooms, and resources for both research and teaching.
Students may qualify for scholarships and waivers for out-of-state tuition. Contact the School of Theatre, Dance, and Film for more information.
