Acting (B.F.A.)

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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.

THTRE 2700 Introduction to Theatrical Design
Acting Major (B.F.A., 69 hours)
Theatre Arts Core12 hours
THTRE 1020FYW/THTRE 1030 Script Analysis3 hours
THTRE 1300 Acting I3 hours
THTRE 2500 Directing I3 hours
THTRE 2700 Introduction to Theatrical Design3 hours
Acting BFA Courses36 hours
THTRE 1310 Acting II3 hours
THTRE 1320 Studio for Actors & Directors I1 hours
THTRE 2300 Acting III3 hours
THTRE 2320 Studio for Actors & Directors II1 hours
THTRE 2340 Voice for the Stage3 hours
THTRE 2360 Acting for the Camera3 hours
THTRE 2420 Movement for the Stage3 hours
THTRE 3320 Studio for Actors & Directors III1 hours
THTRE 3330 Dialects3 hours
THTRE 3350 Playing Shakespeare3 hours
THTRE 3410 Stage Combat3 hours
THTRE 3800 World Theatre History I3 hours
THTRE 3810 World Theatre History II3 hours
THTRE 4450 Auditioning3 hours
Dramatic Literature5 hours

Select 5 hours of Dramatic Literature:

 
Technical3 hours
THTRE 1400 Stagecraft or THTRE 1410 Costume Construction 
Experiential6 hours

Select 2 courses:

 

 
Practicum4 hours

At least one credit of Practicum must be completed each year.

Practicums should be selected from THTRE-1700-1800.

Capstone3 hours

Select 3 credits from:

THTRE 4890 Senior Showcase 
THTRE 4970 Internship 
THTRE 4990 Senior Capstone