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The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a major in theatre is designed for students who want professional training in theatre performance or production. The student concentrates in either the acting or design/production area. For admission to either program, students must apply no earlier than the end of the freshman year and no later than the first semester of their junior year.
Performance Emphasis
Entry into the B.F.A. Performance Track is by audition only. The major consists of the same core curriculum as the B.A. track (24 credits). In addition, the student takes 36 credits of performance courses.
- DANC 3550 - Laban Movement Studies
- THEA 1090 - Voice and Speech I
- THEA 2090 - Voice II
- THEA 2110 - Beginning Acting
- THEA 3010 - Intermediate Acting
- THEA 3030 - Suzuki Method of Acting (4 times)
- THEA 3090 - Stage Speech I
- THEA 3210 - Directing I
- THEA 3610 - Basic Makeup (1 credit)
- THEA 4010 - Advanced Acting
- THEA 6010 - Approaches to the Style and Genre of Acting
- THEA 6980 - Professional Development or
- THEA 6990 - B.F.A. Thesis Production as the Capstone
For a total of 59 credits
Design/Production Emphasis
Entry into the B.F.A. Design/Production Track is by application to the Head of the Design Program. The major consists of the same core curriculum as the B.A. track . In addition, the student takes:
- THEA 3210 - Directing I
- THEA 6410 - Design Fundamentals I
- THEA 6420 - Design Fundamentals II
- THEA 6530 - Period Styles for Designers I
- THEA 6540 - Period Styles for Designers II
- THEA 6900 - Portfolio Techniques
- THEA 6990 - B.F.A. Thesis Production (Capstone)
Plus five three-credit electives that must be at the 3000-level or above
(B.F.A. Stage Management candidates may substitute either DANC 4710 - Dance History I or DANC 4720 - Dance History II for THEA 6540)