Bachelor of Fine Arts – Acting
The BFA Acting Program is competitive with the best university acting programs in the country, both in intensity and in class time devoted to acting training. Freshman and sophomore students receive six hours of acting per week. Beginning in the sophomore year, students also receive an additional four hours per week of movement and voice/speech. Training in the junior and senior year is known as the Studio program and continues intensive work in the movement, voice/speech, and acting. The senior year is dedicated to work in Shakespeare and other period styles, as well as acting for film, television commercials, and voice-overs.
Bachelor of Fine-Acting Checklist
Studio Program
Training in the junior and senior year is known as the Studio program and continues intensive work in the movement, voice/speech, and acting. The senior year is dedicated to work in Shakespeare and other period styles, as well as acting for film, television commercials, and voice-overs.
Continuation in the BFA Acting program beyond the sophomore year is by audition only. All BFA acting students must successfully pass an audition at the end of their sophomore year. For students that do not pass the audition, students may continue their theatre studies in the BA Theatre program.
Musical Theatre
Musicals comprise a large percentage of the theatrical productions in the United States every year. The Division of Theatre and Dance recognizes that musical theatre study, performance, and production are integral parts of a student’s education as well as their future careers whether in performance, design or technical theatre.
For the BFA acting students, we offer classes in song analysis, auditioning and scene study. Dance classes cover styles from tap to jazz, modern to ballet. Private vocal coaching for the singer is available from faculty in the Division of Music.
The Division of Theatre and Dance is committed to presenting musical theatre productions or showcases each season or semester so our students in every discipline area can apply their class work to the stage. In recent years, The Division of Theatre and Dance has produced musicals such as Bat Boy, Into The Woods, and Urinetown as well as Opera productions in conjunction with the Division of Music.