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Catawba College

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Program snapshot

Admissions
Prescreen RequiredAudition RequiredScholarship InterviewUniversity App Required
Audition format
In-Person or Virtual
Program profile
Moderately Selective12-24 StudentsStudy Abroad

Training
Performance-focused BFA covering acting, voice, movement, scene study, character development, and devising
Interdisciplinary study in Dance and Music integrated into the performance curriculum
Small cohort size with direct faculty mentorship throughout all four years
Performance & Productions
Mainstage roles in the Florence Busby Corriher Theatre and Keppel Auditorium productions
Compete at Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) Region IV — students nominated for Irene Ryan Acting Awards
Notable Alumni
Jasika Nicole '02 — series regular as Agent Astrid Farnsworth on Fox's Fringe
Tiffany Yvonne Cox '07 — Chicago Fire, Jane the Virgin, Grey's Anatomy
Gray Hawks '93 — Outer Banks, George and Tammy (opposite Jessica Chastain)
William Gilmore '85 — national tour of Phantom of the Opera; Off-Broadway in The Island of Dr. Moreau
Professional Development
Internships at Williamstown Theatre Festival, American Shakespeare Center, and Interlochen
CataLST semester-long professional internship with Lee Street Theatre in Salisbury
Grads accepted to MFA programs at NYU Tisch, UT Austin, University of Oregon, and Mary Baldwin

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