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BA Performing Arts - Theatre
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BA Performing Arts - Theatre
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BA Performing Arts - Theatre
Acting Emphasis
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•Acting Emphasis within Clemson's BA Performing Arts - Theatre degree
•Liberal-arts theatre training for actors who want broad production, writing, directing, and collaboration experience
Training
•Acting study is grounded in a theatre concentration that also introduces students to production, theatre history, theory, and arts technology
•Students work with faculty and visiting professionals while completing theatre coursework and department productions
•Curriculum includes areas such as musical theatre history, page-to-stage adaptation, ensemble-created work, and dialect study
Performance & Productions
•Hands-on experience at the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts, Clemson's on-site professional roadhouse
•Theatre students collaborate with audio technology and music students across department productions
Notable Alumni
•Christopher Joel Onken '11 - Broadway debut in The Inheritance; Actors' Equity member
•Devario D. Simmons - co-costume designer for Broadway's Thoughts of a Colored Man; assistant professor at Ithaca College
•Liz Haynes '17 - Assistant Professor of the Practice at Vanderbilt University; created sustainability in the arts curriculum
Professional Development
•Professional networking in Greenville, Atlanta, and the surrounding region
•Senior capstone and liberal arts structure support graduate school, internships, postgraduate training, and theatre career paths
Academic info
Snapshot
4.43
Avg GPA (W)
38%
Admit Rate
school-wide
87%
Grad Rate
23.3K
Enrollment
$72K
Earnings
10yr after
Costs & Aid
Average Annual Cost
$22,253
after typical aid
In-State Tuition
$15,554
before aid
Out-of-State Tuition
$40,866
before aid
Average annual cost reflects the grants and scholarships most students receive.
$0-30k$13,607
$30-48k$14,109
$48-75k$18,851
$75-110k$24,833
$110k+$27,922
Program info updated 3d ago
Program Highlights
Program Recognition
•Acting Emphasis within Clemson's BA Performing Arts - Theatre degree
•Liberal-arts theatre training for actors who want broad production, writing, directing, and collaboration experience
Training
•Acting study is grounded in a theatre concentration that also introduces students to production, theatre history, theory, and arts technology
•Students work with faculty and visiting professionals while completing theatre coursework and department productions
•Curriculum includes areas such as musical theatre history, page-to-stage adaptation, ensemble-created work, and dialect study
Performance & Productions
•Hands-on experience at the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts, Clemson's on-site professional roadhouse
•Theatre students collaborate with audio technology and music students across department productions
Notable Alumni
•Christopher Joel Onken '11 - Broadway debut in The Inheritance; Actors' Equity member
•Devario D. Simmons - co-costume designer for Broadway's Thoughts of a Colored Man; assistant professor at Ithaca College
•Liz Haynes '17 - Assistant Professor of the Practice at Vanderbilt University; created sustainability in the arts curriculum
Professional Development
•Professional networking in Greenville, Atlanta, and the surrounding region
•Senior capstone and liberal arts structure support graduate school, internships, postgraduate training, and theatre career paths
Program Recognition
•Acting Emphasis within Clemson's BA Performing Arts - Theatre degree
•Liberal-arts theatre training for actors who want broad production, writing, directing, and collaboration experience
Training
•Acting study is grounded in a theatre concentration that also introduces students to production, theatre history, theory, and arts technology
•Students work with faculty and visiting professionals while completing theatre coursework and department productions
•Curriculum includes areas such as musical theatre history, page-to-stage adaptation, ensemble-created work, and dialect study
Performance & Productions
•Hands-on experience at the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts, Clemson's on-site professional roadhouse
•Theatre students collaborate with audio technology and music students across department productions
Notable Alumni
•Christopher Joel Onken '11 - Broadway debut in The Inheritance; Actors' Equity member
•Devario D. Simmons - co-costume designer for Broadway's Thoughts of a Colored Man; assistant professor at Ithaca College
•Liz Haynes '17 - Assistant Professor of the Practice at Vanderbilt University; created sustainability in the arts curriculum
Professional Development
•Professional networking in Greenville, Atlanta, and the surrounding region
•Senior capstone and liberal arts structure support graduate school, internships, postgraduate training, and theatre career paths
Updated 3d ago
