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Christopher Newport University

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Program

BA Theatre

Concentration

Program snapshot

Admissions
No PrescreenAudition RequiredNo InterviewUniversity App Required
Audition format
In-Person or Virtual
Program profile
Moderately Selective12-24 Students

Program Recognition
BA in Fine and Performing Arts with a major in Theatre — Acting concentration
Audition required for admission; potential is considered as important as current skill level
Performance & Productions
Four mainstage productions per year, plus student-directed work and an annual dance concert
Faculty are professional educators and artists who continue active careers in professional venues
Notable Alumni
Freddy Arsenault '02 — Broadway (The Royal Family, Born Yesterday), Off-Broadway (Blue Man Group), MFA from NYU
Katie Parker '08 — Netflix's The Haunting of Hill House, The Haunting of Bly Manor, The Fall of the House of Usher, Doctor Sleep
Lisa Helmi Johanson '07 — Broadway (POTUS), Off-Broadway (Avenue Q), National Tour of Avenue Q
Facilities
Accredited by NAST (National Association of Schools of Theatre)
Housed in the Ferguson Center for the Arts, featuring rehearsal and dance studios, design labs, and scene and costume shops
Two performance venues: 440-seat proscenium Peebles Theatre and 200-seat flexible Studio Theatre

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