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BFA Theatre Arts
Acting/Directing
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In-Person or VirtualTraining
•Rigorous conservatory-style training within a liberal arts education at affordable public school prices
•Stanislavski-based acting sequence with Shakespeare, voice/speech, camera acting, stage combat, and movement
•Advanced acting electives: Meisner Technique, Chekhov Technique, dialects, improvisation
Performance & Productions
•All productions open to talented freshmen from day one
•Productions selected specifically for each class of students
•Experimental productions at the Mesa Experimental Theatre
•Student-directed one-act plays each year
Facilities
•State-of-the-art Moss Performing Arts Center and Asteria Theatre
•Near Aspen, Telluride, and regional theatres including Utah Shakespeare Festival, Denver Center, and Colorado Shakespeare Festival
•Mesa Repertory Theatre for summer employment
Academic info
Snapshot
3.34
Avg GPA (W)
82%
Admit Rate
school-wide
41%
Grad Rate
8.1K
Enrollment
$46K
Earnings
10yr after
Costs & Aid
Average Annual Cost
$15,103
after typical aid
In-State Tuition
$9,927
before aid
Out-of-State Tuition
$25,124
before aid
Average annual cost reflects the grants and scholarships most students receive.
$0-30k$10,792
$30-48k$11,920
$48-75k$14,692
$75-110k$16,945
$110k+$20,606
Program info updated 3h ago
Program Highlights
Training
•Rigorous conservatory-style training within a liberal arts education at affordable public school prices
•Stanislavski-based acting sequence with Shakespeare, voice/speech, camera acting, stage combat, and movement
•Advanced acting electives: Meisner Technique, Chekhov Technique, dialects, improvisation
Performance & Productions
•All productions open to talented freshmen from day one
•Productions selected specifically for each class of students
•Experimental productions at the Mesa Experimental Theatre
•Student-directed one-act plays each year
Facilities
•State-of-the-art Moss Performing Arts Center and Asteria Theatre
•Near Aspen, Telluride, and regional theatres including Utah Shakespeare Festival, Denver Center, and Colorado Shakespeare Festival
•Mesa Repertory Theatre for summer employment
Training
•Rigorous conservatory-style training within a liberal arts education at affordable public school prices
•Stanislavski-based acting sequence with Shakespeare, voice/speech, camera acting, stage combat, and movement
•Advanced acting electives: Meisner Technique, Chekhov Technique, dialects, improvisation
Performance & Productions
•All productions open to talented freshmen from day one
•Productions selected specifically for each class of students
•Experimental productions at the Mesa Experimental Theatre
•Student-directed one-act plays each year
Facilities
•State-of-the-art Moss Performing Arts Center and Asteria Theatre
•Near Aspen, Telluride, and regional theatres including Utah Shakespeare Festival, Denver Center, and Colorado Shakespeare Festival
•Mesa Repertory Theatre for summer employment
Updated 3h ago
