Training
•Bullet: Core curriculum includes acting, directing, dramaturgy, design and production, script analysis, stage management, theatre history and literature, and voice articulation
•Bullet: Upper-level students select courses in their areas of interest: directing/dramaturgy, acting/movement, or theatre management
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: BA students interested in acting are encouraged to audition for all roles in productions
•Bullet: All BA students participate in production assignments, technical crews, and stage management
Notable Alumni
•Bullet: Sandra Bullock — Academy Award-winning actor (The Blind Side, Gravity), earned BFA in Drama from ECU in 1987 •Bullet: Kevin Williamson — screenwriter and creator of Scream franchise and Dawson's Creek, BFA in Theatre Arts from ECU •Bullet: Beth Grant — prolific character actor (No Country for Old Men, Donnie Darko, The Mindy Project), BFA in Acting and Directing from ECU Professional Development
•Bullet: Student organizations include East Carolina Theatre Association, Fifth Street Players, SWISH Improv, Reader's Theatre, and special projects
•Bullet: Graduates pursue graduate study or careers in theatre, film, television, literary/casting agencies, stage and screen writing, theatre management, education, directing, marketing, and communication-related fields
Degree Flexibility
•Bullet: Flexible liberal arts degree providing comprehensive skills for theatre and related fields
•Bullet: Most flexible concentration for accepting transfer credits and enabling double majors
•Bullet: Ideal for students with multiple interests in theatre, or a special interest in directing or dramaturgy
