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Admissions
Prescreen RequiredAudition RequiredInterview RequiredUniversity App Required
Audition format
In-Person Only
Program profile
Highly Selective12-24 Students

PROGRAM RECOGNITION
Conservatory-style BFA training in a liberal arts setting
Accepts just 16 new students annually for close, personal attention
Performance-based curriculum: movement, vocal control, character development, scene work, makeup, script analysis, direction, and design
PERFORMANCE & PRODUCTIONS
Stage opportunities from first semester: comedies, dramas, musicals, student-directed one-acts, ensembles, and workshops
Most graduates leave Elon with professional credits through internships and summer theatre
NOTABLE ALUMNI
Grant Gustin — The Flash (CW), Glee, Broadway's Water for Elephants
Julian Elijah Martinez '09 — Broadway's Network; MFA from Yale School of Drama
Chris Wood '10 — Supergirl, The Vampire Diaries, Containment
Mark St. Cyr '10 — High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (Disney+), Marshall
Nicole Brydon Bloom '17 — Law and Order: SVU, The Affair
Brent Sexton — Deadwood, Bosch
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Expert guidance in audition preparation, professional resumes, and industry contacts
Annual talent-based scholarships available based on audition
Alpha Psi Omega (national theatre honor society) and Technical Difficulties (student improv)
STUDY ABROAD
London semester residencies, classical studies in Greece, and other international programs

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