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BFA Theatre Performance
Program snapshot
Admissions
No PrescreenAudition RequiredInterview RequiredUniversity App RequiredAudition format
In-Person or VirtualProgram profile
Highly SelectiveProgram Recognition
•Founding member of National Unified Auditions
•Highly selective — approximately 1,700 auditions received, ~500 applications, ~40 admitted per year
Training
•In-depth training in improvisation, voice and speech, movement, script analysis, and character study
•Utilizes contemporary and classical texts
•Advanced audition techniques course prepares students for professional opportunities
Performance & Productions
•Three venues: 482-seat Shanklin Theatre, May Studio Theatre, and John David Lutz Theatre Lab
•Mainstage and studio productions, student-directed projects, staged readings
•Award-winning traveling theatre troupe
Notable Alumni
•Rami Malek '03 — Academy Award, Golden Globe, SAG, and BAFTA winner for Best Actor (Bohemian Rhapsody); star of Mr. Robot
•Carrie Preston '89 — Emmy Award winner for The Good Wife; Juilliard graduate with multiple Broadway credits
•Jack McBrayer '95 — three-time Emmy nominee for Kenneth Parcell on NBC's 30 Rock
•Kelli Giddish '02 — Detective Amanda Rollins on NBC's Law & Order: SVU
•Rutina Wesley '01 — Juilliard graduate; Tara Thornton on HBO's True Blood; star of OWN's Queen Sugar
•Bill Heck '01 — Drama Desk Award nominee; played Cliff in Cabaret on Broadway
•Karl Kenzler '90 — Broadway credits include Fiddler on the Roof, Mary Poppins, and You Can't Take It with You
•Mary Catherine Garrison '96 — Broadway credits include Assassins, Rabbit Hole, and Top Girls
•Deirdre Lovejoy '84 — Rhonda Pearlman on HBO's The Wire; appeared in Lucky Guy on Broadway
•Nathan Darrow '98 — Edward Meechum on Netflix's House of Cards; Mr. Freeze on FOX's Gotham
Academic info
Snapshot
3.79
Avg GPA (W)
78%
Admit Rate
school-wide
68%
Grad Rate
1.5K
Enrollment
$54K
Earnings
10yr after
Costs & Aid
Average Annual Cost
$18,499
after typical aid
Tuition & Fees
$44,172
before aid
Average annual cost reflects the grants and scholarships most students receive.
$0-30k$14,451
$30-48k$12,347
$48-75k$13,711
$75-110k$20,735
$110k+$24,936
Program info updated 1d ago
Program Highlights
Program Recognition
•Founding member of National Unified Auditions
•Highly selective — approximately 1,700 auditions received, ~500 applications, ~40 admitted per year
Training
•In-depth training in improvisation, voice and speech, movement, script analysis, and character study
•Utilizes contemporary and classical texts
•Advanced audition techniques course prepares students for professional opportunities
Performance & Productions
•Three venues: 482-seat Shanklin Theatre, May Studio Theatre, and John David Lutz Theatre Lab
•Mainstage and studio productions, student-directed projects, staged readings
•Award-winning traveling theatre troupe
Notable Alumni
•Rami Malek '03 — Academy Award, Golden Globe, SAG, and BAFTA winner for Best Actor (Bohemian Rhapsody); star of Mr. Robot
•Carrie Preston '89 — Emmy Award winner for The Good Wife; Juilliard graduate with multiple Broadway credits
•Jack McBrayer '95 — three-time Emmy nominee for Kenneth Parcell on NBC's 30 Rock
•Kelli Giddish '02 — Detective Amanda Rollins on NBC's Law & Order: SVU
•Rutina Wesley '01 — Juilliard graduate; Tara Thornton on HBO's True Blood; star of OWN's Queen Sugar
•Bill Heck '01 — Drama Desk Award nominee; played Cliff in Cabaret on Broadway
•Karl Kenzler '90 — Broadway credits include Fiddler on the Roof, Mary Poppins, and You Can't Take It with You
•Mary Catherine Garrison '96 — Broadway credits include Assassins, Rabbit Hole, and Top Girls
•Deirdre Lovejoy '84 — Rhonda Pearlman on HBO's The Wire; appeared in Lucky Guy on Broadway
•Nathan Darrow '98 — Edward Meechum on Netflix's House of Cards; Mr. Freeze on FOX's Gotham
Program Recognition
•Founding member of National Unified Auditions
•Highly selective — approximately 1,700 auditions received, ~500 applications, ~40 admitted per year
Training
•In-depth training in improvisation, voice and speech, movement, script analysis, and character study
•Utilizes contemporary and classical texts
•Advanced audition techniques course prepares students for professional opportunities
Performance & Productions
•Three venues: 482-seat Shanklin Theatre, May Studio Theatre, and John David Lutz Theatre Lab
•Mainstage and studio productions, student-directed projects, staged readings
•Award-winning traveling theatre troupe
Notable Alumni
•Rami Malek '03 — Academy Award, Golden Globe, SAG, and BAFTA winner for Best Actor (Bohemian Rhapsody); star of Mr. Robot
•Carrie Preston '89 — Emmy Award winner for The Good Wife; Juilliard graduate with multiple Broadway credits
•Jack McBrayer '95 — three-time Emmy nominee for Kenneth Parcell on NBC's 30 Rock
•Kelli Giddish '02 — Detective Amanda Rollins on NBC's Law & Order: SVU
•Rutina Wesley '01 — Juilliard graduate; Tara Thornton on HBO's True Blood; star of OWN's Queen Sugar
•Bill Heck '01 — Drama Desk Award nominee; played Cliff in Cabaret on Broadway
•Karl Kenzler '90 — Broadway credits include Fiddler on the Roof, Mary Poppins, and You Can't Take It with You
•Mary Catherine Garrison '96 — Broadway credits include Assassins, Rabbit Hole, and Top Girls
•Deirdre Lovejoy '84 — Rhonda Pearlman on HBO's The Wire; appeared in Lucky Guy on Broadway
•Nathan Darrow '98 — Edward Meechum on Netflix's House of Cards; Mr. Freeze on FOX's Gotham
Updated 1d ago
