Training
•Exposure to all areas of theatre: performance (acting, dance, singing), design (scenic, lighting, costume, make-up), directing, history, and literature
•Strong theoretical foundation combined with immersive learning opportunities
•Small class sizes with direct faculty mentoring on mainstage projects
•Award-winning faculty recognized by Kennedy Center/ACTF and Orlando Fringe Festival
Performance & Productions
•Four mainstage productions per year (two musicals, two plays) plus second stage lab production
•Festival of Fine Arts brings world-class productions to campus
•Central Florida location near theme parks, concert halls, professional and community theatre
Notable Alumni
•Mister Fitzgerald (’16) — Broadway debut in Ohio State Murders opposite Audra McDonald; The Public Theater’s A Raisin in the Sun; TV credits include Power Book II: Ghost, FBI, and The Blacklist •Charleene Closshey (’02) — Broadway cast of Once; starred in films No Postage Necessary and An Evergreen Christmas; multi-instrumentalist who performed with Josh Groban and Trans-Siberian Orchestra Professional Development
•Prepares for careers in acting, directing, theatre production, academia, advertising, film, and television
•Faculty-led study abroad to England and France, plus Junior Journey to New York City
•The Vagabonds Theatre Club with staged readings, ten-minute play festivals, and studio productions
•Studio Box improv troupe
