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Admissions

No PrescreenScholarship AuditionNo InterviewScholarship PortfolioUniversity App Required

Audition format

In-Person or Virtual

Program profile

Study Abroad

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Admissions

No PrescreenScholarship AuditionNo InterviewScholarship PortfolioUniversity App Required

Audition format

In-Person or Virtual

Program profile

Study Abroad

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BA Theater

Performance Emphasis

ProgramOfficial Program Page

Program snapshot

Admissions

No PrescreenScholarship AuditionNo InterviewScholarship PortfolioUniversity App Required

Audition format

In-Person or Virtual

Program profile

Study Abroad

Performance Training

Performance emphasis includes voice and dialect, movement for actors, intermediate acting, and advanced performance electives

Students work in a company model across theatre and dance productions

Four mainstage productions, two dance concerts, and student-created productions provide frequent performance opportunities

Professional Development

Guest artists and workshops with industry professionals each semester

Exclusive Chesapeake Shakespeare Company partnership creates summer performance and technical opportunities

Facilities

Pauline Theatre is a 500-seat proscenium stage

The Empty Space provides a flexible black-box venue

School info

Snapshot

Avg GPA (W)

3.40

Admit rate

75%

school-wide

Grad rate

74%

Enrollment

5.1K

Earnings

$61K

10yr after

Costs & aid

Tuition & fees

$50,628

Before aid

Cost of attendance

$80,687

Before aid

Average net price

$38,707

After aid

Tuition Fees · highpoint.edu College Scorecard

Program info updated Aug 31, 12:52 AM

Program Highlights

Performance Training

Performance emphasis includes voice and dialect, movement for actors, intermediate acting, and advanced performance electives

Students work in a company model across theatre and dance productions

Four mainstage productions, two dance concerts, and student-created productions provide frequent performance opportunities

Professional Development

Guest artists and workshops with industry professionals each semester

Exclusive Chesapeake Shakespeare Company partnership creates summer performance and technical opportunities

Facilities

Pauline Theatre is a 500-seat proscenium stage

The Empty Space provides a flexible black-box venue

Program Highlights

Performance Training

Performance emphasis includes voice and dialect, movement for actors, intermediate acting, and advanced performance electives

Students work in a company model across theatre and dance productions

Four mainstage productions, two dance concerts, and student-created productions provide frequent performance opportunities

Professional Development

Guest artists and workshops with industry professionals each semester

Exclusive Chesapeake Shakespeare Company partnership creates summer performance and technical opportunities

Facilities

Pauline Theatre is a 500-seat proscenium stage

The Empty Space provides a flexible black-box venue

Key Info

Enrollment Term

Fall 2027

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School Website Common App Coalition App

Deadline

Early DecisionNov 1, 2026

Early ActionNov 15, 2026

Early Decision IIRegular DecisionFeb 1, 2027

Freshmen Admissions · highpoint.edu

Scholarship Audition and Portfolio Requirements

Optional audition and portfolio for scholarship consideration only; they are not required for program admission.

Songs

16-32 Bars of A Song

For optional scholarship consideration

Monologues

One 60-Second Monologue

For optional scholarship consideration

Prospective Student Auditions · highpoint.edu

Verified for Fall 2027 entry

Good to Know

Application Logistics

Apply through Common App or the HPU admissions application

Use the department prospective-student form to request an optional scholarship audition, faculty conversation, class observation, or facility tour

Program Structure

BA Theatre includes Performance, Technical/Design, and Collaborative Theater emphases

Auditions are not required for entry into the theatre program

What's The Process

Scholarship Audition

Auditions are not required for BA Theatre admission

Performance-emphasis applicants may request an in-person audition or submit video audition materials for departmental scholarship consideration

Prepare a 60-second monologue and 16-32 bars of a song

Faculty also use the meeting to get to know prospective students and answer program questions

Scholarship Info

Departmental Scholarships

Available through scholarship audition or portfolio review

Renewable based on academic performance and continued participation

Creative Arts Fellows

$3,000/year scholarship renewable annually

Based on academic performance and continued program participation

In addition to High Point Scholarship, Presidential Scholarship, or Presidential Fellowship

Upperclassmen

Additional department scholarships awarded at end of academic year

School info

Snapshot

Avg GPA (W)

3.40

Admit rate

75%

school-wide

Grad rate

74%

Enrollment

5.1K

Earnings

$61K

10yr after

Costs & aid

Tuition & fees

$50,628

Before aid

Cost of attendance

$80,687

Before aid

Average net price

$38,707

After aid

Tuition Fees · highpoint.edu College Scorecard

Performance Training

Performance emphasis includes voice and dialect, movement for actors, intermediate acting, and advanced performance electives

Students work in a company model across theatre and dance productions

Four mainstage productions, two dance concerts, and student-created productions provide frequent performance opportunities

Professional Development

Guest artists and workshops with industry professionals each semester

Exclusive Chesapeake Shakespeare Company partnership creates summer performance and technical opportunities

Facilities

Pauline Theatre is a 500-seat proscenium stage

The Empty Space provides a flexible black-box venue

Updated Aug 31, 12:52 AM