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Program
BA Theater
Program snapshot
Admissions
No PrescreenScholarship AuditionNo InterviewUniversity App RequiredAudition format
In-Person or VirtualProgram
BA Theater
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Program snapshot
Admissions
No PrescreenScholarship AuditionNo InterviewUniversity App RequiredAudition format
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BA Theater
Program snapshot
Admissions
No PrescreenScholarship AuditionNo InterviewUniversity App RequiredAudition format
In-Person or VirtualTraining
•Balanced curriculum across acting, directing, playwriting, theater history/dramaturgy, and technical theater/stagecraft
•Faculty are practicing theater artists and scholars
•Senior capstone options include senior seminar, creative project, or senior thesis
Performance & Productions
•Department productions each semester in the Hixon Theater with dedicated scene shop
•Garrick Players, a completely student-run theater troupe and one of the oldest student organizations on campus
Industry Connections
•Regular course trips to Steppenwolf, Goodman Theatre, and Chicago Shakespeare Theater
•Internship placements at top Chicago theaters including Second City, Lookingglass Theatre, Court Theatre, About Face Theatre, and Victory Gardens Theater
Value
•Hixon Theater Scholarship available to both majors and non-majors
Academic info
Snapshot
3.78
Avg GPA (W)
57%
Admit Rate
school-wide
74%
Grad Rate
1.8K
Enrollment
$62K
Earnings
10yr after
Costs & Aid
Average Annual Cost
$28,673
after typical aid
Tuition & Fees
$56,402
before aid
Average annual cost reflects the grants and scholarships most students receive.
$0-30k$19,605
$30-48k$20,210
$48-75k$21,481
$75-110k$26,055
$110k+$35,341
Program info updated 1h ago
Program Highlights
Training
•Balanced curriculum across acting, directing, playwriting, theater history/dramaturgy, and technical theater/stagecraft
•Faculty are practicing theater artists and scholars
•Senior capstone options include senior seminar, creative project, or senior thesis
Performance & Productions
•Department productions each semester in the Hixon Theater with dedicated scene shop
•Garrick Players, a completely student-run theater troupe and one of the oldest student organizations on campus
Industry Connections
•Regular course trips to Steppenwolf, Goodman Theatre, and Chicago Shakespeare Theater
•Internship placements at top Chicago theaters including Second City, Lookingglass Theatre, Court Theatre, About Face Theatre, and Victory Gardens Theater
Value
•Hixon Theater Scholarship available to both majors and non-majors
Training
•Balanced curriculum across acting, directing, playwriting, theater history/dramaturgy, and technical theater/stagecraft
•Faculty are practicing theater artists and scholars
•Senior capstone options include senior seminar, creative project, or senior thesis
Performance & Productions
•Department productions each semester in the Hixon Theater with dedicated scene shop
•Garrick Players, a completely student-run theater troupe and one of the oldest student organizations on campus
Industry Connections
•Regular course trips to Steppenwolf, Goodman Theatre, and Chicago Shakespeare Theater
•Internship placements at top Chicago theaters including Second City, Lookingglass Theatre, Court Theatre, About Face Theatre, and Victory Gardens Theater
Value
•Hixon Theater Scholarship available to both majors and non-majors
Updated 1h ago
