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MFA Theatre Arts
Acting
Program snapshot
Admissions
No PrescreenAudition RequiredNo InterviewUniversity App RequiredAudition format
In-Person or VirtualTraining
•Meisner and Stanislavski-based actor training, reexamined through an anti-racist lens
•Movement training: Loyd Williamson, Michael Chekhov, Laban, Alexander Technique, yoga, period styles
•Voice and speech: Fitzmaurice Voicework with Linklater, Rodenberg, and Knight/Thompson pedagogy
•Expanded curriculum includes entrepreneurship, international theater, social justice, and content creation
•Prepares actors for stage, screen, and new media
•Courses in on-camera work, podcast and digital media creation, and performance across cultures
•Masterclasses across various fields of expertise
Notable Alumni
•Joe Minoso — series regular on NBC's Chicago Fire, 2018 NIU Alumni Achievement in the Arts Award
•Kurt Sutter — creator and showrunner of FX's Sons of Anarchy, executive producer on The Shield
Academic info
Snapshot
3.40
Avg GPA
70%
Admit Rate
school-wide
49%
Grad Rate
11.3K
Enrollment
$58K
Earnings
10yr after
Costs & Aid
Average Annual Cost
$13,391
after typical aid
In-State Tuition
$13,248
before aid
Out-of-State Tuition
$13,248
before aid
Average annual cost reflects the grants and scholarships most students receive.
$0-30k$10,126
$30-48k$9,854
$48-75k$12,797
$75-110k$17,612
$110k+$21,834
Program info updated 3d ago
Program Highlights
Training
•Meisner and Stanislavski-based actor training, reexamined through an anti-racist lens
•Movement training: Loyd Williamson, Michael Chekhov, Laban, Alexander Technique, yoga, period styles
•Voice and speech: Fitzmaurice Voicework with Linklater, Rodenberg, and Knight/Thompson pedagogy
•Expanded curriculum includes entrepreneurship, international theater, social justice, and content creation
•Prepares actors for stage, screen, and new media
•Courses in on-camera work, podcast and digital media creation, and performance across cultures
•Masterclasses across various fields of expertise
Notable Alumni
•Joe Minoso — series regular on NBC's Chicago Fire, 2018 NIU Alumni Achievement in the Arts Award
•Kurt Sutter — creator and showrunner of FX's Sons of Anarchy, executive producer on The Shield
Training
•Meisner and Stanislavski-based actor training, reexamined through an anti-racist lens
•Movement training: Loyd Williamson, Michael Chekhov, Laban, Alexander Technique, yoga, period styles
•Voice and speech: Fitzmaurice Voicework with Linklater, Rodenberg, and Knight/Thompson pedagogy
•Expanded curriculum includes entrepreneurship, international theater, social justice, and content creation
•Prepares actors for stage, screen, and new media
•Courses in on-camera work, podcast and digital media creation, and performance across cultures
•Masterclasses across various fields of expertise
Notable Alumni
•Joe Minoso — series regular on NBC's Chicago Fire, 2018 NIU Alumni Achievement in the Arts Award
•Kurt Sutter — creator and showrunner of FX's Sons of Anarchy, executive producer on The Shield
Updated 3d ago
