Training
•Bullet: BFA Acting curriculum trains actors for professional stages, television, and film
•Bullet: Curriculum includes up to ten acting classes covering Character and Scene Study, Shakespeare and Classical Works, Departures from Realism, Performing New Plays, and the Audition Process
•Bullet: Courses include Acting for the Camera, Voice and Speech (three levels), Stage Movement, Advanced Stage Movement, and Professional Preparation
•Bullet: Elective options include Stage Combat (Unarmed and Edged Weaponry), Master Teachers of Acting, Showcase, and Advanced Voice Extended Usage
•Bullet: Low student-to-faculty ratio across the Helmerich School of Drama
•Bullet: Faculty are working professionals — actors, directors, designers, dramaturgs, and stage managers who maintain active national industry profiles
•Bullet: Part of the Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts at a recognized four-star research institution
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: Production of Waiting for Lefty won 4 BroadwayWorld Awards including Best Play in Oklahoma
•Bullet: Students participate in productions across Schools of Drama, Musical Theatre, Dance, and Music
Notable Alumni
•Bullet: Ed Harris — four-time Oscar nominee (Apollo 13, The Truman Show, Pollock, The Hours), Obie Award winner for originating "Eddie" in Sam Shepard's Fool for Love •Bullet: Iqbal Theba '99 — SAG Award-winning ensemble member on Glee (Principal Figgins), recurring roles on Weeds, Two and a Half Men, Community •Bullet: Travis McElroy — three-time NYT bestselling author, co-creator of My Brother My Brother and Me (adapted for NBC/Seeso) and The Adventure Zone (Peacock animated series), voice role in Trolls World Tour •Bullet: Dennis Weaver — SAG president, star of Gunsmoke (Chester Goode) and McCloud; OU drama graduate •Bullet: Lou Antonio — three-time Emmy-nominated director (The West Wing, Dawson's Creek, Boston Legal), acted in Cool Hand Luke 