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Pepperdine University

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Program

Program snapshot

Admissions
Prescreen RequiredAudition RequiredNo InterviewUniversity App Required
Audition format
In-Person or Virtual
Program profile
Highly SelectiveStudy Abroad

Training
BA in Theatre and Screen Arts combining stage performance with film production
Dual focus: acting for live theatre and behind-the-scenes film production
Coursework drawn from both Theatre Arts and Screen Arts departments
Performance & Productions
Four mainstage theatre productions annually plus a fully-staged opera
Smothers Theatre (450 seats), considered one of the finest theatres of its size in Los Angeles
Access to film production facilities and equipment
Notable Alumni
Mason McCulley — recurring on HBO's Westworld and Insecure; Grey's Anatomy, Castle; curated Master Class Series with Anthony Hopkins, Alfred Molina, and Betty Buckley
April Rock — series regular on BYUtv's Studio C (actor, writer, director); CBS's Criminal Minds; Nickelodeon's Game Shakers
Nate Bartoshuk — performed 2,000+ shows as Steve Harrington in Stranger Things Drive Into Experience; optioned feature screenplay People Live Here
Victory Palmsiano-Bruckner — creative producer for Viacom, NBCUniversal, OWN, and Disney; co-founded Quantum Spin Studios
Location
Malibu campus with proximity to Los Angeles entertainment industry
Unique position for students interested in both theatre and film
Value
~75% of theatre majors receive scholarships
Automatic scholarship consideration through audition

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