Program Recognition
•Self-Directed Studies concentration within the BFA Contemporary Theatre Making: Directing, Devising and Playwriting
•Builds a personalized 23-credit concentration around directing, playwriting, stage management, design, screenwriting, musical theatre, dance, education, business, or media/technology for the performing arts
•Can pair with a formal minor or double major instead of a custom self-designed sequence
•Training connects classical foundations with contemporary devised-theatre practice
Training
•Core BFA sequence includes Devised Theatre I and II, Playwriting I and II, Directing I and II, Script Analysis, Shakespeare: Page to Stage, and Theatre Professional Seminar
•Concentration credits are built from major-related electives (200-400 level) chosen with an advisor rather than a fixed track
•Can minor in MT and/or dance—unique flexibility within the conservatory
•Pittsburgh Playhouse: 18 productions per year across three venues
•Contemporary Theatre Making Lab is a venue for generating and presenting new work in whichever discipline a student self-directs toward
•Multi-disciplinary collaboration with professionals and peers across acting, directing, playwriting, and design
Notable Alumni
•Point Park theatre alumni work on Broadway — national tours, regional theatre, film, and television
Degree Flexibility
•Double majors and minors encouraged
•Can complete degree in 3 years with summer coursework
•Study abroad options available
•Fast-track bachelor's to master's programs available
