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Program snapshot

Admissions
No PrescreenAudition RequiredNo InterviewUniversity App Required
Audition format
In-Person Only

TRAINING
Practice in a wide variety of acting styles from Greek tragedy and Restoration comedy to melodrama and psychological realism
Perform in three pre-professional troupes: Mainstage, Musical Theatre, and Growing Stage
Faculty with experience at Trinity Rep, Gamm Theatre, Guthrie Theatre, and American College Theatre Festival
Guest artists include Broadway performers and master acting teachers
NOTABLE ALUMNI
Viola Davis (’88) — EGOT-winning actress (The Help, Fences, How to Get Away with Murder); studied theatre at RIC before Juilliard
Ron McLarty (’69) — actor (Spenser for Hire, Law & Order), playwright, and novelist (The Memory of Running)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Talent awards and employment opportunities available
Internships at local professional theatres
FACILITIES
Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts
Four major theatre productions annually

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