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No PrescreenNo AuditionInterview RequiredUniversity App Required

Audition format

In-Person or Virtual

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Admissions

No PrescreenNo AuditionInterview RequiredUniversity App Required

Audition format

In-Person or Virtual

Program profile

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BA Theatre Arts

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ProgramOfficial Program Page

Program snapshot

Admissions

No PrescreenNo AuditionInterview RequiredUniversity App Required

Audition format

In-Person or Virtual

Program profile

Transfer In Friendly

Program Recognition

Two-time Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Citizen Artist Award winner

Students performed at Lincoln Center on Broadway (Jane Eyre, 2026)

Professional Development

StageFright Theatre Company — student-run productions, playwriting festivals, cabarets

Applied theater in the community addressing local concerns

Degree Flexibility

Explore dramaturgy, directing, marketing, playwriting, teaching and more

No performance audition required — admission via interview

Small program size with close one-on-one training from first year

School Info

Snapshot

3.53

Avg GPA (W)

68%

Admit Rate

school-wide

77%

Grad Rate

2.1K

Enrollment

$73K

Earnings

10yr after

Costs & Aid

Tuition & Fees

$54,600

Before aid

Cost of Attendance

$80,886

Before aid

Average Net Price

$36,967

After aid

Cost Attendance · salve.edu College Scorecard

Program info updated Jul 26, 8:30 PM

Program Highlights

Program Recognition

Two-time Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Citizen Artist Award winner

Students performed at Lincoln Center on Broadway (Jane Eyre, 2026)

Professional Development

StageFright Theatre Company — student-run productions, playwriting festivals, cabarets

Applied theater in the community addressing local concerns

Degree Flexibility

Explore dramaturgy, directing, marketing, playwriting, teaching and more

No performance audition required — admission via interview

Small program size with close one-on-one training from first year

Program Highlights

Program Recognition

Two-time Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Citizen Artist Award winner

Students performed at Lincoln Center on Broadway (Jane Eyre, 2026)

Professional Development

StageFright Theatre Company — student-run productions, playwriting festivals, cabarets

Applied theater in the community addressing local concerns

Degree Flexibility

Explore dramaturgy, directing, marketing, playwriting, teaching and more

No performance audition required — admission via interview

Small program size with close one-on-one training from first year

Key Info

Enrollment Term

University AppApplication

Apply

Common App School Website

Fee

$50

Deadline

Early application deadlineNov 1, 2026

Early Action IIJan 5, 2027

Regular DecisionFeb 1, 2027

First Year Applicants · salve.edu

Program AppApplication

Deadline

ED/EA I Supporting MaterialsNov 15, 2026

EA II Supporting MaterialsJan 15, 2027

Regular Decision Supporting MaterialsFeb 15, 2027

Theatre Arts Auditions · salve.edu

Good to Know

Application Logistics

Apply via Common App and select theatre arts as your major

Schedule interview with program coordinator

Admission Pathway

Popular double majors: marketing, creative writing and publishing, psychology, education, social work

Important Notes

Automatically considered for Visual and Performing Arts scholarship

Recipients notified at time of admission

Transfer Pathway

Eligible CCRI associate-degree graduates can use Salve's Rhode Island Guarantee pathway toward the BA Theatre Arts program, with guaranteed admission/seamless credit transfer when GPA and program eligibility rules are met. Transfer applicants for theatre arts still submit the required audition or interview through the student status page.

Transfer Applicants · salve.edu

What's The Process

Audition Expectations

Schedule an interview with program coordinator Dr. Tara Brooke Watkins

Conversational format about goals, skills and interests

Used to determine the best plan for your career pathway

Notification of acceptance at time of university admission

Contact

Dr. Tara Brooke Watkins — tara.watkins@salve.edu

Scholarship Info

Visual and Performing Arts Scholarship

All theatre arts applicants automatically considered

Recipients notified at time of admission

School Info

Snapshot

3.53

Avg GPA (W)

68%

Admit Rate

school-wide

77%

Grad Rate

2.1K

Enrollment

$73K

Earnings

10yr after

Costs & Aid

Tuition & Fees

$54,600

Before aid

Cost of Attendance

$80,886

Before aid

Average Net Price

$36,967

After aid

Cost Attendance · salve.edu College Scorecard

Program Recognition

Two-time Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Citizen Artist Award winner

Students performed at Lincoln Center on Broadway (Jane Eyre, 2026)

Professional Development

StageFright Theatre Company — student-run productions, playwriting festivals, cabarets

Applied theater in the community addressing local concerns

Degree Flexibility

Explore dramaturgy, directing, marketing, playwriting, teaching and more

No performance audition required — admission via interview

Small program size with close one-on-one training from first year

Updated Jul 26, 8:30 PM