Program Recognition
•Part of the Oregon Center for the Arts, designated a Center of Excellence by Oregon Public Universities
•Longest-standing OPU institution to offer the pre-professional BFA in Theatre
Training
•Intensive, conservatory-style training for actors and performers pursuing professional careers
•Sequenced coursework in acting, movement, and voice and speech
•Wide variety of elective courses including Auditioning, Business of Acting, Shakespeare, Voiceover, Film Acting, Musical Theatre, Commedia dell'arte, Masks, Accents and Dialects, and Dance
•Students tailor training to their own interests through elective selection
Notable Alumni
•Devin White, MFA at Yale School of Drama (BFA Performance 2016)
Professional Development
•Located in Ashland, OR, home of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival
•Students who complete the Performance Concentration are eligible to audition for the OSF acting internship program
