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Admissions
No PrescreenGateway AuditionNo InterviewUniversity App Required

PROGRAM RECOGNITION
Part of the Oregon Center for the Arts — designated 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
Kasey Mahaffy — actor, Modern Family (BFA Performance 2001)
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

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