Training
•Bullet: Cross-disciplinary study spans acting, directing, filmmaking, scenic and costume design, stage management, and production
•Bullet: Students work on mainstage and black-box projects with faculty mentors, guest artists, and collaborators from multiple Conservatory disciplines
•Bullet: Individual mentoring begins in the first semester and helps each student shape a personal combination of theatre practices
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: Students contribute across performance, design, filmmaking, stage management, and production assignments
•Bullet: Two summer semesters at Okoboji Summer Theatre add professional summer-stock experience
Notable Alumni
•Bullet: Mariah Lee — Broadway's To Kill a Mockingbird •Bullet: Daniel Schultz — Florida State/Asolo MFA; writer, actor, director, and arts administrator •Bullet: Buffie Main — Director at Alley Repertory Theatre Professional Development
•Bullet: Individualized preparation can lead toward graduate study, teaching, arts leadership, starting a theatre company, content creation, or industry work
Degree Flexibility
•Bullet: Accelerated BFA completed in three years and two summers across eight semesters
•Bullet: Students build a cross-disciplinary portfolio instead of committing to one production role at entry
