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Program
BA Performing Arts
Concentration
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BA Performing Arts
Concentration
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Program snapshot
Admissions
No PrescreenNo AuditionNo InterviewUniversity App RequiredProgram Recognition
•Strong emphasis on Hawaiʻi and Pacific performance traditions
•Connection to KEAKA Hawaiian Language Theatre Festival
•Inclusive casting policy
•Senior capstone project as culminating creative experience
Training
•Courses in acting, stagecraft, directing, and playwriting
•Beginning Acting and Directing are core concentration requirements
•Mainstage and studio production opportunities each semester
•Department Chair Dr. Justina Mattos received the UH Board of Regents' Medal for Excellence
•Resident Designer and Theatre Technician Ariana Bassett on staff
•Professor Emerita Jackie Pualani Johnson pioneered Hawaiian-language theatre
Academic info
Snapshot
3.51
Avg GPA (W)
61%
Admit Rate
school-wide
45%
Grad Rate
2.2K
Enrollment
$48K
Earnings
10yr after
Costs & Aid
Average Annual Cost
$11,856
after typical aid
In-State Tuition
$7,838
before aid
Out-of-State Tuition
$20,798
before aid
Average annual cost reflects the grants and scholarships most students receive.
$0-30k$8,983
$30-48k$9,243
$48-75k$11,535
$75-110k$14,734
$110k+$17,403
Program info updated May 12, 8:28 PM
Program Highlights
Program Recognition
•Strong emphasis on Hawaiʻi and Pacific performance traditions
•Connection to KEAKA Hawaiian Language Theatre Festival
•Inclusive casting policy
•Senior capstone project as culminating creative experience
Training
•Courses in acting, stagecraft, directing, and playwriting
•Beginning Acting and Directing are core concentration requirements
•Mainstage and studio production opportunities each semester
•Department Chair Dr. Justina Mattos received the UH Board of Regents' Medal for Excellence
•Resident Designer and Theatre Technician Ariana Bassett on staff
•Professor Emerita Jackie Pualani Johnson pioneered Hawaiian-language theatre
Program Recognition
•Strong emphasis on Hawaiʻi and Pacific performance traditions
•Connection to KEAKA Hawaiian Language Theatre Festival
•Inclusive casting policy
•Senior capstone project as culminating creative experience
Training
•Courses in acting, stagecraft, directing, and playwriting
•Beginning Acting and Directing are core concentration requirements
•Mainstage and studio production opportunities each semester
•Department Chair Dr. Justina Mattos received the UH Board of Regents' Medal for Excellence
•Resident Designer and Theatre Technician Ariana Bassett on staff
•Professor Emerita Jackie Pualani Johnson pioneered Hawaiian-language theatre
Updated May 12, 8:28 PM
