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Program snapshot
Admissions
No PrescreenAudition RequiredInterview RequiredUniversity App RequiredAudition format
In-Person or VirtualPROGRAM RECOGNITION
•NAST-accredited (one of only four in Missouri)
•Top 15% Most Popular Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (College Factual, 2022)
•Three invited productions at KCACTF Region V in the last five years
•National KCACTF awards for Innovative Use of Technology, Overall Production, Ensemble Collaboration, and Directing
TRAINING
•Approximately 20 performance opportunities per year
•442-seat Highlander Theatre and 100-seat Richard Herman Black Box Theatre
•Courses in Period Acting Styles, Stage Voice, Stage Movement, and Directing
•Senior Showcase with professional performance reel, headshots, and website
•14:1 student-to-faculty ratio
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
•Professional Practice Credit for acting in Kansas City theaters and summer stock
•Paid opportunities with Central Missouri Repertory touring productions
•Annual NYC trip with Broadway shows, master classes at Broadway Dance Center, and alumni networking night
•Near Kansas City theatre scene
•Active chapters of KCACTF, USITT, STAM, and Theta Alpha Phi
•Theatre Learning Community residence hall near Black Box Theatre
•Guest artists including Tituss Burgess and Paula Vogel
Academic info
Snapshot
3.52
Avg GPA (W)
64%
Admit Rate
school-wide
52%
Grad Rate
5.6K
Enrollment
$50K
Earnings
10yr after
Costs & Aid
Average Annual Cost
$14,462
after typical aid
In-State Tuition
$10,050
before aid
Out-of-State Tuition
$18,600
before aid
Average annual cost reflects the grants and scholarships most students receive.
$0-30k$10,965
$30-48k$12,254
$48-75k$13,408
$75-110k$16,931
$110k+$18,485
Program info updated 1h ago
Program Highlights
PROGRAM RECOGNITION
•NAST-accredited (one of only four in Missouri)
•Top 15% Most Popular Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (College Factual, 2022)
•Three invited productions at KCACTF Region V in the last five years
•National KCACTF awards for Innovative Use of Technology, Overall Production, Ensemble Collaboration, and Directing
TRAINING
•Approximately 20 performance opportunities per year
•442-seat Highlander Theatre and 100-seat Richard Herman Black Box Theatre
•Courses in Period Acting Styles, Stage Voice, Stage Movement, and Directing
•Senior Showcase with professional performance reel, headshots, and website
•14:1 student-to-faculty ratio
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
•Professional Practice Credit for acting in Kansas City theaters and summer stock
•Paid opportunities with Central Missouri Repertory touring productions
•Annual NYC trip with Broadway shows, master classes at Broadway Dance Center, and alumni networking night
•Near Kansas City theatre scene
•Active chapters of KCACTF, USITT, STAM, and Theta Alpha Phi
•Theatre Learning Community residence hall near Black Box Theatre
•Guest artists including Tituss Burgess and Paula Vogel
PROGRAM RECOGNITION
•NAST-accredited (one of only four in Missouri)
•Top 15% Most Popular Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (College Factual, 2022)
•Three invited productions at KCACTF Region V in the last five years
•National KCACTF awards for Innovative Use of Technology, Overall Production, Ensemble Collaboration, and Directing
TRAINING
•Approximately 20 performance opportunities per year
•442-seat Highlander Theatre and 100-seat Richard Herman Black Box Theatre
•Courses in Period Acting Styles, Stage Voice, Stage Movement, and Directing
•Senior Showcase with professional performance reel, headshots, and website
•14:1 student-to-faculty ratio
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
•Professional Practice Credit for acting in Kansas City theaters and summer stock
•Paid opportunities with Central Missouri Repertory touring productions
•Annual NYC trip with Broadway shows, master classes at Broadway Dance Center, and alumni networking night
•Near Kansas City theatre scene
•Active chapters of KCACTF, USITT, STAM, and Theta Alpha Phi
•Theatre Learning Community residence hall near Black Box Theatre
•Guest artists including Tituss Burgess and Paula Vogel
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