Training
•Dance technique classes and singing lessons every semester
•Foundational courses in acting, music theory, rehearsal methods, and auditioning
•Described as more intense than other college theatre programs due to consistent dance and voice training
•Program Head: J. Austin Eyer
Performance & Productions
•Cast as early as first year of enrollment
•All BFA majors required to audition for every main-stage production
•Season includes classic musicals, contemporary musicals, operettas, cabarets, musical revues, and workshops
Notable Alumni
•Lou Diamond Phillips — BFA Drama '85; starred in La Bamba, played King Mongkut in The King and I on Broadway (Tony nomination), Miss Saigon at Casa Manana