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Program

Program snapshot

Admissions
Prescreen RequiredAudition RequiredNo InterviewUniversity App Required
Audition format
In-Person or Virtual
Program profile
Selective12-24 Students

TRAINING
Training combines stage acting with voice-over, narration, film and television
Regular collaboration with Radio-Television-Film students for on-camera experience
Study under B. Iden Payne tradition of actor training with roots in Shakespeare
PERFORMANCE & PRODUCTIONS
Annual season of 6-8 productions plus Studio Series and Cohen New Works Festival
NOTABLE ALUMNI
Marcia Gay Harden (B.A. Drama '80) — Oscar winner (Pollock), Tony winner (God of Carnage)
Bruce McGill (B.F.A. Drama '73) — Animal House, My Cousin Vinny, Lincoln
Rip Torn (B.A. Drama) — Men in Black, Emmy winner for The Larry Sanders Show
Tommy Tune (B.F.A. Drama '62) — 10 Tony Awards as performer, director and choreographer
J. Quinton Johnson — Hamilton on Broadway, Everybody Wants Some!!
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Final semester in Los Angeles through UT Semester in LA program
Digital showcase filmed and released to industry professionals before graduation

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