Students audition by performing two contrasting monologues. Criteria for acceptance into the acting program is based on potential for growth as an actor, discipline, respect for self and others, and desire to pursue a career in the theatre. Drama-Acting complete 78 credits in theatre. Fifty-nine are in performance techniques including fundamentals of acting, scene study, period acting, acting for the camera, audition techniques, improvisation, voice and articulation, phonetics and dialects, stage combat, advanced performance lab and dance. Our high quality productions offer students varied opportunities to practice skills learned in the classroom on stage as actors.
Students also perform in scenes directed by other students.
Players , the student-run theatre and dance organization, provides additional opportunities to direct, choreograph, perform in, design and tech the shows they produce. The faculty encourages new students to become involved in department and Players productions from the moment they enter the program. Employment Opportunities Finding consistent employment challenges all graduates in the performing arts. Throughout the acting program, the faculty and guest artists make the realities of the profession clear to our students while also giving them the practical and basic skills necessary to face and meet the challenges of the business. Electives must be approved by advisor.