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Master of Fine Arts in Theatre

The college is no longer accepting applications to this program.

Admission Requirements

  1. A completed application form accompanied by a fifty dollar ($50) nonrefundable application fee.
  2. An official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate records.
  3. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale in undergraduate course work.
  4. A B.A. or B.F.A. in theatre or a bachelor's degree in another discipline.
  5. A preliminary examination and/or prior course work in Theatre 105, 110, 440, 441, 442, or their equivalents.
  6. Three letters of recommendation.
  7. A plan of study approved by the advisor and the appropriate dean.
  8. A portfolio and interview. (Applicants concentrating in performance and society are also required to audition.)

Course Requirements

Choose concentration A, B, or C below
A. Performance and Society
ARTM 542Media Culture and Theory I4
ARTM 543Media Culture and Theory II4
THTR 543Dramatic Literature I3
THTR 544Dramatic Literature II3
THTR 674Performance3
THTR 675Theatre Engaging Communities and Schools9
THTR 676Performance and Social Change6
THTR 690Independent Study in Theatre3
THTR 695Final M.F.A. Project3
Total Credit Hours56*
*If teacher certification is sought in second year, total may equal 75.
B. Stage Management
POL 531Public Policy in the Arts3
THTR 522Acting and Directing for Nonperformers3
THTR 530Stage Management I3
THTR 531Stage Management Observation I3
THTR 532Stage Management II3
THTR 533Stage Management Observation II3
THTR 534Stage Management Observation III3
THTR 535Technical Direction and Theatre Safety3
THTR 536Production Planning3
THTR 538Law and the Arts3
THTR 539Labor and Employee Relations3
THTR 540Production Management3
THTR 543Dramatic Literature I3
THTR 544Dramatic Literature II3
THTR 548History of Design: 1800 to Present3
THTR 549Commercial and Regional Theatre3
THTR 565Seminar: Collaboration in Production3
THTR 566Seminar: Personnel Issues in the Arts3
THTR 571Collaboration Practicum3
THTR 572Stage Management Practicum I3
THTR 573Stage Management Practicum II3
THTR 695Final M.F.A. Project3
Total Credit Hours66
C. Technical Theatre
ART 510CADD3
POL 531Public Policy in the Arts3
THTR 522Acting and Directing for Nonperformers3
THTR 523Drafting for the Theatre3
THTR 535Technical Direction and Theatre Safety3
THTR 538Law and the Arts3
THTR 543Dramatic Literature I3
THTR 544Dramatic Literature II3
THTR 547History of Design 400 B.C. to A.D. 18003
THTR 548History of Design: 1800 to Present3
THTR 565Seminar: Collaboration in Production3
THTR 571Collaboration Practicum3
THTR 577Internship/Residency in Technical Theatre6
THTR 592Production Assignment0
THTR 612Professional Theatre Production I3
THTR 613Professional Theatre Production II3
THTR 623Advanced Technical Drafting for the Theatre3
THTR 624Structural Design for the Stage3
THTR 642Production Practicum I3
THTR 643Production Practicum II3
THTR 695Final M.F.A. Project3
THTR 592 may be taken twice with different focus.
Total Credit Hours66


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