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<\/picture><\/figure><\/div>Training the future generation of multi-faceted artists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
As a Theatre Arts major, students can devote themselves to their acting training, while learning other crafts and…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- PURSUE ARTISTIC PROJECTS<\/strong> supported by faculty mentors<\/li>
- SELECT<\/strong> an academic minor, concentration, or dual degree program<\/li>
- Fully PARTICIPATE IN THE CREATION OF NEW WORK<\/strong> by student playwrights, directors, and designers<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
As Kirsten Greenidge, playwright and BFA Theatre Arts Performance program head says, “Theatre Arts is a wonderful way to broaden your sense of artistry as a theatre practitioner.<\/em>“<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Program of Study<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
All first year performance students are admitted to the First Year Performance Core<\/a>. The First Year Core experience establishes a base vocabulary that serves as the foundation for a student\u2019s progression into their chosen BFA degree program. In addition, the First Year Core is designed to provide an appropriate context for faculty evaluation of each student\u2019s strengths, interests, and potential for success in the upper years of training. At the end of the first year, each student will declare a BFA major; these decisions are reviewed and mentored by members of the School of Theatre faculty before a student is officially enrolled in their BFA program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The performance core curriculum is carefully designed to instill the School\u2019s core values and encourage students to become aware of and overcome personal obstacles and explore students\u2019 untapped potential. Classes in acting, voice and speech, movement, Alexander Technique, theatre ensemble, dramatic literature, stagecraft, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Training includes a rigorous curriculum, production opportunities, and collaboration with theatre professionals. Students are regularly mentored by working professional faculty and advisors through studio classwork, hands-on, in-process rehearsal & performance advising, and end-of-semester conferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Students gain a fundamental understanding of theatre history and dramaturgy, movement technique and its application to performance, professional expectations in a rehearsal and production experience, and if desired, an understanding of the elements of directing, playwrighting, and theatre management. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
During their third year, students can partake in study abroad opportunities. In the summer before entering their final year of studies, theatre arts performance students are required to register for an off-campus internship with an established, professional arts organization or an approved on-campus internship experience with a member of the BU faculty or staff. Students then take an Internship Reflection course upon returning in the fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Situated within a large, top-tier research institution, students pursue coursework in the University Hub<\/a>, the University’s general education program that is integrated into the undergraduate student experience. This provides students with the chance to dive into other topics, from other colleges and schools, to enhance their studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/picture><\/figure><\/div>\n - SELECT<\/strong> an academic minor, concentration, or dual degree program<\/li>