DEGREE PROGRAMS

BFA in Acting - The new BFA is an exciting, pre-professional training program. It combines the best of conservatory/studio training with the breadth of the general education requirements that have made Oklahoma City University one of the nation's best small universities. BFA actors will take 9 acting classes over their 4 years (including exciting topics classes, such as Improvisation, Chekhov, Shakespeare, Acting Styles, Auditions and two semesters of On-Camera Acting), along with extensive voice and movement training, a study of script analysis and theatre history, and an introduction to all major aspects of technical theatre and directing. Our BFA graduates will be ready to face any of the challenges that will confront professional actors in the challenging and exciting job market of the 21st Century.

BFA in Theatre Design and Production - The BFA is a new degree that offers students professional theatrical training as well as a foundation in the liberal arts. The BFA degree provides strong foundational knowledge in the areas of scenic, lighting and costume design, technical direction, stage management, scenic technology and costume technology. The Theatre Design and Production program seeks to prepare students to enter the fields of theatre design, theatrical production, entertainment technology and stage management. The program will also prepare students for graduate study in Theatre Design, Production and Technology. We offer courses that provide practical “hands-on” experience in theatrical productions (ranging from theatre to musicals to opera to dance) as well as the study of theory and history of theatre.

BA in Theatre Performance – Undergraduates enrolled in the Theatre Performance program take at least six different acting classes - including on-camera acting - as well as cross training in voice and dance. Students will also take diction, voice, history, theory, and tech theatre classes -- all leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree.