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DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Lighting Design and Technology

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Costume Design and Technology

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Scenic Design

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Arts and Entertainment Technology

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Studies - Playwriting, Directing and Dramaturgy

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sound Design

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Stage Management

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Scenic Technology

Minor in Theatre

Master of Fine Arts in Acting

Master of Fine Arts in Costume Design and Technology

Master of Fine Arts in Lighting Design and Technology

Master of Fine Arts in Media Design and Technology

Master of Fine Arts in Properties Design and Management

Master of Fine Arts in Scenic Design

Master of Fine Arts in Scenic Technology

Master of Fine Arts in Sound Design and Technology

Master of Fine Arts in Stage Management

Master of Arts in Theatre Studies

Doctor of Philosophy in Theatre Studies


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Faculty Info:

Robert Anderson, John Boesche, Andrea Bouck, Latrelle Bright, Terri Anne Ciofalo, Kim Curtis, José Manuel Díaz-Soto, Megan Dietrich, Lisa Dixon, Adriane Binky Donley, Tatsuya “Tito” Ito, Jeffrey Eric Jenkins, Lisa Kidd, Cynthia Kocher, Rose Kaczmarowski, Alec LaBau, Olga Maslova, Thom Miller, Tom Mitchell, Allison Moody, J.W. Morrissette, Aaron Muñoz, Brant Murray, Robert Perry, Kirsten Pullen, Christina Rainwater, Valleri Robinson, Richard Michael Scholwin, Amber Dewey Schultz, Ryan Schultz, Gabriel Solis, Genesee Spridco, Zev Steinrock, Andrea Stewart, Nisi Sturgis, Daniel Sullivan, Michael Williams.



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