Master of Fine Arts - Acting

This program is run by an Oscar-winning producer and 11-time Academy Award nominee and is taught by a combination of professional actors and award-winning directors who focus on developing the strengths and professional horizons of each MFA actor. Graduate acting scholarships are awarded for students recruited through the annual URTA (Unified Resident Theatre Association) auditions.

Graduate students will meet the following student performance criteria:

Acting

• Demonstrate skills in a variety of media: film, television, theater, voiceover, improvisation and musical theater
• Demonstrate focus in a scene
• Develop a playable objective to use the other person as a driving focus in a scene

Spontaneity

• Demonstrate the ability to bring spontaneity to a scene and utilize improvisation as an integral part of the rehearsal process

Artistic Collaboration

• Make performance choices that affect and are affected by other people in a scene
• Successfully make specific adjustments based on direction

Speech & Movement

• Demonstrate vocal range, resonance, breath control, and appropriate vocal power
• Use the body as a tool to build character

*Note App Fee Waiver in effect for ApplyBoard to reduce the application fee to $50*