Bachelor’s degree · Academic study
Theatre (BA) - Performance Concentration
Fordham University Theatre Program · Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Theatre, performance concentration
- Audience & level
- Adults
- Format
- In person4 years
- Price
- Not published
About this program
Four-year BA theatre degree with a performance concentration covering acting, vocal technique, movement and text analysis, finishing with senior audition classes and a video showcase.
- Offering
- Degree program
- Fields
- Theatre acting, Actor training, Voice & speech, Movement
- Advertised approaches
- Stanislavski's late work with physical actionsAs advertised by the provider; this does not imply affiliation with any practitioner’s organisation.
- Purpose
- Academic study
- Teaching language
- English
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree
- Exact award
- Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Theatre, performance concentration
- Award status
- Academic awardAwarded by a degree-granting institution.
- Awarding body
- Fordham University
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- 4 years
- Delivery
- In personTaught at the listed teaching location.
- Physical attendance
- Regular physical attendance
- Schedule
- Full-time
- Teaching location
- Fordham University Theatre Program (Lincoln Center)113 West 60th Street, New York, NY 10023
Admissions and auditions
Audition required
- Monologues
- One monologue, classical or contemporary (pre-screen self-tape), plus a self-tape of a personal story
- Self-tape
- Yes
- In-person audition
- Yes
- Callback
- Yes
- Audition detail
- Pre-screen via the Fordham application portal, then in-person callbacks in New York (December 5-6, 2026 and January 2027), a virtual callback on December 12, 2026, and regional callbacks.
- Intakes
- Fall
- Deadlines
- Early Action Common Application deadline: Sunday, November 1, 2026
- Pre-screening materials due Monday, November 9, 2026
Fees
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per class, per term, per year, whole program) and is never converted or added up for you.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theatre Program application feeApplication fee · mandatory | $75one-time | All students | 16 October 2026Source |
Performance opportunities
As published by the provider. Showcases and productions are opportunities to perform; they do not guarantee agents, auditions, casting, union eligibility or work.
- Showcase
- Yes
- Who takes part
- Senior-year video showcase of scene work
- Industry invitations
- Agents and casting directors (stated audience)
- Productions
- Four mainstage productions and twelve studio productions a year
- Career support
- Senior Audition class taught by a professional New York City casting director
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: price, experience level.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 16 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 16 October 2026)