Bachelor’s degree · Initial professional preparation
Theatre Performance (BFA)
Marshall University School of Theatre & Dance · Huntington, West Virginia, United States
- Award
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) with a Major in Theatre, Theatre Performance
- Audience & level
- Adults
- Format
- In person
- Price
- Not published
About this program
Performance emphasis BFA taking a conservatory approach to actor training; students are formally admitted to the BFA after the Sophomore Review based on an audition and interview.
- Offering
- Degree program
- Fields
- Theatre acting
- Advertised approaches
- The Method, Meisner Approach, Bogart Viewpoints, Alexander Technique, Linklater, LessacAs advertised by the provider; this does not imply affiliation with any practitioner’s organisation.
- Purpose
- Initial professional preparation
- Teaching language
- English
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree
- Exact award
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) with a Major in Theatre, Theatre Performance
- Award status
- Academic awardAwarded by a degree-granting institution.
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- Not published
- Delivery
- In personTaught at the listed teaching location.
- Physical attendance
- Regular physical attendance
- Schedule
- Full-time
- Teaching location
- The Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center, Marshall University
Admissions and auditions
Audition required
- Audition detail
- Audition or portfolio review in the area of emphasis plus an interview with area faculty, typically in the second semester of the sophomore year.
- Interview
- Interview with area faculty
- Prior education
- Formal admission to the BFA follows completion of the Sophomore Review
- Official instructions
- Application and audition instructions
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.
The provider does not publish a price for this offering on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and any deposit or refund terms.
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.
- Productions
- Performance majors are required to participate in a production season of four main-stage plays
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: price, duration, 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)