Bachelor’s degree · Initial professional preparation
BFA in Theatre (Acting)
Southern Methodist University, Meadows School of the Arts, Division of Theatre · Dallas, Texas, United States
- Award
- Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre (Acting)
- Audience & level
- Adults
- Format
- In person
- Price
- $31,868per term, 2026-27
About this program
Undergraduate theatre degree with an Acting audition track. Applicants apply to SMU and separately to the Meadows Division of Theatre, with an audition and interview.
- Offering
- Degree program
- Fields
- Theatre acting
- Purpose
- Initial professional preparation
- Teaching language
- English
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree
- Exact award
- Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre (Acting)
- Award status
- Academic awardAwarded by a degree-granting institution.
- Awarding body
- Southern Methodist University
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- Not published
- Delivery
- In personTaught at the listed teaching location.
- Physical attendance
- Regular physical attendance
- Schedule
- Full-time
- Teaching location
- SMU campus, Meadows School of the Arts6101 Bishop, Dallas TX 75205
Admissions and auditions
Audition required
- Monologues
- Two contrasting monologues from contemporary plays
- Audition detail
- Headshot and resume, introductory slate, two contrasting contemporary monologues and 16 bars of an unaccompanied song, five minutes total; interview in person or virtual. Options: on-campus, virtual, Unified auditions (New York, Chicago, Los Angeles).
- Interview
- In person or virtual
- Intakes
- Fall
- Deadlines
- On-campus auditions Dec. 4-5, 2026; virtual audition Nov. 14, 2026
- On-campus auditions Feb. 19-20, 2027; virtual auditions Jan. 22, Feb. 7 and Feb. 27, 2027
- 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.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: 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)