BFA, Theatre Arts: Performance Acting for Stage and Screen Cognate Designed specifically for Seattle Film Institute Acting for Film certificate holders, the Acting for Stage and Screen Cognate provides concentrated study in a variety of areas allowing you to become a well-rounded artist on both stage and screen. You will be equipped move forward in focused study in graduate school or a variety of careers in the entertainment industry.

The BFA Performance program is designed to prepare knowledgeable, skilled graduates who will compete at all levels in an increasingly competitive field. You will also learn to assess, explain, and interpret the many roles and responsibilities inherent in the world of the professional theatre artist. You will also understand how to use the skills you have developed in other career paths related to their degree. Admission to the BFA is by audition/interview only. Auditions/interviews begin with an online screening, which is outlined on the department website. Continuing BFA students will participate in an annual audition/interview as part of the annual BFA juries. BFA candidates must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 in Theatre Arts with a minimum grade of “B-” (2.7) in each course within their specialization. In addition, BFA candidates must earn a grade point average of 2.7 in the department pre-admission requirements courses (TH 107, TH 166, TH 144/244) and must achieve a minimum grade of “C+” (2.3) in any course in their BFA degree plan. The applicant must earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in all other collegiate study. Meeting this standard is reviewed as part of the annual jury in each specialization.

BFA Core Requirements TH Introduction to Theatre Credits: (4) TH Theory of Play Production Credits: (3) TH Theatre History I Credits: (4) TH Theatre History II Credits: (4) TH Theatre History III Credits: (4) Lab Component - Credits: 4 Complete 4 credits of TH 393 or TH 493. TH Theatre Laboratory Credits: (1) TH Theatre Laboratory Credits: (1) Production Component - Credits: 3 Choose one of the following: TH Production Application Credits: (3) TH Production Application Credits: (3)

Performance Specialization Acting for Stage and Screen Cognate The Acting for Stage and Screen Cognate specialization assists you in building specific skills in production from a strong foundation of using the body as the artist’s instrument through acting styles, voice, and movement. You will choose from a range of courses, both introductory and advanced, from writing and dancing, to stage and screen. To help you prepare for future employment or graduate school, all students are strongly encouraged to pursue practical experience through professional experiences in TH 490: Cooperative Education (Internship), experiential learning through partnerships with CWU’s Film and Video Studies projects and programs, as well as the production application courses, designed to put theory into practice as part of Central Theatre Ensemble’s regular on-campus season. Students are admitted to this program through audition. To be considered for this program, applicants must be holders of the ten-month Acting for Film Certificate granted by our program partner Seattle Film Institute as of the first day of instruction. (see )

Required Courses TH Actor Conditioning – Monologue Credits: (1)* TH Theatre Technology 1: Costume/Makeup Credits: (3) TH Theatre Technology II: Scenic/Lighting Credits: (3) TH Basic Acting 1 Credits: (3) TH Basic Acting II Credits: (3) TH Basic Acting III Credits: (3) TH Vocal Conditioning for the Actor Credits: (1) TH Vocal Conditioning for the Actor II Credits: (1) TH Directing I Credits: (3)* TH Dialects for Stage and Screen Credits: (3) * TH Intermediate Acting I Credits: (3) TH Intermediate Acting II Credits: (3) TH Audition Techniques for the Stage Credits: (3) TH Audition Techniques for the Camera Credits: (3)* TH Career & Portfolio Preparation Credits: (3) * SFI Acting for Film certificate covers these courses as equivalents. Literature Component Credits: 8 Choose any of the following for a total of eight credits. TH Asian Drama Credits: (4) TH Staging Gender Credits: (4) TH Studies in Drama Credits: (5) TH Ethnic Drama Credits: (4) Performance Component Credits: 9 Choose any of the following for a total of nine credits. TH Performance Studio Credits: (1-3) TH Performance Application Credits: (3) TH Performance Application Credits: (3) * SFI Acting for Film certificate covers three of the required nine credits in the component

Stage Movement Component Credits: 10 Choose any of the following for a total of ten credits. PED Modern Dance I Credits: (2) PED Modern Dance II Credits: (2) PED Ballet I (Level 1) Credits: (2) PED Tap Dance I Credits: (1) PED Jazz Dance I Credits: (1) PED Jazz Dance II Credits: (1) PED Ballet II (Level 1) Credits: (2) PEID Beginning Fencing Credits: (1) PEID Intermediate Fencing Credits: (1) PEID Beginning Circus Arts Credits: (1) TH Stage Dance Credits: (2) TH Stage Dance II Credits: (2) TH Stage Combat Fundamentals Credits: (3) TH Movement for the Actor Credits: (3) TH Advanced Stage Combat Credits: (3) TH Advanced Movement for the Actor Credits: (3) * SFI Acting for Film certificate covers four of the required ten credits in the component Special Skills Component Credits: 15 Choose any of the following for a total of fifteen credits. TH Private Voice Credits: (1) TH Performance Studio Credits: (1-3) TH Singing for Actors Credits: (1) TH Stage Makeup Credits: (3) TH Performance Application Credits: (3) TH New Play Production Credits: (2) TH Singing for Actors II Credits: (2) TH Introduction to Acting for the Camera Credits: (3) TH Performance Application Credits: (3) TH Advanced Stage Combat Credits: (3) TH Advanced Movement for the Actor Credits: (3) TH Acting Styles Credits: (4) TH Acting for Film and Television Credits: (4) TH Kennedy-Center Festival Credits: (1-2) TH Cooperative Education Credits: (1-12) TH Practicum Devising/Touring Theatre Credits: (3-12) * SFI Acting for Film certificate covers seven of the required fifteen credits in the component Total Specialization Credits: 110

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