As a student in the Academic Accelerator, you’ll receive:

• The right amount of support for your academic and English-speaking needs
• A full year’s worth of college credits
• Access to courses exclusively for international students
• English-language help with words you need to know for your classes
• A mix of classes with international and U.S. students

In  Bachelor of Arts in Theatre major, you will be required to actively participate in productions (we plan up to six plays per semester). You will have access to outstanding facilities including two on-campus venues, featuring an arena stage and a proscenium stage, as well as our Black Box laboratory where you can perform experimental works.

You will also benefit from an active guest artist program, which brings in professional directors, actors and designers from all over the world to work with students. In addition to specific training and skills learned in acting, design and technical skills, our students gain skills in collaboration, teamwork, creative problem-solving, communication and leadership. You will enjoy small classes for technique courses so you can benefit from one-on-one training with faculty. Outside of the classroom, you will work directly with faculty as a part of the training for main-stage and laboratory rehearsal and performance.

While many of our alumni have successfully carved out careers as performers, designers and producers of live theatre, the training and education our students receive resonates far beyond the entertainment world. Significantly, theatre students gain confidence, as well as skills in leadership, critical thinking, creative problem solving, collaboration, and oral communication that make them well-suited for a wide variety of professions.

• Leadership - Motivating and supporting others in the pursuit of an identified goal
  
• Critical thinking - Using various types of reasoning to analyze situations and develop well-informed conclusions
• Creative problem solving - Contemplating traditional and nontraditional methods for solving problems
• Collaboration - Working effectively and respectfully with a variety of individuals, implementing creative plans with a team, and responding and providing constructive criticism to reach a common goal
• Oral communication - Effectively articulating ideas in a variety of contexts 

The potential career paths for theatre degree graduates are:

• Costume designer
• Drama therapist                                       
• Dramaturg
• Lighting designer                         
• Literary manager
• Literary director
• Playwright                                                                                    
• Production/design specialist in radio and television                             
• Scenic designer                                        
• Sound designer/engineer                                    
• Theatre educator                                                                                     
• Voice acting or voice over artist