{"id":6807,"date":"2022-06-28T20:19:13","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T00:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/?post_type=bu-program-page&p=6807"},"modified":"2025-09-10T10:34:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T14:34:10","slug":"theatre-arts","status":"publish","type":"bu-program-page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/academics\/degrees-programs\/theatre-arts\/","title":{"rendered":"Theatre Arts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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An interdisciplinary major at heart<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

[Shape the content and trajectory of your studies]<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Boston University’s theatre arts programs offer a unique opportunity for an artist who is interested in pursuing the study of multiple disciplines within the theatre. Instead of taking a prescribed sequence of courses, theatre arts majors embark on rigorous exploration of acting, directing, dramaturgy, playwriting, and design and production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ranked nationally as a top theatre arts program:
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#20 best colleges for performing arts in America (2022 niche rankings)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

#35 best drama & theatre arts schools (2022 college factual)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Before officially declaring a BFA major, each first year student entering the School of Theatre<\/a> is admitted into the First Year Core experience. Students can choose between the BFA Performance Core<\/a> or the BFA Design & Production Core<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a BFA theatre arts student, you’ll construct a sequence of experiential and academic coursework that satisfies your individual interests and passions, under the guidance of committed faculty mentors. You’ll learn how to authentically collaborate with others, and how to identify compelling social issues. The theatre arts course of study includes an internship, study abroad, and the development of a senior thesis. The thesis focuses on a single discipline allowing for deep practical exploration within that discipline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upon completion of this program, graduates possess the ability to express themselves effectively and with generosity, whether the task at hand is artistic or administrative, and to contribute significantly to the professional theatre. The nurturing of each student\u2019s original voice is vital, not only to the creation of new work for the theatre but to the shaping of communities at home and internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I found a lot of things about myself and about myself as an artist.”<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

CFA alum Ken Yotsukura (CFA’22) looks back at how BU’s theatre arts performance program allowed him to discover things about himself that he never thought, like pursuing his own photography business. He credits his education in acting and movement to his success as a photographer in effectively directing his clients during a photoshoot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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