Bachelor of Arts in Theater and Dance - Performance

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Through the performance specialization, a diverse ensemble of faculty and students are dedicated to building a dynamic learning environment and creating exciting and evocative works of theater. Our program includes foundation classes in basic acting, character building and voice/movement techniques, as well as upper-level courses in multicultural and experimental performance, Suzuki and Viewpoints Technique, period styles and careers in acting. Core classes are supplemented by electives in dialects, comedy, combat and the Meisner technique. Annual performance opportunities include four faculty-directed productions, two student-directed productions and the Black Theater Workshop. Performance faculty maintain active professional profiles, including work in New York, St. Louis, Los Angeles, Chicago, Berlin and Prague. Our faculty bring professional and worldly experience, as well as passion to the classroom every day.