BFA in Theatre - (Performance and Production Pre Professional) in San Marcos United States | Texas State University

The Department of Theatre and Dance champions equity and inclusive representation that mirrors our student body, fosters community growth, cultivates empathy, and rejects discrimination. We actively promote social justice by ensuring equal access for every student, free from prejudice based on race, ethnicity, gender, age, ability, sexual orientation, gender identity, faith, socioeconomic background, or political views. As creative professionals and educators, we pursue meaningful artistic partnerships in our learning environments, performance venues, and rehearsal spaces, with a steadfast commitment to fair representation and the celebration of historically marginalized voices and their artistic legacies.
Our curriculum trains future professionals across theatrical disciplines - including acting, design, playwriting, filmmaking, editing, producing, directing, technical production, performance, and choreography - while also preparing educators for public school systems. Students learn directly from accomplished artist-educators with national and global reputations. Our distinguished faculty includes Broadway performers, television actors, professional dance company members, Tony Award-winning regional theatre veterans, acclaimed filmmakers, musical choreographers, internationally exhibited designers, Cannes and SXSW film presenters, published authors, and playwrights with productions staged in New York and internationally. We maintain an optimal balance between comprehensive resources and individualized student mentorship. This program delivers practical, professional experience in theatre or film production and may be taken twice for credit.
Texas State University's BFA in Performance & Production presents an innovative curriculum designed to develop versatile theatre artists with entrepreneurial capabilities. This forward-thinking program emphasizes the cultivation of complete theatre practitioners, providing distinctive cross-disciplinary training that aligns with theatre's inherently collaborative art form.