BFA in Theatre - Technical Production in San Marcos United States | Texas State University

The Theatre and Dance Department is dedicated to fostering equity and representation that mirrors our diverse student body, cultivating community, nurturing empathy, and rejecting 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 collaboration in our learning environments, performance spaces, and rehearsal halls, with a steadfast commitment to fair representation and the active inclusion of historically marginalized voices and their artistic legacies.
Our curriculum trains future professionals across multiple disciplines - including acting, design, writing, filmmaking, editing, producing, directing, technical production, performance, choreography, and K-12 arts education. 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 theater veterans, acclaimed filmmakers, musical choreographers, internationally exhibited designers, Cannes and SXSW festival participants, published authors, and playwrights with productions in New York and worldwide. While offering comprehensive resources through our extensive specialist faculty, we maintain our focus on individualized student mentorship. This course delivers practical professional experience in theater or film, with the option to repeat for additional credit.
Our program offers rigorous training in theatrical production through diverse specialized courses. Embracing an apprenticeship approach, students develop their craft by working on productions in various roles under the guidance of faculty mentors. With our substantial design and technology team and regular guest artist residencies, we provide students with exceptional, wide-ranging educational experiences.