Theatre Arts - McNeese State University

Theatre Arts from McNeese State University is a Campus Bachelor Theatre degree that prepares you for a Art and Design career. Purpose The Department of Performing Arts provides the opportunity for students to develop their talent and potential as creative artists in music and theatre arts. To this end, the department offers curricula and experiences in music and theatre performance, music technology, and theatre production technology and design that prepares students for professional careers in music, music education, and theatre arts. To students with other majors, the department provides service courses, music, and theatre appreciation, and performance courses and opportunities that enhance the quality of the liberal arts education and enrich the lives of all students. To the university and region, the Department of Performing Arts offers concerts and performances at appropriate functions and ceremonies that enrich, entertain, and enhance the institution and community spirit. To music and theatre as an art and profession, the Department of Performing Arts increases artistry, leadership, understanding, dignity, and respect through education, collaboration, and contribution. The Department of Performing Arts offers the Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts with Design/Production Concentration and Performance Concentration. Department Entrance Requirements Theatre. Each new student who desires to major in theatre arts must complete the following entrance requirements: 1. Performance Concentration Assessment - Each new student who desires to pursue the performance concentration option of the theatre arts curriculum must present a monologue before program faculty for the purpose of initial entrance assessment, or in the case of a transfer student, attained-level of assessment. Following the audition, a transfer student will be placed at the performance level deemed appropriate by program faculty, with consideration of the student???s transfer credits in performance study. 2. Design/Technical Concentration Assessment - A freshman student who desires to pursue the design/technical concentration option of the theatre arts curriculum will participate in an interview before program faculty for the purpose of initial entrance experience and skills assessment. A transfer student who desires to pursue the design/technical concentration option must present a design portfolio before program faculty for the purpose of attained-level assessment. Following this presentation, the student will be placed at the level of design/production study deemed appropriate by program faculty, with consideration of the student???s transfer credits in related courses. View more details on McNeese State University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Theatre courses.