剧院度

CMU’s 代理/导演 美术学士 program offers rigorous, conservatory-style training within a well-rounded liberal arts education at an affordable public school price. The program is designed to prepare young 剧院 artists for the fast-paced, challenging and ever-changing world of stage, 电视和电影. The program is led by a dynamic faculty composed of current and former artistic directors, 演员, 歌手, 设计师 and dancers with connections to top industry professionals from coast to coast. 代理/导演 students can expect a full sequence of Stanislavski-based acting classes, in addition to training in Shakespeare, 以及语音训练, 演讲, 对着镜头表演, 脚本分析, 运动, 阶段战斗, 化妆, 舞蹈和更多. Upon completion of the program, students with a BFA from CMU will have the skills, knowledge and confidence necessary to either gain admittance to top graduate programs or to directly enter the profession.

At Colorado Mesa University, we cultivate daring artistic and scholarly pioneers poised to be the luminaries our industry demands. CMU strives to promote an environment where students exist as an ensemble of artists, who create work together and are active supporters of each other. This is an intimate and rigorous program. We give personalized attention to students with a specific focus on making students the best version of themselves. The program accentuates absolute involvement and immersion in our seasons. This deep involvement within a production process prepares students for the rigors and demands of producing 剧院 well beyond the walls of CMU. Facilities in the Moss Performing Arts Center are state-of-the-art. We have a multi-level costume construction and design facility, a spacious scenic construction area, a robust and fully rigged proscenium space and an experimental black-box style 剧院.

CMU’s 音乐剧院 美术学士 program offers rigorous conservatory-style training within a well-rounded liberal arts education at an affordable public school price. The program is designed to prepare triple threats in acting, singing of multiple styles of music and 运动 in multiple styles of dance. The program is led by a dynamic faculty composed of current and former artistic directors, 演员, 歌手, 设计师 and dancers with connections to top industry professionals from coast to coast. 音乐剧院 students develop all disciplines of performance in an intimate setting. Individuality and versatility are at the heart of all acting courses (from contemporary to Shakespeare), vocal studies (including jazz, pop and rock) and dance classes (jazz, 踢踏舞和嘻哈).

The Department of 戏剧艺术 offers one of the most successful 剧院 training degree programs in Colorado. 剧院 arts majors choose from two distinct concentrations in the 美术学士 degree in 戏剧艺术 (代理/导演 or 音乐剧院), two concentrations of the BA (戏剧艺术 or 设计/技术) or the BFA in 跳舞 and acquire a sound understanding of the performing arts in state-of-the-art facilities. The goal of this program is to encourage general 剧院 studies for students who may be interested in theatrical careers outside of performance or design/technology, 比如生产, 艺术管理, 教学, dramaturgy or playwriting. Beginning with the first semester, students follow a curriculum that offers a grounding in the fundamentals while allowing the flexibility to focus or move between dance, 剧院, musical 剧院 or design/technical 剧院 options.

The communication studies minor offers a broad range of courses focusing on human communication behaviors and is designed to complement any major. The coursework is designed to improve oral message sending and relational communication skills. In a global survey of industries, companies and public organizations, communication skills ranked FIRST among the personal qualities of college graduates sought by employers. A communication studies minor gives graduates communication credibility and opens many doors. It also enhances interpersonal relationships — students gain valuable conflict resolution and leadership skills, 学会赢得争论, discover the power of persuasion, 公开发言, use nonverbal and visual communication more effectively and are able to do it all in an increasingly connected, 多元化的全球社会.

Through the 剧院 minor, students may choose courses from a broad range of theatrical endeavors including: acting, 风景, 服装, 剧院历史, 戏剧教学, arts management and dramatic literature. Students will also have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the creation of shows in the CMU 剧院 season.