Acting – M.F.A.
The Master of Fine Arts degree in Acting from Kent State University is intended for the returning professional and mentors seasoned professional performers who wish to focus on refining and articulating their acting process, while gaining sound pedagogical practice in performance.
Duration
2 years
Starting Date
January, June, August
Tuition Fee
$ 17,982 per year
Location
Kent, United States
About the program
The two-year terminal Acting from Kent State University provides candidates with a set of core classes centered around a variety of techniques and theories, within a flexible pedagogical laboratory model. Returning professional students are offered ample opportunity to hone performance and explore teaching skills as they earn a terminal M.F.A. degree in pursuit of employment.
Learning Outcomes
Graduates of this program will be able to:
- Employ a broad range of acting knowledge and skills in the creation and presentation of roles.
- Perform in plays of various types and from various periods.
- Acquire advanced capabilities in acting, voice and speech, movement, theatre history and pedagogy.
- Apply sound pedagogical practices to aspects of theatre or performance studies.
- Demonstrate professionalism in an acting setting.
Courses Included
- Theatre and Social Change
- Theatre in a Multicultural America
- LGBTQ Theatre
- Variable Content Seminar: Theatre History, Literature, and Theory
- Acting: Foundations/Stanislavski and Michael Chekhov
- Acting: Scene Study-modern American Realism
- Professional Aspects: Performance
- Movement, Form, and Space I-the Actor’s Physical Instrument