Overview

If you intend to pursue a career in playwriting, dramaturgy, arts administration, theatre history/criticism, or casting, or if you want to pursue a master’s or doctoral degree, the Theatre Creation program of Ball State University is for you.

Faculty

Our theatre creation faculty are dedicated to helping you develop your individual skills and providing you with a rigorous and diverse educational experience to prepare you for the real world.

Our low student-to-faculty ratio and small class sizes ensure that professors know you as an individual and can provide hands-on advising and mentoring based on your unique talents and academic needs.

Our theatre creation faculty have diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise in multiple disciplines, allowing you to craft an individualized four-year course of study.

Work Opportunities

We value hands-on learning, so you will always have opportunities to work, building on your classroom experience.

With 20 or more theatre and dance performances each year in our mainstage, studio, and workshop spaces, you will have access to classic and contemporary plays, musicals, dance pieces, and works that are devised or not textually based.

As a student of our theatre creation option, you are eligible to audition for departmental productions beginning second term of your freshman year. You can pursue other opportunities as well (e.g. direct, write, design, stage manage, or dramaturg).

Ball State University is within driving distance of major theatres in Chicago, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, and Louisville.

Faculty members can assist you in finding internships, regional and summer work, and top graduate programs if you are interested in continued study.

We host an annual Playwriting Week, which is one of the artistic highlights of year. Professional playwrights, dramaturgs, and screenwriters from around the country come to campus and hold workshops and conduct master classes. If you are a student playwright, you have the opportunity to present a staged reading of your play for the guest artists, followed by a discussion and critique.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Branding and Marketing for the Theatre and Dance Artist

Aesthetics of Theatre

Freshman Experience

Design Awareness for Theatre and Dance

Stagecraft

Acting

Directing

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-15 00:00:00 , International

More details

National: Your application must be completed two weeks before the start of the semester you’re planning to enroll.

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Muncie, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

3.5

Average admitted student GPA.

English requirements

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110

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Admission to Ball State is competitive. We review each individual application to consider your academic performance, level of course work, and English proficiency test scores

Admission criteria include the strength of your high school curriculum and your performance, curricular patterns, and if your grade trends in academic courses were positive and consistent

SAT/ACT scores are not required for admission but scores may be used to meet our English proficiency requirement

You must pay a nonrefundable application fee of U.S. $60

You must provide high school transcripts and diplomas from all institutions where you have studied in the past. They must be submitted in English or with an official translation

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Financial Documentation

No grade point average guarantees admission to Ball State. We look for applicants that have demonstrated above average grades.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

27496 USD / year

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Out-of-State

27496 USD / year

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Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

8948 USD / year

≈ 8948 USD / year

Living costs

Muncie

United States

876 - 1417 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Overview

Faculty

Work Opportunities

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Muncie

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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