Overview

The Theatre - Stage and Screen Acting program from University of Nevada, Las Vegas offers conservatory-style training for the serious acting student in all aspects of performance including professional actor training, camera training for film and television as well as voice, movement and speech training with a special emphasis on all styles of acting. Admission is by audition only. The program is lead by UNLV's distinguished faculty with professional careers in the acting industry.

Learning Outcomes

Communication Techniques- appropriate for the concentration that may include some or all of these techniques: acting, voice, movement, dance, computer and hand drafting, drawing and painting, collage construction, and speech, model building

Production Skills- appropriate for the concentration that may include some or all of these skills: rehearsal etiquette, learning lines, practicing scenes, construction skills used in the lighting, scenery, and costume production studios, as well as following direction, performance responsibilities and time management

Academic Skills- writing, research, discussion

Professional preparation- self marketing as is timely and appropriate in their program- preparing audition material, attending auditions, creating a resume, learning networking techniques, portfolio preparation- from digital to hard copy, applying to graduate schools

The ability to study and analyze plays; have an understanding of genre, style, and direction through the study of plays and theatre history

An understanding of the contextual importance of theatre in the humanities, in the fine arts and part of the human experience

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Play Structure and Analysis
Voice and Movement for the Actor
Acting
Stage Management
Directing
Laboratory

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-06-01 00:00:00
Starting 2026-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-12-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Las Vegas, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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General requirements

High School Transcript –

Submit your high school transcript (includes all high school coursework and grades).

A certified translation is required for any transcript not written in English.

College/University Transcript(s)-

Submit your official transcripts from all previously attended colleges or universities where college-level credits were earned (either while in high school or after graduating high school).

A certified evaluation (course-by-course with GPA calculation) by a NACES member organization is required for all non-US college-level coursework.

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Tuition Fee

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International

29118 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 29118 USD per year during 48 months.
National

28828 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 28828 USD per year during 48 months.
In-State

10196 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 10196 USD per year during 48 months.

Living costs for Las Vegas

880 - 1430 USD /month

Living costs

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Funding

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Programme Structure

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Key information

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Funding

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