Overview

The Theatre Performance program from Central Washington University prepares students to be well-rounded artists and performers, with an emphasis in exploring body, voice, and artistic imagination.

The program trains students to be professional artistic collaborators using consent-based practices, social justice lenses, and courses in diverse styles of movement and voice as well as acting, directing, and creative research techniques. Students also put theory into practice as part of Central Theatre Ensemble’s regular on-campus season.

Learner Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

Create multi-dimensional, believable characters based on source material of diverse genres and styles in performance.
Execute flexible, relaxed, and controlled use of the body in stage movement towards the creation and execution of character in performance.
Apply appropriate vocal techniques, including diverse dialects, styles, and media toward the creation and execution of character in performance.
Apply techniques for analyzing source material toward the creation and execution of character in performance.
Participate in solo and ensemble performance in a variety of formal and informal settings.
Demonstrate collaborative skills necessary for theatre making.
Examine the basic business procedures of the actor’s profession and industry.
Implement research and creative skills toward self-generative performance.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Safety and Health for the Entertainment Professional
Theatre Laboratory
Actor Conditioning - Monologue
Staging Gender
Performance Studio
Lighting Technology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-01 00:00:00

More details

Applications received after March 1 will be processed on a space-available basis.

Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Quarter Credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Ellensburg, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Complete and submit your official application for admission
Submit a non-refundable $60 application fee.
Submit an official high school transcript.
3.0 cumulative GPA or higher
International Students must submit one of the following English proficiency requirements: TOEFL, Duolingo English Test, IELTS, Cambridge IGCSE/GCE/GCSE or A level result of First Language, International Baccalaureate (IB), PTE, SAT or ACT

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

26176 USD / year

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Out-of-State

26176 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

7469 USD / year

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Living costs

Ellensburg

United States

895 - 1492 USD / month

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