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The B.F.A. in acting is a rigorous 121-credit program in stage performance that prepares graduates for a career as a professional actor. Accomplished instructors provide students with an eight-semester training program in Downtown Pittsburgh, a city endowed with a rich, vibrant theatre culture.

Students experience a combination of intensive training and practice in our production program through:

Conservatory Theatre Company, Point Park's student company which presents a six-show season of musicals and dramas directed by faculty and guest artists;
Student films, in collaboration with the Department of Cinema Arts; and
Senior showcase, top acting seniors travel and perform for casting directors, talent agents, managers and other industry professionals in New York City.

From your first semester to graduation, the B.F.A. in acting program emphasizes each student's unique talents and teaches them how to cultivate and apply techniques that best develop them as a person and an actor.

Career Options

Graduates will be well-positioned to compete for jobs with professional acting companies, productions and associations. In addition, graduates will have a strong foundation to create and produce original work. You can find our alumni performing on Broadway, with national tours, in regional theatre, on web series, on television shows and in movies.

Program Objectives: Upon completion of this program, a student will be able to: 85 • Demonstrate proficiency, flexibility and range as an actor. (effectively analyzing plays and characters, putting oneself imaginatively into the circumstances, being believable within the style, playing actions, talking and listening and taking creative risks.) • Fully utilize vocal and physical skills as means of clear, creative and effective expression. • Understand and be conversant with theatre history, styles and significant theatrical works and artists, applying relevant knowledge to the structure of a role. • Demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively to create a performance (including knowledge of the appropriate chain of command, professional expectations, rehearsal skills, spatial awareness and safety.) • Develop and implement a beginning career plan that demonstrates comprehension of the business aspects of a career in acting and utilizes effective tools to showcase skills.