Department of Theatre and Dance

The Department of Theatre and Dance offers a liberal arts degree program leading to the BA degree in Theatre, with options in Performance and Design & Production. The department offers the graduate program leading to the Master of Fine Arts degree in Television, Film, & Theatre jointly with the Department of Television, Film, & Media Studies. Undergraduate students pursuing degrees in other fields may also declare Theatre or Dance as a minor.

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SPRING 2021 PRODUCTION

This Spring 2021, the Department of Theatre and Dance will present a number of virtual production projects. Dreaming of Our Future/Soñando de Nuestro Futuro, Urinetown the Musical and the return of the John Lion New Plays Festival with readings of 13 original student plays! More info will be added as they are scheduled. Click below for more information.

MFA in Television, Film, & Theatre

  • Graduate smiling and holding degree
    Graduate smiling and holding degree

The focus for this MFA program is to immerse students in an intensive skill-based interdisciplinary program towards pursuing professional careers across all three mediums of production (TV, Film, Theatre) within one’s specific area (Acting, Content Creation, Writing). Learn more >

Auditions

Actors on stage during a play at Cal State LA
Actors on stage during a play at Cal State LA

SPRING 2021 AUDITIONS

Information will be posted here about Department auditions for Fall 2021 production.