<p>Thank you in advance.</p>
<p>I can’t remember ever reading anything (in the year or so I’ve been here) on the BFA acting program at OCU, but there is quite a lot on the BFA MT program, which might be helpful, in the musical theater forum. Good luck.</p>
<p>I’m currently a freshman in the BFA Acting program, and I can probably tell you a little bit about the program. If there aren’t any helpful threads here, you can also go to OCU’s website page about the program.</p>
<p>The BFA Acting program is intended as a pre-professional training program. There is a BA degree in theatre, a program involving theatre education, and a theatre for young audiences degree for students that aren’t interested in different career paths still involving theatre. </p>
<p>I have so far really enjoyed my acting classes. The freshman class size this year for the BFA program was about 50 people I think, so the classes usually range from about 12 to 16 people in size. Some classes such as the freshman workshop rotate professors, so you are exposed to a lot of different ideas and teaching methods. The classes also range from being more experiential to teaching more concrete techniques for scene and monologue work. This gives it a more well-rounded aspect.</p>
<p>Besides acting and gen eds, all the students have to take technical theatre classes, and 3 credits each of voice and dance. I originally planned on being in a musical theatre program, but this acting program seemed to provide enough opportunity with dance and voice, and that’s why I’m ultimately going to choose the BFA Acting degree. Also, as a note on the MT program, it is a BM degree, not a BFA. This means more classes with theory, aural skills, piano, etc. I ultimately decided that a music degree wasn’t the best fit for me. It could be the best thing for you, but I would recommend looking at all the course requirements online first just to make sure.</p>
<p>My ONE AND ONLY complaint about the program is that there is pretty stiff competition to be cast in any OCU production (including stage II, out of the box, etc.). There are so many talented students, and what I can do pales in compare to many of my amazing classmates. But overall, it’s not a competitive atmosphere, and everyone seems very caring and supportive. The professors, even though they may appear tough at times, really care about the success of their students. Bottom line, they are encouraging and understand that people are at different levels.</p>
<p>Thanks for your reply ocustars. Can you fill me in on what your course load looked like this semester? Are you able to take more voice and dance classes if you want to?</p>
<p>This past semester I took Freshman Actor Workshop, Acting I, Play Analysis, Costuming, English Comp I, and did voice lessons.</p>
<p>As long as the timing and credit hours in your schedule work out and the class has enough space (those who have completed their requirement are given lower priority if the class is filling up quickly), you can take more dance and voice.</p>