<p>Hello! </p>
<p>To keep it short and to the point, I want to get my MFA in Theatre, but I am not currently pursuing a Theatre degree. (I am currently pursuing a B.S. in Math and a B.S.E. in Spanish. Theatre is something I have been involved in for about a year now and it is literally the only part of school that makes me truly happy.) If I obtain a Theatre minor, would I still be a candidate for Masters programs in Theatre, or do I need the degree? </p>
<p>Thanks!
Linnea</p>
<p>You don’t necessarily need an undergraduate degree in the field you’re interested in pursuing a master’s in. For example, my BS is in journalism, but I’m pursuing an MS in outdoor recreation. However, you should study the admissions requirements for various programs to determine what prerequisites they might require.</p>
<p>Also, an MFA degree is likely to be heavily practice-based; therefore, you will likely be expected to have significant theatre experience and/or go through an audition process. Again, you’ll need to check with each individual program to determine what they expect.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info!</p>
<p>As for practice-based, I’m currently beginning my first semester of sophomore year (though credit-wise, I’m a second-semester sophomore), and I began my very first semester with the very first show we had, and I’ve worked every show since, including the summer stock professional shows (which meant being paid for doing something I love, which was completely new to me). I was just set to design costumes for the first of the Fall shows this year. Plus, I still have at least three more years to keep building that resume. If summer stock continues, I should have worked at least thirty productions by graduation without a problem. I know it still probably isn’t much compared to what other people will be bringing in, but I hope it will count for something. Especially if I can begin to design more frequently (once they find a designer at my school, if he/she does well, they let him/her design a good chunk of the shows). And there’s a community theatre in my college town that usually need hands. This is the one thing in my life right now that I genuinely love, so pursuing experience sounds like the best challenge I could possible be given.</p>