Theatre Studies: Performance (B.F.A.)

Program Type
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A)

The BFA in Performance provides students with performance and production skills and gain a solid and thorough knowledge of acting and directing. Theatre students will be prepared to pursue a professional career in Theatre or continue onto graduate studies in acting or directing. Course work exposes students to theatre history, acting, directing, singing, dancing and design.  Students must take each of the following theatre courses:

Degree Requirements

  1. Limestone's required Competency & General Education courses
  2. A total of 120 credit hours
  3. The required courses listed below (48 credit hours)
  4. Additional Theater courses: TH110 or 125; TH220, 222 or 225 (6 credit hours)
  5. Experiential Theatre courses: TH111 and 114 (repeat 3 times each), and TH115 - repeat 2 times)
  6. Theatre Production or Internship: TH480 or TH490 (1 credit)
  7. Two dance courses: PE135, 136, 137, 138, 142, 143, or 144. (4 credit hours)

* This major includes one AWE course (3 credit hours)

Course Requirements

Course Code Course Name Credits
EN311 Studies in African-American Literature 3
TH101 Drama Appreciation 3
TH102 Acting: Basics 3
TH103 History of Theatre 3
TH116 Fundamentals of Makeup 3
TH202 Acting: Voice and Performance 3
TH203 Improvisation 3
TH204 Acting: Audition 3
TH302 Acting: Style 3
TH303 Musical Theatre Performance I 3
TH307 Directing 3
TH319 History of Musical Theatre 3
TH330 Sustainability in the Arts 3
TH401 History of Theatrical Performance 3
TH405 Shakespeare in Performance 3
TH407 Advanced Directing 3
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Degree Plan Legend

DR - Degree Requirement
GE - General Education Requirement
EL - Elective