Student Learning Outcomes

Students graduating from this program will:

• Devise collaborative techniques--ensemble movement and creation, collaborative agreements and rehearsal notation in order to collectively work and create with others.
• Analyze a script, in any historical period, in order to understand given circumstances and interpret a role for the stage.
• Produce the appropriate physical and/or vocal technique to support and sustain a full-length theatrical performance in any given genre.
• Create a personal acting technique that allows them to consistently vocally and physically prepare to work, play truthfully on stage, and play an action within a scene.

Program Requirements

The MFA Acting degree at UMKC comprises a three-year, 60-credit-hour professional actor-training program that partners comprehensive performance education alongside partnership opportunities with nationally recognized local professional theatres, including the KC Rep. MFA students are subject to the General Graduate Academic Requirements of the University for graduate study.