Theatre Arts Performance

The concentration in Theatre Performance requires an audition and provides a rigorous sequence of courses in acting for the stage and camera; advanced voice and movement; and audition skills and intensive career preparation.

91% career outcomes rate for 2020-21 graduates - 93% knowledge rate
12 to 1 student faculty ratio
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100% of classes taught by faculty

The Bradley Advantage

Bradley’s Theatre Performance concentration provides the advanced training you need to be successful as an actor, director or entrepreneurial theatre-maker. Discover intensive coursework in acting and career preparation; eminent professional guest artists, dynamic collaborations with Music, Media Production, and Interactive Media; and excursion courses to Bradley’s Hollywood Semester and study abroad in London.

Successful Outcomes

The Performance Concentration prepares you to join the ranks of our successful alumni working nationally and on Broadway in productions such as Hadestown, Be More Chill, Escape to Margaritaville, and Shrek the Musical; on series television in High Desert, The Chi, and Kevin Can F**k Himself; and as interns with celebrated theatre companies including Steppenwolf, The Lookingglass, Chicago Shakespeare, and the Williamstown Theatre Festival.

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Bradley and Peoria share much in common — a diverse population, world-class research facilities, outstanding fine arts and entertainment, and a great sense of community. This bond provides our students with unique opportunities for internships, class projects and research.

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