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BFA with a Concentration in Applied Theatre Technology and Design

Benefits of a BFA in Applied Theatre Technology and Design

MSU Denver’s BFA in Music Theatre is an intensive pre-professional program. Music Theatre provides rich opportunities for hands-on technical theatre experiences. These experiences are provided both in class and onstage as well as through on-campus productions, and internships at local theatres.

 

Taught by veteran teachers who are also theatre and performance professionals, you will receive the kind of mentoring you need to make your way as a theatre technician or designer, as well as discover ways to use your Theatre training in other fields.

BFA with a Concentration in Applied Theatre Technology and Design

Benefits of a BFA in Applied Theatre Technology and Design

MSU Denver’s BFA in Music Theatre is an intensive pre-professional program. Music Theatre provides rich opportunities for hands-on technical theatre experiences. These experiences are provided both in class and onstage as well as through on-campus productions, and internships at local theatres.

 

Taught by veteran teachers who are also theatre and performance professionals, you will receive the kind of mentoring you need to make your way as a theatre technician or designer, as well as discover ways to use your Theatre training in other fields.

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Meet the BFA Coordinator

Brian Kelley

 

Personal Biography

Brian Kelley holds an MFA in Technical Direction from Ohio University. Brian’s credits include The Des Moines Metro Opera, Santa Cruz Shakespeare Festival, Arizona Theatre Company, The Washington National Opera, Olney Theatre Center, Ohio University, and Ashland University. Local theatre companies that Brian Has worked include Performance Now Theatre Company, Phamaly Theatre, Miners Alley Playhouse and the Lake Dillon Theater Company. He is currently the Technical Director for the Metropolitan State University of Denver’s Theatre Department. Brian is a member of USITT.

Teaching Interests/Philosophy

Scenery Construction, Rigging, Steel fabrication, Theater Safety.

Research

Safe work practices for the entertainment industry. National. New materials and techniques to be used in scenic construction.

Concentration in Applied Theatre Technology and Design Information

These are some of the opportunities you might have as an MSU Denver Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre with a concentration in Applied Theatre Technology and Design:

Work in, create or design for theatre areas on campus. Complete an internship with a local theatre company. MSU Denver’s B.F.A. in Theatre degree program will help you develop artistically and professionally in class and beyond through the following:

  • Four major MSU Denver productions a year, including two musicals mounted in collaboration with the MSU Denver Music Department.
  • Local, regional and national conferences for theatre and performing arts students
  • Required internship at places such as the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Creede Repertory Theatre, Curious Theatre Company, Glimmering Glass Opera, Rocky Mountain Theatre For Kids (RMTK) and The Actors Academy for The Performing Arts (AAPA)
  • One on one coaching with BFA Coordinator

Facilities and Resources

As a Theatre major you will perform in the King Center performing arts complex, one of the country’s most adaptive and accessible performance venues

Plus you will have easy access to Denver’s performing arts community. The MSU Denver campus is located just walking distance from the Denver Center for the Performing Arts Complex, which houses the Buell Theatre, Ellie Caulkins Opera House, the Helen Bonfils Theatre Complex and Boettcher Concert Hall.

Accreditation

The Department of Theatre at MSU Denver is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theatre, the national accrediting agency for theatre and theatre-related disciplines. Only two universities in Colorado have this distinction.

Applied Theatre Technology and Design Details

Advising Sheet: Theatre BFA ATTD Advising Sheet 2023-2024

Advising Sheet: Theatre BFA ATTD Advising Sheet 2020-2021

4-Year Sample Curriculum Plan: BFA ATTD Curriculum Plan

BFA Applied Theatre Technology and Design Application: MSU Theatre BFA ATTD Application