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The theatre arts program at Bowie State University offers the Bachelor of Science degree, with a concentration in musical theatre. The program is designed to offer historical, theoretical, and experiential studies in acting, directing, stagecraft, dance, and children's theatre, as well as the fundamentals of theatre scholarship. Students in the musical theatre concentration rigorously experience becoming a "triple threat" (actor, dancer, and singer), while learning the history and theory of musical theatre as one of America's unique contributions to the theatrical arts.

Students are required to audition in their freshman year and are assessed again at the end of their sophomore year for continuance in the concentration. The program also requires students to participate in auditions on and off campus, as well as in rotated casting, crew, and design assignments, all of which enhances artistic growth and combines production experiences with classroom studies.

As students are guided to develop their personal visions of the theatre as a dynamic cultural force, they are trained in the traditional skills necessary for entering professional work and succeeding in graduate studies.