Acting within the Department of Theatre and Film

The Performance program of the Department of Theatre and Film offers the Bachelor of Arts degree as well the Master of Fine Arts degree in Performance.

Both the undergraduate and graduate programs comprise a course of study in acting, voice/speech and movement, as well as an extraordinary list of academic offerings in stage, film, and media theory and history.

In addition to regular classes, workshops in specialty areas are taught by professional guest artists who work with University Theatre season productions. Past guests have included professional guest directors and master teachers from around the world who cover such areas as improvisation, the Michael Chekhov Technique, Asian performance techniques, peformance art, agent and casting workshops, Shakespeare, Moliere, commedia dell'arte and acting for the camera.

Multi-media and Digital Technology area collaboration

What makes this program unique and what gives its graduates a head start in the performance industry are the knowledge and skills developed by students in the following areas of multi-media and digital technologies:

• Digitally enhanced voice work. Students work with 3-D computer animators to create voices for animated characters, in addition to learning specialized vocal techniques for voice-over and radio drama.
• Motion-capture technology. The UGA Department of Theatre and Film Studies is the first in the nation to maintain its own motion-capture studio and offer classes in motion-capture performance.
• Composite Video. Working with composite-video technology (sometimes called "blue-" or "green-screen", students perform against computer-generated backgrounds and interact with computer-generated characters.

University Theatre mainstage production season

Six plays are produced annually on the Department's mainstage, University Theatre.

Ordinarily, performers for our University Theatre season are drawn from the Graduate Acting Company, undergraduate Theatre and Film Studies majors, and UGA students. Season auditions, held in the Fall and Spring, are open to all current UGA students.

Some University Theatre production roles may be limited to graduate students, to undergraduate students, or (very rarely) to faculty or guest artists. Professors in the performance area are expected to perform from time to time as a form of teaching.

Contact:

Head of Performance Area & Director of Theatre: Ray Paolino, Associate Professor, rpaolino@uga.edu, 366 Fine Arts