LMU's Department of Theatre Arts offers the liberal-arts route through serious training: a NAST-accredited BA of 54 theatre units in which students concentrate in performance, directing, design, or theatre history and criticism, inside a Jesuit-Marymount university on the bluffs of Westchester. There is no BFA or MFA; the BA is the offering, and it is impacted, meaning admission to the major is competitive and never guaranteed.
Performance applicants submit a video audition with their application; directing, design, and writing applicants submit portfolios. The curriculum runs from scene study and acting for the camera to Shakespeare and stage combat, with faculty credits that include a Pulitzer Prize winner, Emmy nominees, and Fulbright scholars, and productions staged on campus each season, with fall 2026 shows already ticketed at verification. A theatre minor exists, though performance-track minors were paused.
Published 2026-27 tuition is $68,042 before aid. The program's social-change framing and European study-abroad options color the experience. For students who want a rigorous BA that leaves room for a second major or a broader education alongside performance training, LMU is the strongest private option of that shape in this directory.
Techniques taught
- Eclectic / multi-technique: Schools that draw on several lineages and fit the tools to the actor, not the reverse.
Class types
Enrollment and schedule
Common App to LMU plus a video audition for performance applicants (portfolio review for design/directing/writing). Impacted program; early submission encouraged; decisions emailed about four weeks after the deadline. Current LMU students must file an internal application with video audition to declare the major. Duration: Four-year undergraduate degree; 18-unit theatre minor also offered.
Published pricing
| Program | Published price | Source, as of |
|---|---|---|
| undergraduate tuition 2026-27 (university-wide) | $68,042/year | source 路 2026-07-16 |
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Sources and verification
- Theatre Arts - LMU College of Communication and Fine Arts, accessed 2026-07-16
- Theatre Arts Admissions - LMU CFA, accessed 2026-07-16
- Theatre Arts Academics - LMU CFA, accessed 2026-07-16
- Theatre Arts, B.A. - LMU Academic Bulletin, accessed 2026-07-16
- LMU Shares 2026-27 Budget and Tuition Update, accessed 2026-07-16
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