WHAT KINDS OF FINANCIAL AID ARE AVAILABLE?
In addition
to university aid packages, specific
stipends and
scholarships are available through
the department
of Theatre to qualified students.
Students holding
stipends and scholarships
must remain
active in department activities
and must remain
current in the completion
of their core
requirements. Our available
scholarships
include:
- THE UAB DEAN'S SCHOLARSHIPS - ($1,000 scholarships)
- RUBY LLOYD APSEY and DAVID LLOYD SCHOLARSHIPS
- (A $500 to $3,000 scholarship)
- FANNIE FLAGG/KATHY WAITE ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
- (A $250 to $1,000 scholarship)
- BILL OZIER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP - (A $250
to $1,000 scholarship)
We provide
several ways to apply for scholarships:
- The online application form is here.
- A form to print out and mail in is available
as an Adobe Acrobat file here.
- A form to print out and mail in is available
as a Word document here.
Stipends are
also available
in performance,
design, and
technical areas.
These stipends
are financed
through grants
and other sources
and the availability
varies from
year to
year. For more
information
on scholarships
or stipends,
please contact
the department
office at (205)
934-3236. |
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CAN I STUDY MORE THAN ONE ASPECT OF THEATRE?
Absolutely. We offer a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
degree in theatre. This is a broad study
of acting, design, directing, technical theatre,
and theatre history. Within this is a core
of theatre courses and three tracks of specialization -- 1) General Theatre, 2) Pre-professional
performance,
and 3) Pre-professional design
and technology.
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DO FRESHMEN EVER GET CAST IN MAJOR ROLES?
Frequently!
The official casting priority
is in this
order: Department majors, other
UAB students,
faculty, staff ... and finally,
people from
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HOW ARE ROLES CAST AT UAB?
The UAB Department of Theatre offers several
types of performance experiences for the
UAB undergraduate theatre student. These
range from fully mounted main stage productions
in the Odess and Sirote theatres, Actor Showcase
presentations directed by faculty, and student-generated
one act plays and scenes. The department
views all productions as extensions of student
training and makes every attempt to cast
only from the UAB student body. If it is
necessary to cast someone other than a student
because of special requirements of a role,
faculty and staff may be used. Casting outside
the university community is rare. All auditions are open and equal consideration
is given to freshmen, sophomores, juniors,
and seniors. Roles are assigned based on the needs of
the production and in an attempt to further
the development of each individual student.
The department maintains a policy of non-traditional
casting.
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ARE THEATRE UAB FACULTY MEMBERS REALLY EXPERTS
IN THEIR FIELDS?
Our faculty is made up of award-winning theatre professionals
with decades of experience and a roster of
impressive credits too lengthy to post here.
Many of our faculty are members of the Actor's Equity Association (AEA) or the Screen Actor's Guild (SAG), and the rest hold membership in exclusive
professional organizations such as the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers
(SSDC), The Dramatists Guild (DG), and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage
Employes (IATSE). They have personal and professional connections
to theatre companies all over the country
and are frequently sought out for extracurricular
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DO STUDENTS GET TO DESIGN MAIN-SEASON PRODUCTIONS?
Absolutely. Qualified students are encouraged
to design lights, sets, and costumes for
these shows. Even more frequently, they serve
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SO SUM IT UP -- WHAT DOES THEATRE UAB HAVE
THAT OTHER UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS DON'T?
It's a combination
of things. Add all of
these together
and you'll see what we mean:
- Theatre UAB is committed to its stated pro-student
casting policy.
- Theatre UAB has pre-professional tracks in performance & design/technology.
- Theatre UAB produces 5 or 6 major productions
each year, plus numerous workshops, staged
readings, and scene stagings.
- Theatre UAB brings in high-quality professional
workshops and guest artists.
- Theatre UAB uses student designers and stage
managers for its main season shows.
- Theatre UAB collaborates with the Departmentof
Communications to make films.
- Theatre UAB has a large and extremely professional
full-time theatre faculty.
- Theatre UAB has strong relationships with
various Equity theatre companies, which improves
your chances of finding work after graduation.
- Theatre UAB has two new state-of-the-art
theatres for the production of plays.
- Theatre UAB has four professional touring
companies, offering extraordinary training
for qualified students as well as priceless
experience in touring, theatre management,
elementary education, and on-the-spot problem
solving -- and financial support for the
students cast in each year's tour groups.
- UAB is located in the Magic City: Birmingham
-- Alabama's largest city, with all of the
modern conveniences of restaurants, movies,
professional sports, and major music tours
-- and, of course, excellent area theatres...
- Theatre UAB has a large and highly skilled
full-time staff.
- Theatre UAB courses are taught by experienced
and knowledgable
artists who are also gifted
educators
with specializations including
stage combat,
vocal projection and articulation,
costume design,
lighting design, scenic design,
acting for
the stage, acting for the camera,
dialects,
directing, movement, stage management,
playwriting,
screenwriting, theatre history,
play analysis,
computer-assisted drawing,
advanced
techniques in costume construction,
and much,
much more ...
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