Combined with your passion for excellent theatre from a Christian worldview, the experience you?ll gain from BJU?s master?s program in theatre arts equips you with the knowledge and skill to produce professional-level plays on your own. The program is highly collaborative and entrepreneurial, as you?ll work with your peers to create low-cost, compelling theatre productions. You?ll learn the business side of theatre: how to find an audience and venue, how to keep within a tight budget, how to market your production, and how to problem-solve in any situation.

You?ll also learn how new plays are the lifeblood of theatre. That?s why the focus of your program will be to develop two new plays that contribute to the field of independent arts. You?ll learn how theatre interacts with its audience in both cultural and historical contexts, and specifically what the nature of Christian theatre is, and how to apply it to the context of the present culture.

In addition, you?ll have opportunities to observe and participate in local performances. BJU offers world-class productions that you can get involved in, from Shakespeare?s famous plays to other famous works, such as Edmond Rostand?s?Cyrano de Bergerac?and Jane Austen?s?Pride and Prejudice. There?s also a large cohort of active theatres in the area that you can explore and network with during your time at BJU.