WELCOME VIDEO: Theatre Arts Division Chair David Krasner

VIDEO: Five Towns College Theatre Division Shows

Bachelor of Fine Arts (B. F. A.) Degree

The FTC Alumni Productions:

This initiative gives recent graduates the opportunity to perform and stay active in their profession. This past summer of 2023, the FTC Alumni Productions performed – Almost Sunshine; in 2022, they performed Skirmishes. Follow @FTC Theatre Arts on Instagram to see clips of all performances.

OVERVIEW

Five Towns College is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST). The Theatre Arts Program at Five Towns College offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts (B. F. A.) degree with concentrations in Musical Theatre, Acting, and Theatrical Design and Technology.  Students interested in professional careers in Acting, Singing, Dancing, Musical Theatre, Set, Lights, and Costume Design, or Technical Direction will receive a conservatory education in these areas.  Scroll down to see images of Five Towns College students doing what they love most!

  • For information about Theatre Arts Division auditions, click here.

Acting Concentration

Acting Majors receive training in the Stanislavsky System, using the exercises and tools from faculty who have trained directly with Meisner, Strasberg, Adler, and Hagen.  Additionally students will train in physical theatre (movement, stage combat, Alexander Technique, and Viewpoints), voice, speech, and dialects, acting for Shakespeare and acting for the camera.  All actors perform in our Senior Showcase for agents and casting directors.

View Acting Concentration Curriculum here.

VIDEO : A New Brain at the Five Towns College Performing Arts Center

Musical Theatre Concentration

Musical Theatre Majors develop the triple-threat skills in singing, dancing, and acting required for careers on Broadway and Regional Theatre.  Five Towns College offers dance classes every semester in ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary, and theatrical dancing, as well as private singing lessons weekly, and intensive acting training.  Students in Musical Theatre work with successful profession faculty in classes and with directors, as well as developing demo reels for their future careers in the business.  As with the actors, musical theatre actors perform in a Senior Showcase.

View Musical Theatre Concentration Curriculum here.

VIDEO: DANCE program with Professor Hali Bekofsky

VIDEO: The Wolves at the Five Towns College Performing Arts Center

Theatrical Design and Technology Concentration

Students in the Theatrical Design and Technology concentration develop skills in six areas: set, lights, costume, stage management, technical direction, and sound design for the stage, in order to prepare careers for all aspects of stage design and technology.  Theatrical Design and Technology students participate in Stage Source in Boston, USITT, and other conferences for job placement.

All of our students are exposed to New York City professionals (agents and casting directors, as well as Broadway and Regional stage designers and directors) creating a working environment of academic and professional experiences.

View Theatrical Design and Technology Concentration Curriculum here.

See for yourself how Five Towns College Theatre Division students concentrating in Theatrical Design and Technology build a set for a show production below:

Through course work and practical application on stage, students will receive all the training aspects of a conservatory, with the added benefit of a small college environment that affords individualized and personalized attention.  The Five Towns College Performing Arts Center hosts the main stage and produces high quality musicals, dramas, and comedies, directed by experienced professionals. There is also a Studio Theatre, Dancing Studio and many opportunities to perform for the community.

The focus here is hands-on training, wide-ranging performance opportunities, and a senior showcase in the last year, where you will perform before invited agents and casting directors in New York City.  The campus is located about 45 minutes from downtown Manhattan and gives Five Towns College the advantage of being easily in reach of the City while offering the privacy of the suburbs, where students can hone their craft and develop the tools for successful careers.

Interview with the Theatre Chair

Listen below to an interview with Theatre Arts Chair David Krasner,  in which he discusses the Program and other issues in education in Episode One of Beyond The Bright Lights, a podcast brought to you by Five Towns College that explores the range of careers of people involved in all aspects of the entertainment business.

Actors, musicians, music producers, engineers, filmmakers, educators, executives, broadcasters and everything in between are featured in the Beneath the Bright Lights podcasts. Click here to stream other episodes via this website, or subscribe to this podcast via Stitcher, Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

Please visit the FTC Official YouTube Channel to view the Theatre Arts Division Playlist here.

Photo Galleries: FTC Theatre Arts Productions