Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre, Performance and Production

About Our Program

The BFA in Performance & Production at Texas State University offers an innovative degree plan for students interested in becoming well-rounded theatre artists with diverse entrepreneurial skills. The program focuses on nurturing whole theatre artists, offering unique opportunities for developing cross-disciplinary skills in line with theatre's collaborative nature.

She Kills Monsters
Small Mouth Sounds

Classes You'll Take

Our program is dedicated to nurturing, challenging, and celebrating our students as whole theatre artists by offering students many unique opportunities for developing cross-disciplinary skills, which is at the heart of our commonly held value of the fundamentally collaborative nature of theatre.

TXSTPNP Faculty

Meet Our Primary Performance & Production Faculty Members!

Our PnP Program is guided by industry professionals who bring a wealth of expertise to the forefront of our educational experience. 

Yesenia Herrington

Yesenia Herrington

Head of Performance & Production
Kevin Gates

Kevin Gates

Performance & Production Faculty
Caitlin Turnage

Caitlin Turnage

Performance & Production Faculty
Susan Busa

Susan Busa

Performance & Production Faculty
Nick Lawson

Nick Lawson

Performance & Production Faculty

Students may also have instruction with additional faculty members. We invite you to check out the full list of our faculty.

Linda Nenno Breining

Linda Nenno Breining

Performance & Production Faculty
Tobie Minor

Tobie Minor

Performance & Production Faculty

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Kevin Byrne

Dr. Kevin Byrne

Performance & Production Faculty
Sidney Rushing

Sidney Rushing

Performance & Production Faculty

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Performance

A student seeking the BFA in Performance and Production can select from a variety of acting and performance art classes to fulfill the 18-24 hours of theatre electives required for the degree. The PnP performance student will be able to audition for departmental productions, The Jeremy Torres Lab Theatre student-driven venue season, and participate in many other performance opportunities created for Texas State theatre students. This degree is ideal for acting transfer students and students who are interested in performance and other areas of theatre such as directing, playwriting, and stage management.

The Wolves

Directing

Directing students will not only develop their own unique storytelling method but will be strongly advised to take classes that teach management, research coordination, and interpersonal communication. Future directors are taught a broad range of techniques in creativity, coordination and collaboration. It is recommended that students take a wide variety of theatre classes before taking their first directing course. This will give the student a broad theatrical perspective needed to begin developing their own unique narrative style.

When Thou Wakest

Dramatic Writing Or Playmaking

A student seeking the BFA in Performance & Production can select from a variety of directing, dramatic writing and stage management classes to fulfill the 18-24 hours of theatre electives required for the degree. The PnP dramatic writing student will be able to produce plays in the Jeremy Torres Lab Theatre student-driven season, and create other performance opportunities for Texas State theatre students such as short films, 10-minute plays, podcasts, and more!