The Department of Theatre at MSU is challenging the traditional in order to create something new, unique and fresh. We are doing things differently Our one of a kind self-selected undergraduate education (School of Choice) benefits from graduate mentors of our highly regarded artist/educator Master of Fine Arts programs. With the most advanced stage technology we allow designers the opportunity to defy conventional design. With focused-based theatre studies courses that surround today's most pressing topics we challenge the traditional survey teaching model. Through forward-thinking acting classes we embrace media at its core. And our adventurous programs like the mGEN in collaboration with Wharton Center develops new trailblazing musicals with today's most promising artists. Theatre has offered an MFA in Acting, preparing students for careers as professional actors and educators. This fully-funded three-year program has a unique focus on the synergistic relationship between artist and educator. The faculty of working artists and scholars provides extensive performance opportunities and rigorous training in acting, voice, and movement, alongside closely mentored opportunities to develop skills and credentials as university teachers.