Course Overview
The B.A. or B.P.A. in Theatre offers comprehensive training in acting, directing, stagecraft, and production. Students explore theatre history, performance techniques, and technical skills. The program blends theory with practical experience for a career in performing arts.
Duration:
3 years (6 semesters)
Syllabus (Semester-wise):
Semester 1:
Introduction to Theatre Arts
Fundamentals of Acting
Theatre History: Classical and Traditional Theatre (Indian and Western)
Script Writing Basics
Voice Modulation and Speech Training
Practical: Acting Exercises
Semester 2:
Intermediate Acting Techniques
Theatre Direction: Basics
World Theatre History: Renaissance to Modern
Introduction to Design: Costume and Makeup
Performance Studies
Practical: Scene Work and Monologues
Semester 3:
Advanced Acting Techniques
Stagecraft and Design (Lighting, Set Design)
Indian Folk Theatre and Traditional Forms
Theatre and Society: Indian Context
Applied Theatre
Practical: Production Work (Stage Performance)
Semester 4:
Acting for Camera
Direction: Advanced Techniques
Western Modern and Postmodern Theatre
Indian Contemporary Theatre
Practical: Camera Acting Workshops
Theatre Management and Production
Semester 5:
Theatre Criticism and Theory
Theatre Pedagogy
Drama Therapy and Community Theatre
Experimental Theatre
Practical: Directing a Play
Theatre and New Media
Semester 6:
Dissertation/Research Project
Final Production: Directing and Acting
Career Opportunities in Theatre Arts
Practical: Full-Length Play Performance
Average Fees:
INR 50,000 - INR 1,50,000 per year depending on the institution
Exams to Attend:
Entrance Exams: Most institutions conduct their entrance exams for admission to the Theatre programs (for example, National School of Drama Entrance, Film and Television Institute of India Entrance Exam, etc.).
Merit-based Admission: Some institutions offer admission based on performance in higher secondary education and interviews.
Top 10 Ranking Institutions (Combined Ranking in India):
National School of Drama, New Delhi
Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune
Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata
Department of Theatre Arts, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi
School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi
National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai
Drama School Mumbai
Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata
University of Hyderabad (Sarojini Naidu School of Arts and Communication)
Pondicherry University, Puducherry
Top 10 Institutions in Kerala:
Kerala Kalamandalam, Thrissur
School of Drama and Fine Arts, Thrissur
Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady
University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram (Department of Theatre Arts)
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam (Department of Theatre Studies)
Kannur University, Kannur (Department of Performing Arts)
Calicut University (Department of Drama and Theatre)
RLV College of Music and Fine Arts, Tripunithura
Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University, Tirur
Amrita School of Arts and Sciences, Kochi