MFA课程通常为三年课程。初级表演课程旨在鼓励在舞台上实现高度个性化，自信的表达。提供高级课程，包括希腊戏剧，莎士比亚，莫里哀，欧洲现实主义，经典喜剧风格（包括王尔德和科沃德），代理镜头，当代戏剧风格和戏剧职业。通过对“舞台动作和声音”的深入研究，可以增加表演课程。进阶动作课程包括专业研究，包括：慢打，面具工作，舞台格斗，铃木，即兴表演，身体表征，太极拳和空手道。高级声乐课程包括Fitzmaurice（解构/重组），Linklater，Rodenberg，Berry和Lessac技术的专门研究。它们还包括
The University of Alabama provides the tools necessary to successfully pursue a career in either performance or academia. The acting concentration is a rigorously structured sequence of study that provides the actor a solid base of technique and proficiency in an array of acting styles and methods from Classical Theatre to Contemporary Works, including an upper level focus on Comedy and Acting for the Camera.<br><br>The mainstage and studio seasons provide considerable performance opportunities for acting concentration candidates. The department produces eight theatre productions each season with a varied repertory of dramatic styles. With their extensive national and international connections, the faculty facilitates professional summer performance opportunities with national and international theatre companies, including our Colorado Shakespeare Festival Actor's Internship. Additionally, all MFA actors have the opportunity to participate in The Bridge Project, professional productions that feature UA performers, which has produced six Off Broadway plays, two feature films, two documentary films, and four productions in Havana, Cuba with the Cuban Ministry of Culture.