The BATAP @ OCU was designed to give students the full scope of theatrical education and how to use theatre to influence growth in the community and across mediums. A BA in Theatre and Performance at Oklahoma City University trains students to become twenty-first century artists through researching innovate new works and exploring the creative processes of the artists who developed them. Classes serve as studio incubators for students to devise their own work while utilizing emerging media technologies to inform their personal artistic voice and development process. In the first semester students generate short plays, studio projects, podcasts, exhibitions, and workshops. Our Study Abroad Program challenges students to become global citizens as they engage with a wide range of communities through art. The capstone project will showcase the students’ original material in OCU’s Festival of New Work. Graduates embody constructive collaboration, innovative thinking, and creative problem-solving across disciplines and venues.
