BACHELOR of FINE ARTS
STATEMENT OF INTENT
Theatre Production Major
Admission to the theatre production major in the Bachelor of Fine Arts is based on past academic performance and your statement of intent. Follow the guidelines below to submit your statement by the deadline.
If you have questions after reviewing the information, contact the academic advisor in the Department of Theatre from your MacEwan University student Gmail account.
1. Apply to the Bachelor of Fine Arts
You must apply for admission to the program and receive your MacEwan student ID number before you submit your statement of intent. We will not review submissions that do not have a corresponding application on file.
Apply online through the ApplyAlberta website. Select Bachelor of Fine Arts as your program and then select the Theatre Production Major. Check MacEwan's How to Apply page for the steps in the application process.
2. Check dates and deadlines
After you have officially applied to the program, you may submit your statement of intent.
Theatre Production is a competitive program and seats in the program are limited. We encourage you to submit your statement of intent as early as possible. However, if seats are still available, submissions will be accepted until the end of the final submission window.
2025/26
| Submission Window | Review Process Begins | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | October 1 - November 30 | December 1 |
| 2nd | December 1 - January 31 | February 1 |
| 3rd | February 1 - April 30 | May 1 |
| 4th | May 1 - July 7 | July 8 |
3. Answer the following questions
Answer the questions as fully as possible in your statement of intent. Your submission should be between 500 and 1000 words. Spelling, grammar, and punctuation are factored into our evaluation.
- Why are you interested in MacEwan University's theatre production major?
- What experience do you have with theatre?
- What are your career aspirations? How will the completion of this program support those aspirations?
- Describe a performance you have attended. Explain how it made you curious about some aspect of theatre production and/or inspired you to pursue a career in theatre.
4. Submit your statement of intent
Ensure your name appears on all pages of your statement of intent and convert to a .pdf. Upload the file to your student record through myStudentSystem.
- Log in to myPortal.MacEwan.ca using your MacEwan username and password.
- Launch myStudentSystem from the Quick Links menu.
- From your student homepage, Select My Documents.
- In the Document Type dropdown menu, select BFA (TP) Statement of Intent.
- Click Upload Document. A pop-up window will appear.
- Click My Device to search for your file, or
- Drag your file into the box
- Click Upload.
Next steps
Admission decisions
Avoid delays by submitting any outstanding admission documents as quickly as possible and monitoring your To Do List in myStudentSystem for changes or new requests. After an admission decision is made you will receive a notice from the Office of the University Registrar.