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Earn Your BFA in Scene Design from the Sargent Conservatory of Theatre Arts

麻豆视频鈥檚 Sargent Conservatory of Theatre Arts offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree in Scene Design; one of only a few programs whose productions are designed entirely by undergraduate students; faculty input on production work is strictly advisory. Design students acquire production experience necessary for their degree and simultaneously build exciting, varied portfolios. The combination conceptual work in the design classroom coupled with practical shop and stage work creates a unique opportunity for artistic and professional growth. Importantly, our curricular sequence aims to improve each student鈥檚 artistic skills.

Students majoring in Scene Design pair design classes with fine arts courses throughout their time at Webster. Many students opt also to study abroad or do an internship during their third or fourth year at Webster.

A large ensemble of actors singing, dancing, and playing instruments surround a woman in a long white dress in the center. The stage has a large door with red velvet curtains on the side and four pillars in the background and a glass chandelier and small floating lights hang from the ceiling.

Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, 2024

An actor lays on a dirt floor. In the back, another actor carries someone over their shoulder. They stand in front of a blue-lit screen with a wooden framework structure on both sides.

Mud, 2023

The stage is set with multiple, multi-level staircases and archways. Actors surround the center of the stage which has a bed. Two people lay dead on the bed and another on the floor beside them.

Romeo and Juliet, 2023

Actors dance around a tree placed center stage, made from strips of cloth wound around the trunk and hanging from the branches. The lighting is dark purple and blue.

Blood at the Root, 2023

Stage is set like a rustic restaurant with a bar in front of a window view of a pine forest set against an evening blue sky. Six actors stand and sit in the restaurant.

The Spitfire Grill, 2023

A large ensemble cast sings with their arms and legs out. The stage lighting is moody red and yellow. There are large, rectangle panels hanging from the ceiling in the background and different faces are projected onto each panel.

American Idiot, 2022

Choose Webster for Your BFA in Scene Design

Train with the Pros

Sargent Conservatory鈥檚 training program benefits from several professional partnerships, including collaborations with the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, St. Louis Shakespeare Festival and The Muny. We share our build and paint shops with The Rep and with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. We are able to offer students unparalleled opportunities to work alongside professional theatre artists, stage managers, directors and designers in the city鈥檚 thriving theatre scene.

Mentorship from Experienced Faculty

Sargent Conservatory鈥檚 faculty members are working professionals and dedicated educators committed to nurturing their students鈥� artistic growth. Learn more about the individual accomplishments of our faculty. Their work includes Broadway, off-Broadway, regional and international credits, as well as projects in a variety of other fields (film, television, voice-over, corporate events). Several faculty members are currently employed by our professional partners. As a result, students in our technical production programs consistently have the opportunity to work in professional endeavors.

Purple lighting on wide stage view with bridge, actors clustered in groups of two
Warm yellow lighting over actors and fruit cart
Natural lighting on actors in a cafe setting

Featured Alum

Our alums include Maggie Nelson (BFA in Scene Design, 鈥�22), whose post-graduation work includes serving as a charge artist at Sets to Go Entertainment Construction and a set decorator for the television series 鈥淭iny Beautiful Things.鈥� Photos highlight WebCo鈥檚 鈥淎m茅lie (2022)," for which Nelson served as scenic designer.

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Webster's Sargent Conservatory Curriculum

Our design programs begin with a fundamental first-year experience aimed to develop a common theatre vocabulary and practice. Key courses include:

  • Fundamentals of design
  • Scenography</