Program Recognition
•Ranked among the top undergraduate theatre programs in the United States; accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theatre
•Cap enrollment of 130 undergraduate majors, providing small, focused classes
Training
•Musical Theatre Concentration is a 15-hour sequence of courses available to students already pursuing the BFA Theatre Performance major
•Individual Voice Classes: 30-minute weekly one-on-one sessions with Melissa Johnson, Guilherme Almeida, and Lauren Mikeal Weber
•CaBEARet: intensive musical theatre workshop course; students perform solos, duets, and group numbers for the department each semester
•Musical Theatre Scenes and One-Act Projects offered throughout the semester, directed by undergraduate and graduate students
Performance & Productions
•Annual Mainstage Musical is a professional-quality production featuring stunning costumes and breathtaking scenery; past productions include Gypsy, The Drowsy Chaperone (university world premiere), Into The Woods, Fiddler on the Roof, and Crazy for You
•Students are embedded in rigorous artistic work from the first day of classes, assigned to technical production crews and weekly workshop performances
•New students are assigned a Big — an experienced student mentor
Notable Alumni
•Elizabeth A. Davis (BFA '03) — Tony-nominated for originating the role of Réza in Once on Broadway •Brisa Areli Muñoz (BA '11) — Artistic Director of Musical Theatre Factory; Associate Director of the Broadway revival of 1776 •Michael A. Jenkins ('63) — Tony Award-winning Broadway producer (Kinky Boots, Memphis, Thoroughly Modern Millie); president of Dallas Summer Musicals Professional Development
•Study abroad opportunities available
•Partnership with Film & Digital Media program
•Fine Arts Living Learning Center available for theatre students
•Baylor New Play Initiative: bi-annual festival showcasing new playwrights, including the $15,000 Kirk New Play Prize
