Program Recognition
•Accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST)
•Two-year Associate of Arts collaboration between the Music and Theatre & Dance departments
•Curriculum (64-68 credits) prepares students to transfer into BFA and BA musical theatre programs nationwide
Training
•Vigorous coursework integrates voice, acting, music theory, keyboarding, and musical theatre history
•Classically-based vocal training plus musical theatre belt voice instruction
•Dance training across jazz, ballet, modern, and musical theatre styles
•Auditioning class included in the sophomore year curriculum
•Musical Theatre Workshop and Musical Theatre Scene Study give applied performance experience
Production Opportunities
•Department typically produces a full musical each season alongside straight plays and dance concerts
•Performances staged in the Gertrude Krampert Center for Theatre and Dance
•Theatre Practice (THEA 2050) gives every student backstage and production credits
Student Life
•Broadway Bound student organization supports musical theatre extracurricular work
•Activity Scholarship pool casts the core ensemble for each season
