Training
•Interdisciplinary BFA combining acting, singing, and dance with formal vocal instruction, music theory, and keyboard skills
•Coursework spans both the Theatre Arts and Music departments — students take Musical Theatre Performance, Dance for the Musical Stage, and acting courses alongside theory and aural skills
Performance & Productions
•Cast in mainstage musicals and plays produced in the Florence Busby Corriher Theatre and Keppel Auditorium
•Compete at Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) Region IV
Notable Alumni
•Fred Inkley '88 — Broadway lead as Jean Valjean in Les Miserables; original casts of The Addams Family and A Tale of Two Cities; national tour of Beauty and the Beast (the Beast) •Canaan Cox '12 — BFA Musical Theatre grad turned country-pop recording artist Professional Development
•Internships at Williamstown Theatre Festival, American Shakespeare Center, and Interlochen
•CataLST partnership with Lee Street Theatre for semester-long professional internships in Salisbury
Study Abroad
•Theatre residencies and programs in the U.K., Italy, Costa Rica, Greece, Germany, Japan, and Estonia
Value
•Hobgood Theatre Arts Scholarship — competitive full-tuition award by invitation
•Additional audition-based scholarships renewable for four years with a 2.7 GPA
