Training
•Bullet: BFA Music Theatre major requiring a competitive audition for admission
•Bullet: Training combines acting, singing, dance, choreography, directing, voice, set design, and technical design
•Bullet: Students can perform starting their first year in 25+ annual theatre and dance productions
•Bullet: Production opportunities include six major productions, studio theatre, and an optional summer theatre program
Notable Alumni
•Bullet: Teri Hansen — Broadway (Show Boat, The Sound of Music, An American in Paris), London West End, TV (Orange Is the New Black, Law & Order: SVU) •Bullet: Jeff Daniels — Emmy winner (The Newsroom), Tony-nominated for To Kill a Mockingbird on Broadway, founded Purple Rose Theatre Company Professional Development
•Bullet: Visiting professional performers, Fulbright scholars, playwrights, directors, designers, and choreographers work with students
•Bullet: Paid summer theatre opportunities let students earn money, professional experience, and college credit while performing across Michigan
Facilities
•Bullet: 500-seat proscenium Bush Theatre, 200-seat theatre in the round, and renovated 75-seat studio theatre
•Bullet: Access to an approximately 50,000-piece costume collection, design/tech lab, costume shop, and multiple performance venues
