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Christopher Newport University

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Program

BA Theatre

Concentration

Program snapshot

Admissions
No PrescreenAudition RequiredScholarship InterviewUniversity App Required
Audition format
In-Person or Virtual
Program profile
Moderately Selective12-24 Students

PROGRAM RECOGNITION
Audition required for admission to the Musical Theatre concentration
Auditions also serve as consideration for all available theatre scholarships
TRAINING
Musical Theatre concentration includes coursework in music theory, ear training, keyboard skills, voice, acting, and dance
Dance training includes Dance Styles for the Musical Theatre and Advanced Dance Styles/Musical Theatre
PERFORMANCE & PRODUCTIONS
Four mainstage productions per year, plus student-directed work and an annual dance concert
Students performed at 54 Below in NYC as part of the New Musicals Lab collaboration
Faculty are professional educators and artists who continue active careers in professional venues
NOTABLE ALUMNI
Lisa Helmi Johanson '07 — Broadway (POTUS), Off-Broadway (Avenue Q), National Tour of Avenue Q
Kylee Bates '27 — recipient of the ASCAP Jerry Herman Legacy Prize, performed with Broadway veterans at Diamonstein Concert Hall
FACILITIES
NAST-accredited theatre program
Housed in the Ferguson Center for the Arts, featuring rehearsal and dance studios, design labs, and scene and costume shops
Two performance venues: the 440-seat proscenium Peebles Theatre and the 200-seat flexible Studio Theatre

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