Training
•Bullet: 59-unit interdisciplinary program spanning Theatre and Music departments
•Bullet: Integrated training in acting, singing, dancing, music theory, and script/song analysis
•Bullet: Musical Theatre Audition Workshop and four semesters of Repertoire Coaching
•Bullet: Voice instruction through Music Department (freshman through sophomore level)
•Bullet: Modern Jazz Dance coursework through Kinesiology Department
•Bullet: Ensemble-based collective approach • no stars, collaborative ethic
•Bullet: Close one-on-one faculty interaction on a ~9,000-student campus
•Bullet: Prepares graduates for professional musical theatre careers and graduate program auditions
•Bullet: History of American Musical Theatre course builds critical context
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: Five-production live performance season each year
•Bullet: 300-seat mainstage theatre, intimate studio theatre, and outdoor amphitheater
•Bullet: Rehearsal & Performance coursework required every semester (6 units total)