Training
•Bullet: 120-credit BA builds voice, acting, and dance through studio training, coursework, and repeated on-stage time
•Bullet: Applied voice lessons every semester, progressive ballet, jazz, and tap training, music theory, theatre history, production, and professional preparation
•Bullet: Four-year musical theatre sequence moves from theory and introduction through scene study, styles and repertoire, role study, audition techniques, and MT 400 Professional Preparation
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: Department productions are part of the curriculum, giving students performance experience for academic credit every semester
•Bullet: Students complete at least six production credits through participation in department productions
•Bullet: Durango PlayFest brings nationally recognized theatre and television artists to Durango for workshops and performances
Professional Development
•Bullet: MT 400 supports career navigation, audition strategy, and the business side of the performing arts
•Bullet: Faculty bring professional stage, film, music, and directing experience into the classroom, with guest artists visiting throughout the year
Degree Flexibility
•Bullet: Nine credits of focused electives let students choose options such as stage management, directing, acting for camera, costume design, playwriting, or theatre internship
