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