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Admissions
No PrescreenAudition RequiredNo InterviewUniversity App Required
Audition format
In-Person or Virtual

Training
Creative track within the comprehensive BMA Lyric Theatre program
Emphasis on composition, directing, playwriting, choreography, and sound design
Develop original work and creative leadership skills for the musical stage
12 hours of concentration-specific electives including composition, stage directing, and playwriting
At least 6 hours must involve performance of original work
Core curriculum spans vocal studies, acting, dance, Italian diction, English diction and dialects, and musical theatre repertoire
Alexander Technique instruction for vocal and physical health
Co-directed by Nathan Gunn (Grammy-nominated baritone, Metropolitan Opera) and Julie Jordan Gunn (Professor of Vocal Coaching)
Sarah Wigley — Resident Stage Director and Contemporary Voice Specialist
Performance & Productions
Fully staged musical theatre and opera productions at Krannert Center's Tryon Festival Theatre
Performance opportunities in Lyric Studio workshops, opera scenes, and cabaret
Repertoire spans contemporary musical theatre, bel canto opera, Baroque, and Latin American works

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