Program Recognition
•Nationally recognized, intensive performance-oriented training in acting, singing, and dancing
•Ensemble-based collaboration with personalized instruction
•Broad liberal arts education integrated with conservatory-style training
•Comprehensive musicianship education including private voice, piano, keyboard, and music theory
Training
•Year 1: Foundational courses shared with Acting students (Voice & Movement, Scene Study) plus Ballet, Jazz, Private Voice, and Basic Music Skills
•Year 2: Skill building with IPA, mask work, heightened-language text, Rasa Boxes, Bioenergetics, plus Musical Theatre Workshop (Fundamentals) and Modern Dance
•Year 3: Advanced work including Musical Theatre Workshop (Audition Techniques), Styles of Acting, American Musical Theater History — plus opportunity to study abroad at Ithaca College London Center (stage combat, performance classes, weekly London theatre walks)
•Year 4: Professional preparation with Musical Theatre Workshop (Skill Integration & Rep/Style), Dance for the Musical Stage, Tap, and Business of Acting
Notable Alumni
•Jeremy Jordan — Tony-nominated star of Newsies and Bonnie & Clyde; Waitress, Supergirl
•Aaron Tveit — Tony Award winner for Moulin Rouge!; Next to Normal, Catch Me If You Can •Kerry Butler — Tony-nominated for Xanadu; Beetlejuice, Mean Girls, Hairspray, Little Shop of Horrors •Zachary James — Grammy Award winner, BroadwayWorld Performer of the Decade; Broadway's The Addams Family •Q Smith — Broadway's Come From Away, Les Misérables, Mary Poppins
Professional Development
•Required to audition for Mainstage productions every semester
•Field Studies in NYC — networking week with CTD alumni working in the industry (panels, workshops, seminars)
•Senior Performance Showcase for industry professionals — build relationships with agents, managers, and casting directors
Verified Recent Class Sizes
•Class of 2030: 18 students
•Class of 2029: 19 students
