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Program

AA Liberal Arts - Theater Option

Program snapshot

Admissions
No PrescreenNo AuditionNo InterviewUniversity App Required

Training
Summer technical apprenticeships with stipend covering set design, construction, lighting, and sound
Professional equipment including Yamaha CL5 digital audio mixer, ETC Ion lighting console, and 2,000 sq ft scenery shop
Running crew positions for hands-on backstage experience on TAM and Mount Players productions
Gail Steele, program chair and TAM producing director with 43+ years in teaching, directing, and producing
Jodi Lynne, voice instructor and Boston University School of Fine Arts graduate with 100+ performance credits including the national tour of Little Women
David Allen Prescott, technical director and set designer with 20+ years of scenic, costume, and props design experience
Dawn Ross, dance instructor and choreographer with involvement in TAM spanning 30+ years
Performance & Productions
Home to Theatre at the Mount (TAM), Central Massachusetts's premier regional theatre with over 40 years of productions
TAM season includes five full-scale musicals and plays, a spring children's show, and a fall touring production for local elementary schools
Over 200 productions staged with approximately 20,000 annual attendees
Mount Players student production company presents one-act plays each semester
Semester showcases for Acting, Voice, Musical Theatre Dance Styles, and Hip Hop Dance classes
Students may audition for TAM productions alongside community performers
Degree Flexibility
MassTransfer eligible for guaranteed transfer advantages to Massachusetts state universities and UMass campuses
61-62 credit curriculum designed as a foundation for transfer to BFA/BA theatre and music programs
Honors Program available with tuition waiver and guaranteed honors program acceptance at Massachusetts public colleges

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