Training
•Intensive BM curriculum: six semesters of acting, six semesters of music theater workshop, dance five days per week, and weekly private voice lessons — all four years
•Specialty training in audition technique, on-camera acting, and Shakespeare
•Undergraduate-focused — students audition for the full season beginning first semester
Performance & Productions
•11 performance venues on campus
•Partnership with Great Lakes Theater and sister companies Idaho Shakespeare Festival and Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival — audition, understudy, and perform toward Actors' Equity Association requirements
•Annual co-production with Beck Center for the Arts, a highly respected regional theater near campus
•Proximity to Playhouse Square in Cleveland, the largest performing arts center in the U.S. outside New York City
Notable Alumni
•Julie Taymor '74 — Tony Award-winning director/costume designer (The Lion King) •John Kander '51 — four-time Tony, two-time Emmy, and Grammy winner (Cabaret, Chicago) Professional Development
•Every graduating senior performs together in New York City and connects with industry professionals
•Intensive January courses each year: first-year industry boot camp with working professionals, major production rehearsals, fourth-year NYC showcase prep
Facilities
•Conservatory East Studios: custom-built 8,600 sq ft facility with two multipurpose studios (ballet barres, sprung floors, mirrors, self-record AV systems), faculty studios, and four student practice rooms
Degree Flexibility
•Connected to Oberlin Conservatory — the only major music school focused on undergraduate education sharing a campus with a leading liberal arts college
•Double Degree option: 5-year BM (Conservatory) + BA (College)
Verified Recent Class Sizes
•Class of 2030: 21 students
•Class of 2029: 21 students
•Class of 2028: 26 students
