Training
•Bullet: 22-unit minor combining Music, Theatre and Dance coursework: DANCE 145 Ballet I, DANCE 155 Tap Dance I, DANCE 161 Jazz Dance I - Beginning, MUSC 274 Musical Theatre Performance Styles, THEATRE 120 Introduction to Acting, THEATRE 230 Movement for the Actor
•Bullet: 4 units of MUSC 123 Private Vocal Instruction (Musical Theatre), 1 unit chosen from University Choirs, Chamber Singers, Opera Performance Techniques, Vocal Jazz Ensemble or Vocal Ensemble, and 3 practicum units from Dance Practicum or Theatre Practicum/Advanced Practicum in Acting
•Bullet: An exit interview is required to complete the minor
•Bullet: Two major-specific variants exist for students already majoring in Music or Theatre: the Musical Theatre Minor for Music Majors (voice-primary students in the Music - Music Education Choral Emphasis (BM), Music - Vocal Performance Emphasis (BM), or Music (voice majors) (BA) programs) substitutes private voice lessons for MUSC 123 and requires applying through the Theatre/Dance Department and auditioning for the appropriate faculty to add the minor; the Musical Theatre Minor for Theatre Majors (BA Theatre, all three BFA Theatre emphases, and BSE Theatre Education) adds THEATRE 220 Acting: Analysis and Performance
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: Combines coursework across Music, Theatre and Dance to help prepare students who wish to hone their musical theatre skills
•Bullet: Department stages five major productions each year, often including a musical theatre title
Facilities
•Bullet: Barnett Theatre (380-seat, fully trapped stage), Hicklin Studio Theatre (black box) and the 1,300-seat Young Auditorium support department productions
