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Nov 09, 2024
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2023-24 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]
Musical Theatre [MUTH]
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The Bachelor of Arts in Musical Theatre in the Performing Arts Department provides comprehensive training in musical theatre while maintaining a firm grounding in the liberal arts. The goal is to foster flexibility and versatility in students to enable them to participate in musical theatre on a number of levels.
The program's objectives are far reaching. Students will leave the program with the knowledge and confidence to participate in educational, professional or semiprofessional productions with competence and skill. Performance opportunities include main stage productions, singing/dancing in cabarets on and off campus and participating in student-directed productions and workshops.
Graduates are active in community and professional theatre organizations, assist and provide leadership in primary and secondary school productions and often continue their education in musical theatre in an M.F.A. or M.A. program in music, theatre or musical theatre.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Employ a broad range of acting knowledge, including the ability to create, through word and action, believable characters in plays and musicals.
- Demonstrate analytical and performance skills required in musicals and plays from various genres and time periods.
- Demonstrate significant technical proficiency in the various styles of movement and dance employed in musical theatre.
- Demonstrate technical proficiency in musicianship, including advanced skill in aural, rhythmic, and written musical forms.
- Demonstrate knowledge of theatre history, musical theatre history and the work of influential playwrights, composers, directors, choreographers and other creative artists.
Students must audition for admittance to the program. In addition to the university-wide requirements in writing, quantitative skills, foreign language and General Education, the B.A. in musical theatre requirements will be met by successful completion of the following courses and portfolio or project assessment:
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A. Music Courses: 17 credit hours
B. Theatre Courses: 13 credit hours
C. Dance Courses: 8 credit hours
Students must complete four semesters of ballet (from DNC 101, 201, 301, 401, 411, 421). Students are required to complete DNC 101 and DNC 201 at a minimum. Each ballet course may, by advisement, be repeated once.
The additional dance courses listed below must also be taken:
D. Musical Theatre Courses: 13 credit hours
E. Performing Arts Electives: 6 credit hours
Select elective courses in DNC, MUS or THT with 3 credit hours at the 300-level or above
F. Additional Requirement - 3 credit hours
G. Portfolio, exit interview
Portfolio will include a record of performances, a list of audition repertoire, resume and photo.
H. Technical Theatre Practica
Students must also complete at least six noncredit technical theatre practica (one per semester for six semesters — e.g., working backstage for productions on costumes, set painting, props, etc.). Work at previous institutions may be accepted for part of this requirement. Students must audition for all departmental theatre productions and accept roles as cast.
Total Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 120
Example of the undergraduate degree in Musical Theatre over four years
Total credit hours for semester: 16
Total credit hours for semester: 15
Total credit hours for semester: 15
Total credit hours for semester: 16
Total credit hours for semester: 14.5
Total credit hours for semester: 16
Total credit hours for semester: 13
Total credit hours for semester: 14.5
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