musical theatre performance

BFA - Musical Theatre Performance Major

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS IN THEATRE – MUSICAL THEATRE
The BFA in Musical Theatre is a performance-based professional degree designed to develop and hone skills in acting, singing, and dancing.

Musical Theatre majors participate in a three-year acting sequence (2 semesters of Acting I, and 2 semesters of Acting II, and 2 semesters of Musical Theatre Performance), as well as Auditioning and Senior Portfolio, plus a minimum of 18 hours of voice/music and a minimum of 10 hours of dance technique.

Seniors in the BFA Musical Theatre program participate in the Senior Showcase, with the possibility of qualifying for the Southeast New York Showcase. The campus showcase is designed to showcase their talent and serves as a capstone project for the degree, while the NY Showcase presents graduating seniors to the industries’ top casting directors, agents, directors, and other professionals.

The learning outcomes of the BFA Musical Theatre Program are:

• Demonstrated ability to act; projecting one’s self believably in word and action into imaginary circumstances using a developed acting technique.
• Demonstrated ability to project the voice and body effectively as an instrument of creative characterization using developed voice and movement techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to create characters convincingly and perform vocally in various musical theatre styles.
• Demonstrated ability in various musical theatre dance techniques.

68-75 Hour Major - No Minor Required

• All students wishing to advance in the program must earn a grade of "C" or better in all courses within the BFA program.
• All students must maintain a G.P.A. of 3.0 or higher within the BFA program.
• All students wishing to advance in level will be required to successfully complete an annual review as arranged by department faculty.

Total credits required for graduation:	120
General Education:Total credits	48
Major requirements: Total credits	68-75

Department Core Requirements:

TH/DA 105	Rehearsal & Production I (1 credit x 2 semesters)	2
TH 155	Makeup	3
TH/DA 305	Rehearsal & Production II (1 credit x 6 semesters)	6
TH/DA 498	BFA Project	2
TH/DA 499	Internship	4
TH 218 or TH 101	Acting I or Acting for the Non-Major (Optional only for Dance & Design-Tech emphasis)	3
TH 231 or MM 101	Stagecraft I or Theories of Music in Culture	3
TH 251 or MM/TH 107	Costume Construction or Theory Skills and Analysis for Musical Theatre	3
DA 280 or TH 285	Movement Analysis or Script Analysis	3
DA 330 or TH 385 or MU/TH 307	Choreography I or Directing I or Musical Theatre Score Study	3
TH 490 or DA 490	Theatre History I or Dance History	3
	TOTAL:	35

Musical Theatre Option:

MM 105	Aural Skills I	1
MM 106	Aural Skills II	1
MU 151 and MU 152	Functional Piano I and Functional Piano II (or test equivalent) (1 credit x 2 semesters)	2
MU 327/TH 317	Voice for the Stage	3
MU 328/TH 318	Musical Theatre Performance I	3
MU 428/TH 418	Musical Theatre Performance II	3

Choral Ensemble

(1 credit x 2 semesters)..................2
To be selected from:

MU 394	University Choir and/or
MU 389	Choral Union

Voice Lessons

MP 101/TH 102	(1 credit x 2 semesters)	2
MP 301/TH 302	(1 credit x 2 semesters)	2
MP 401/TH 402	(1 credit x 2 semesters)	2
TH 316	Acting II	3
TH 219	Auditioning	1
TH 416	Acting III	3
	TOTAL:	28

Select 12 credits

(6 of which must come from 300-400 upper level courses) from:

DA 186	Beginning Jazz Dance	1
DA 130	Ballroom Dance	1
DA 146	Swing Dance	1
DA 211	Ballet I	2
DA 226	Jazz Dance I	2
DA 236	Tap Dance I	2
DA 326	Jazz Dance II	2
DA 336	Tap Dance II	2
DA 426	Jazz Dance III	2
DA 436	Tap Dance III	2
DA 486	Jazz Dance IV	2
DA 496	Tap Dance IV	2
TH 321	Stage Combat I	3
TH 431	Stage Combat II	3
	TOTAL:	12

OPTION TOTAL..............................................................................................40

NOTE: Level III & IV dance technique classes may be repeated multiple times, each for credit as a substitute for lower level dance technique classes.