2 credit course. One year course offered as Professional Musical Theatre and Actor’s Studio 1, with option to continue for a second year in Professional Musical Theatre and Actor’s Studio 2.
Course Description
Professional Musical Theatre and Actor’s Studio is a course uniquely aimed at those interested in pursuing the performing arts at the university level and as a possible profession. The class is taught in four units: Acting (stage and film), Vocal Performance/Theory, Dance/ Movement, and “Business Insights for the Working Actor.” The program goal is to help each performer establish awareness of his/her strengths and then develop the ability to self-evaluate individual techniques in the three most marketable theatre skills/disciplines.
Prerequisites
Level 1 recommended for students with little or no experience in the performance arts.
Level 2 recommended for students with Middle School or High School performance experience.
Level 3 recommended for the serious theater arts student already involved in performance venues both in their current school setting and in the broader theater arts community.
Audition Guidelines
After submitting an Academy Application, students schedule a spring audition and perform the following:
Level 1 - 1 minute memorized monologue from a play, musical or other written source. (No film monologues) PLUS 16 bars from a Musical, memorized, with sheet music written in student’s key.
Level 2 - Two separate 1 minute memorized monologues -- one comedic and one dramatic -- from a play, musical or other written source. (No film monologues) PLUS 32 bars of a ballad from a Musical, memorized, with sheet music written in student’s key.
Level 3 - Timed 3 minute Audition Package. Student will have 3 minutes to demonstrate acting, singing, & dancing ability (using memorized monologue and song package, with separate dance number). Please bring sheet music written in student’s key.
2008 Auditions will be held in April, date and time TBA.
Careers
The study of Musical Theatre may lead to these careers:
Arts Management
Director
Drama Teacher/Coach
Performer --- Stage & Screen
Radio Talent
Theatrical Management
Vocalist
Colleges/Universities
The following schools have well-known programs in Musical Theatre:
The American Academy of Dramatic Arts
The American Musical and Dramatic Academy
Carnegie-Mellon University
Catholic University
Elon College
Emerson College
Ithaca College
Julliard School
Northwestern University
NYU-Tisch School of the Arts
Shenandoah University Conservatory
UNC Greensboro
Virginia Commonwealth University
MORE ABOUT THIS CLASS
Instructor - Mike Replogle
Instructor's Resume
Syllabus (Acrobat Reader needed to view)