The Bachelor of Music in Music Theater is focused on training students with a high proficiency in singing for a career in Broadway-style performance. The degree is one of the most music intensive in the country and couples rigorous music training with equally rigorous courses in dance, acting, performance techniques, stagecraft, and general studies. The faculty is committed to training musical theater majors as professional musicians as well as highly skilled dancers and actors. Our graduates have experienced great success due, in large part, to the music training we provide.

Students in the musical theater program audition for all six of the Bass School of Music annual productions and are cast in musicals and operas alike. Our productions integrate the skills of the curriculum: music and text analysis and preparation, character analysis, acting skills, movement, dance, and diction. Students gain performance skills in not only musical theater but also classical and operatic repertoire. Each student must complete a junior recital consisting entirely of classical repertoire and a senior recital focused on music theater repertoire and related styles. This vocal cross training makes our graduates competitive and versatile.

In addition to the rigorous training our musical theater students receive, graduating seniors audition for a New York City Showcase and have the opportunity to work with professionals in the field and audition for agents and casting directors.

Oklahoma City, OK

Conservatory Style in Liberal Arts Environment

B.M. in Music Theatre

Small (<10k Students)

30K-40K

No

Song

• 3 songs
• One classical or art song in any language
• One classic Music Theater piece written prior to 1970
• One contrasting Music Theater piece of the applicant’s choice

Monologue

• Two monologues, not to exceed 3 minutes total
• Monologues from published plays, no material from musicals, television or other mediums

Dance

• All students auditioning for Music Theater must also participate in a dance evaluation
• This evaluation will be used to assess your ability to move and potential for continued improvement
• Applicants will fulfill their OCU dance evaluation by performing the musical theater combo taught at the audition
• Students will be given a warm up and ample time to learn the combination, with options to increase the difficulty as needed
• The audition combination will be performed in small groups
• *Please note that previous dance experience is not required for acceptance into the MT tract
• Students with previous dance experience will be given the opportunity to make the provided combination more difficult
• Suitable dress for women includes jazz pants, tights, a leotard, dance skirts, or other form fitting clothing
• Men may wear tights, jazz pants, shorts, t-shirts, or form fitting sweatpants
• All students should bring jazz shoes and/or character shoes
• Recorded audition applications will need to learn our combination as provided online.  The link will be sent to students with their audition confirmation

Oklahoma City University awards more than $34 million annually in academic merit scholarships or performance scholarships; awards range from $1,000 to $10,000.

Kari Barber
kbarber@okcu.edu
405-208-5980

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