The BFA in Musical Theatre is designed to provide outstanding pre-professional training within a liberal arts education. This interdisciplinary option requires course work in dance, music and theatre. In addition, all musical theatre students complete a strong core of liberal arts courses. Our faculty members provide students with rigorous and diverse training in the areas of singing/musicianship, dancing, and acting. Students are evaluated each semester through vocal and performance juries and rigorous classroom experiences. Our undergraduate-only program allows students numerous opportunities to perform and learn experientially. Our low student-to-faculty ratio allows for the personal development of each artist as an individual. Students receive hands-on advising and mentoring from a faculty of working professionals with real-world experience. Our distinguished guest faculty includes Tony Award-winner Sutton Foster who teaches a course in cabaret via Skype to all musical theatre seniors. All seniors have the opportunity to audition for professional casting directors who cast and direct our New York and Chicago Senior Showcases, and our L.A. Experience. We are dedicated to introducing our students to new works, having created the Discovery New Musical Theatre Festival, a unique and nationally recognized festival providing a stepping stone for new writers to move their work forward, with workshops and readings featuring our students.
Muncie, IN
Liberal Arts
B.F.A. in Musical Theatre
Large (>25k Students)
20K-30K
Prepare two 16-bar song selections contrasting in style that demonstrate your range and versatility:
Songs from the following musicals/composers are considered either iconic and/or utilized too often, therefore we advise against using them in the audition process:
One contemporary monologue that is one-minute in length (maximum)
The dance audition will run in the following order and be taught as a class:
Yes – from $500 up to half tuition waivers. The Department awards 7-10 Presidential Scholarships in the Arts. These awards are half tuition waivers for either in-state or out-of-state students. Presidential Scholarships in the Arts are offered to those students with strong academic credentials and superior talent in their given area.
72-80 (Incoming class of 18-20)
Yes, in second semester.
Yes, as long as academic and school production work is not affected.
Department of Theatre and Dance, Arts and Communications
Building Room AC 306
Ball State University Muncie, IN 47306
Phone: 765-285-8740
Fax: 765-285-4030
Email: theatrestu@bsu.edu
Contact Andrea Sadler at 765-285-8740 for more information regarding digital auditions.
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