FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY

PROGRAM OVERVIEW IN “THEIR WORDS”

The Florida State University College of Music’s Bachelor of Music track in Music Theatre is a professional program, run jointly with the School of Theatre’s Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Music Theatre and with the cooperation of the Dance Department. It is designed to create music theatre performers who are truly “triple threats,” trained in singing, acting, and dancing, and who are prepared to work professionally when they complete the program. Although the students work in each area separately and in fact are generally treated to both schools as majors, the greatest strength of the program is its joint nature, allowing the faculty and the students to understand and explore the connections and to bring all three areas together.

LOCATION

Tallahassee, FL

TRAINING APPROACH

Liberal Arts

DEGREES OFFERED

B.F.A. in Musical Theatre/B.M. in Music Performance (Musical Theatre)

SCHOOL SIZE

Large (>25k Students)

COST

20K-30K

PRE-SCREEN REQUIREMENTS

Yes

LINK TO UPLOAD PRE-SCREEN VIDEOS

Required Pre-Screening Materials

  • Application for the BFA program
  • Copy of Transcript
  • SAT or ACT scores
  • Headshot
  • Theatre Resume
  • Video with two contrasting 16 bar cuts

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LIVE AUDITION REQUIREMENTS

Dance audition

  • taught as a class, with work in ballet, contemporary, and jazz
  • Appropriate dress is expected

Two prepared contrasting musical selections

  • one ballad and one up-tempo selection

One 90 second monologue within your casting range

AUDITION DATES & LOCATIONS

  • Saturday January 27, 2018
  • Sunday January 28, 2018
  • Saturday February 10, 2018
  • Sunday February 11, 2018
  • Saturday February 24, 2018
  • Sunday February 25, 2018

All auditions are on campus.

PERFORMING ARTS SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE

The School of Theatre awards scholarships to selected incoming and continuing students in all BFA areas. Scholarships are awarded to incoming BFA students on the basis of academic ability and potential for achievement in their particular BFA emphasis.

FRESHMAN PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES

Yes

OUTSIDE PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES

Approval required to audition/perform outside the school.

DEPARTMENT CONTACT

Michele Diamonti

Director, Academic Student Services
239 Fine Arts Building
Tallahassee, FL 32306-1160
Email: mdiamonti@fsu.edu
Phone:  (850) 644 – 7234

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