Certificate:  Certificate of Professional Musical Theatre Performance Training*

Length of Program:  2 years; 4 semesters of 15 weeks each. 
Fall Semester:  August to December 
Spring Semester:  January to May

Semester Length:
First Semester: 15 weeks of classes.
Second, Third, Fourth Semesters:  12 weeks of classes and 3 weeks of production

Classes:  30 hours per week of classes.  See course descriptions for information about each class.

Productions:  2 productions per semester beginning in the second semester. Productions will include: Mainstage Musical, Workshop of New Musical, Composer Project, Pop/Rock Night, Interp Project, Song and Dance.

Rehearsal and Performance:  Rehearsals on nights and weekends in the first 12 weeks of the semester and then daily during the 3 weeks of production (up to 35 hours per week rehearsal during 3 weeks of production).

Industry Practicum:  After 4 semesters of study, actors may audition to participate in the invited industry introduction. (See Industry Practicum)

  Types of Productions

• Mainstage Musical:  This type of production allows students to create a large journey for a character. Examples of this type of musical would be Pippin, Into the Woods, Cabaret, etc.
• Workshop of new musical: This type of production allows students to create an original character, be part of a developmental project and to make contacts with new or up and coming writers.
• Composer Project: Each Vocal Performance section will research a composer and perform selections by this composer for an audience in the 2nd Semester.
• Pop/Rock Night:  Actors are required to have pop/rock material for auditions. Pop/Rock Night performance allows students to perform this material for an audience.
• Song and Dance:  This production is coordinated with the dance curriculum. The purpose of this production is to showcase the combined skills of dancing, acting and singing.
• Interp Project:  In this type of production, students apply their text analysis skills in combination with Acting and Voice and Speech skills.

*The 2-Year Professional Training Program in New York City will not be connected to New York University. For those actors wishing to pursue a BFA at New York University, please go to the Tisch Undergraduate Drama Dept. website.