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Bachelor of Fine Arts - Musical Theatre Concentration
An undergraduate degree with a concentration in musical theatre.
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Musical Theatre Concentration
About
The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre is intended for the dedicated and committed student who wishes to pursue a career in musical theatre. This interdisciplinary program involves course work in the core disciplines of music, theatre, and dance, as well as liberal arts courses designed to add historical context and insight into the student’s creative choices through theory and analysis. Our program utilizes the expertise of nationally and internationally recognized faculty from theatre, music, and dance to create a well-rounded artist/scholar.
Performance Opportunities
Students have the opportunity to audition for multiple performance experiences including classic American musicals, contemporary musicals, operettas, plays with music, cabarets, musical revues, workshops/works-in-progress, readings of new musicals, plays, devised performances, and other collaborative & interdisciplinary projects. Students may be cast as early as their first year of enrollment! Musical Theatre majors are required to audition for every main-stage production, and encouraged to audition for as many studios, dance concerts, and directing scenes as schedules allow.
Program Audition
All BFA Musical Theatre candidates must formally audition for admittance into the program. All prospective students must be accepted by the University of Texas at Arlington prior to acceptance into the program. View the UTA Theatre Arts Acceptd page to submit your audition by April 17, 2023. After your submission has been reviewed, you may be contacted to schedule a virtual or in-person callback. Details on submission requirements are below.
Monologues
One 60-90 second contemporary monologue, written after 1900, from a published play. This time limit includes the slate at the beginning of the piece and is strictly adhered to. Please do not upload media files longer than 90 seconds. Contemporary monologues should be filmed in a close-up shot, with only the top of the head to chest visible in the frame.
Songs
Two songs are presented for Musical Theatre auditions. One song should be written prior to 1970 and can be either an uptempo or a ballad. The second song should be written after 1970 and contrast the style of the first.
Department Faculty & Staff
J. Austin Eyer, MFA Theatre, Penn State University
Assistant Professor
Area Head BFA Musical Theatre
AEA
Dr. Anne Healy, PhD Aesthetic Studies: Theatre/Musical Theatre, University of Texas at Dallas
Associate Professor
Associate Chair
AEA, SDC Associate
Vicky Nooe, MM Collaborative Piano, Boston University; MM Music Theory Pedagogy, Southern Methodist University
Lecturer
AFM
Meredith Knight Treminio, MFA Dance, Texas Woman's University
Associate Professor of Instruction
Dr. Julienne A. Greer, PhD Humanities Aesthetic Studies, University of Texas at Dallas
Associate Professor
Associate Chair
AEA, SAG-AFTRA
Laurel Whitsett, MA Drama Text & Performance, The University of London, King's College and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art; MA Linguistics, UTA
Distinguished Senior Lecturer
SAG-AFTRA
Email: whitsett@uta.edu
Office: Fine Arts Building North 180
Megan Noble Haratine, MFA Acting, University of Delaware Professional Theatre Training Program
Assistant Professor of Instruction
