Musical Theatre
develop your performance techniques in our musical theatre program
The musical theatre degree offers its students stimulating pre-professional classes. The courses focus on the development and investigation of performance techniques. Classes include private voice lessons (four years), acting (Meisner technique), music theory/piano, musical theater performance labs, audition preparation/scene into song, musical theater dance, ballet, jazz, modern, tap, voice and articulation and musical theater history.
School of Performing Arts
WHY STUDY MUSICAL THEATRE AT UW-STEVENS POINT?
At UW-Stevens Point you will have opportunities each year to perform in a variety of venues including Jenkins Theatre, and our black box Studio Theatre. Yearly performance opportunities include contermporary musical theatre productions, classical musical theatre productions, Player’s student group perfomances and masterclasses with visiting artists.
Images: Pirates of Penzance, Side by Side by Sondheim, Ride the Cyclone, Bright Star
Major Pairings
Musical Theatre pairs well with the following programs to expand your employment options:
- Dance
- Arts, Entertainment and Media Management
INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Internships in various arts capacities are also available. There are many opportunities to perform outside in the community including: summer ensembles, summer music venues, area civic and professional performing groups.
Image: She Kills Monsters (rehearsal)
GET INVOLVED ON CAMPUS
Players is a UWSP student organization seeking to provide a place for students to foster their creativity in not only theatre but writing, dance, poetry, and more!
Students also have the opportunity to participate in a number of fraternities, honorary societies, and clubs at UWSP. Visit the UW-Stevens Point Information Network (SPIN) for more information or to find a group, join an organization, sign up for an event, volunteer, get around campus, access campus resources – it is your hub for campus information!
COFAC Alumni
Whether you are a recent graduate or a longtime alum, you can make an important difference for today’s students in the College of Fine Arts and Communication. By volunteering to share your story, your network, your career advice, and your successes, you can help guide students through the start of their professional lives as they discover their purpose. You are a vital part of our Pointer family, and we look forward to hearing from you!
WHAT TO EXPECT
Graduating seniors will present a Senior Showcase for casting directors, agents, and managers from across the U.S.
By the time they reach graduation, students will have developed the skills, techniques, and professional materials needed to compete in the industry. Their training culminates in key experiences such as a professional headship session and a trip to Chicago, where they participate in masterclasses and attend performances at renowned theatres including Steppenwolf, the Goodman, and Chicago Shakespeare Theater.
theatre arts major (bfa) musical theatre option
This 84 credit major is administered by the area of Theatre in the School of Performing Arts.
Choose this option if you are a multitalented performer and wish to pursue a professional career in musical theatre. The program requires study in three primary areas: acting, dance, and voice, as well as courses in music theory, piano, theatre, and musical theatre history.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Admission to all Theatre and Dance programs (with the exception of Arts Management) is by audition/interview only. The Department of Theatre & Dance partners with Acceptd so you can view application, audition and interview detail, submit your application and materials online, and schedule the location and date of your audition/interview.
MEET YOUR FACULTY AND STAFF
Meet the entire Theatre & Dance faculty and staff
Michael Estanich
- Department Chair – Theatre and Dance
- Professor – Dance
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Mark Hanson
- Professor – Musical Theatre
- Program Coordinator BFA Musical Theatre
Tyler Marchant
- Professor – Acting and Directing
- Program Coordinator BFA Acting
accreditations
national association of schools of theatre
Founded in 1965, the National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST) is an organization of schools, conservatories, colleges, and universities with approximately 192 accredited institutional members. It establishes national standards for undergraduate and graduate degrees and other credentials for theatre and theatre-related disciplines and provides assistance to institutions and individuals engaged in artistic, scholarly, educational, and other theatre-related endeavors.
Musical Theatre Educator’s Alliance
The UWSP Department of Theatre and Dance is a member of the Musical Theatre Educators’ Alliance.
School of Performing Arts
Department of Theatre & Dance
UW-Stevens Point offers five theatre and dance degree tracks, including three highly competitive conservatory-styled BFA programs in Musical Theatre, Acting and Design & Technology. In addition, we offer two liberal arts degrees: the BA Dance major and minor, with coursework in ballet, modern, jazz, tap and theoretical studies, and the BA Drama major, which allows students to study multiple focused areas such as playwriting, dramaturgy, directing, design, and acting. These excellent academic and production programs have established UW-Stevens Point as a primary undergraduate center in Wisconsin for students interested in the performing arts.
School of Performing Arts – Department of Theatre and Dance
College of Fine Arts and Communication
161 Noel Fine Arts Center, 1800 Portage Street
Stevens Point, WI 54481-3897
(715) 346-4429 | Fax: 715-346-4794
For ticket information: 715-346-4100
Email: theatre@uwsp.edu