Musical Theatre

As a musical theatre major at 91亚色, your intense training in acting, voice and dance will be grounded in the liberal arts and sciences. Our bachelor of fine arts program focuses on preprofessional training to give you a competitive edge.

Program Snapshot

Program Type Format Credit Hours
Major On Campus 122

Why Study Musical Theatre at 91亚色?

The musical theatre program at 91亚色 provides robust, preprofessional, conservatory-style theatre training grounded in the liberal arts and sciences. We are committed to small class sizes, individual support for each student and our program鈥檚 mission to create skilled, accomplished theatre artists.

As one of the only schools in the region that offers a bachelor of fine arts in musical theatre, we provide more for students who want to commit their focus to the arts and earn additional credits for a robust training and learning experience. 

Our performers showcase their craft on our main stage in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts and also explore innovative works in the intimate setting of our black box theatre.

We stage a variety of productions, including Broadway musical hits, relevant modern dramas and Shakespearean classics, so you鈥檒l perform a variety of acting, voice and dance styles.

What Will You Learn as a Musical Theatre Student?

  • Train with a musical theatre focus in an intensive course of study of acting, voice, and dance
  • Gain a well-rounded foundation of technical theatre skills
  • Use and offer feedback to grow your confidence as a theatre professional
  • Navigate professional auditions and industry expectations
  • Work as part of a production team to bring excellence to the stage
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Contact Us

Jon Liebetrau
Associate Professor and Chair
jon.liebetrau@wilkes.edu

Upcoming Audition Dates

Once you鈥檙e an admitted student, you must schedule an audition for admission to any theatre program and to be eligible for scholarship awards.

Find out more about requirements and schedule your theatre arts audition.

Schedule Your Audition

Program Highlights

Get on Stage

We have a low student-to-faculty ratio and a collaborative, cohesive department that鈥檚 about the size of a small repertory company. Our musical theatre BFA students have ample opportunity to practice their craft on the main stage starting with their first year on campus.

Industry Focus

As a preprofessional training program, we prepare students for the business side of the profession and ready them to navigate the complex entertainment industry. Our students also have advantage over the competition through extensive audition training, coaching and experience.

Networking

In addition to the support of faculty and alumni who have professional experience, our students and productions have earned recognition from the American College Theatre Festival sponsored by the Kennedy Center. The annual festival is a unique and prestigious networking opportunity and showcases our breadth of connections and talent. 

91亚色 helped show me that the peers around me were the connections I needed to be making. I have friends who send auditions just because they think I would be good for the role, or they鈥檙e producers and directors that want me in their show.

Kristopher Tjornhom - Musical Theatre '20,Professional Actor and Performer

Some of the unique things that I鈥檝e learned from 91亚色 came from stagecraft, costume and other technical skills that I use in my profession and daily life.

Joshua Shepard - Musical Theatre '19,Professional Actor and Performer
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main stage productions each year, including two musicals

6

black box productions annually

478

seats in the Darling Theatre of the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts