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About The JMU Musical Theatre
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Overview
"Show me and I will look, tell me and I will listen, but involve me and I will learn." This philosophy dominates our approach to musical theatre training at James Madison University. We encourage students to discover resources within
themselves. Within the liberal arts context, our Bachelor of Arts degree in Musical Theatre balances the practical with the theoretical. Our students confront the realities of performance: they act and learn how to act; they direct and learn directing; they sing and learn how to sing and they dance and learn to master grace and motion. Most importantly, they work daily with a strong, committed faculty who encourages the combination of solid academic discipline with practical professional experience. The James Madison University Musical Theatre program is part of the School of Theatre and Dance.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood -
Spring 2005
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The Bachelor of Arts Program
Located in the School of Theatre and Dance in the College of Visual and
Performing Arts, the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) curriculum includes
coursework in acting, dance, voice, theatre and musical theatre history,
technical theatre, music theory, and piano. Students develop their
skills in a structured program that includes one-on-one mentorship and
guidance.
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying -
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Performance Opportunities
As a Musical Theatre concentrator at JMU, you will experience one of the most active production programs of any undergraduate theatre program in the country. We believe learning is only complete when applied to production. Our students have the opportunity to audition for and perform in many productions each year. including a main stage musical with orchestra and student-produced Experimental Theatre musicals. Additional performance opportunities include faculty directed revues, recitals, and workshop scenes. Past productions include
Anything Goes, Pippin, Cabaret, Chicago, Carnival, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, 110 in the Shade, Kiss Me Kate, Celebration, Carousel, The Robber Bridegroom, The Fantasticks, Blood Brothers, The Mikado, Man of La Mancha, and Once on This Island.
Pippin - Spring 2003
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Guest Artists
The JMU Musical Theatre program invites established artists and professionals to campus to perform, lecture and teach. When possible, master teachers of voice, acting and dance as well as casting directors and agents are brought to campus to share their expertise with students.
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Student Success
We look with pride to graduates who are working on Broadway, off-Broadway, in national tours, in regional and stock theatres and at theme parks all over the country. Many students go on to study further at some of the finest graduate schools in the country.
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Admission
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ABOUT
ADMISSION TO THE MUSICAL THEATRE PROGRAM
OF JMU"s SCHOOL OF THEATRE AND DANCE
Anything Goes - Spring 2004
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Objectives for the Musical Theatre Concentration
In addition to the objectives of the
theatre concentration, the musical theatre concentration has these
program objectives.
- The student shall develop a thorough understanding
of the unique and complex requirements of integrating music and
theatre into a unified production.
- The student shall develop expertise in specific
performance techniques that are unique to musical theatre production
to include: vocal skills, dance and choreographic skills, other
specific skills appropriate to individual needs and abilities.
- The student shall have a thorough knowledge of the
allied music genre of opera, light opera, orchestra and choral
performance, jazz and contemporary musical productions.
- The student shall have a thorough knowledge of the
history and literature of musical theatre, opera and other
appropriate music areas.
- The student shall participate regularly in musical
theatre performances of various scales and styles.
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F.A.Q.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
(AND ANSWERS) ABOUT MUSICAL THEATRE AT JMU
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