Musical Theatre Curriculum
Our approach to artist development goes against the traditional “one size fits all” model and concentrates instead on the specific needs of each individual student providing holistic, wellness-based, customized training to prepare each student for today’s professional market. Students build healthy, sustainable practices, with an emphasis placed on work life balance and integrity. As a community of artists, we are dedicated in daily practice to combat and dismantle racism, sexism, and heteronormative cisgender dominance in theater and in theater training.
Formalizing our goals in our syllabi, our classrooms, and our stages to breakdown and disrupt traditional theater training hierarchies; to hold space in creative collaboration in our classrooms and rehearsal spaces. Texas State University is a Hispanic Serving Institution, our musical theatre program strives to foster and continue to evolve an environment where social justice and anti-racism are key pillars of education. Our program is a conservatory style, four-year, sequence-based program with the benefits of a liberal arts education in a beautiful university setting.
Freshman
Introduction to Musical Theatre I & II (TH1210) Score and Libretto Analysis-Acting the Song(TH1211)
Beginning Acting (TH1364) Intermediate Acting (TH1365)
Jazz and Ballet (both semesters) (TH1260 / TH2261 / TH3262 & TH1280 / TH2281 / TH3282)
Musical Theatre Singing Technique I & II (TH1121 / TH1122)
Musical Theatre Musicianship I & II (TH1312 / TH1314)
Theatre Activities (TH2111)
Sophomore
Musical Theatre Devising (TH2210)
Applied Musical Theatre Musicianship Through Performance (TH2211)
Tap I & II (TH3251 / TH3252)
MT Dance I & II (TH3271 / TH3272)
Private Voice Lessons (TH 3120 / TH4120)
Introduction to Theatrical Design (TH1350)
Acting Realism (TH3364)
Pop/Rock Repertoire Building (TH3150)
History of Musical Theatre I* (TH3322)
Junior
Characterization (TH2354)
History of the Theatre II (TH3321)
Tap III (TH4251) (elective)
MT Dance III (TH4120)
Musical Theatre Audition Technique (TH3396)
Experiencing Speech (TH2345)
Private Voice Lessons (TH 3120 / TH4120)
Additional dance class of your choice
Senior
Musical Theatre Industry Showcase and Business of the Business (TH4396) Television/Film Performance (TH3342)
Directing I (TH4364)
Private Voice Lessons (TH 3120 / TH4120)
Two dance classes of your choice
Musical Theatre Industry Showcase and Business of the Business (TH4396)