Bachelor of Arts (BA), Musical Theatre
Your Degree
Students will learn how to be excellent performers but also gain valuable understanding and appreciation for many other facets of theatre through hands-on experience and immersion in the production process. Additionally, the experienced musical theatre faculty approach and evaluate each student’s unique skills and gifts in order to direct them toward their greatest strengths while helping them grow through their challenges.
Your Facilities
Theatre students have access to two impressive performance spaces: the 1,500-seat Lightsey Chapel theatre, equipped with a 30 line set fly system and state-of-the-art audio technology for large-scale productions, and the intimate 60-seat Black Box theatre in the music wing, perfect for close-up theatrical experiences. These diverse venues provide students with professional-quality facilities to develop their craft across various performance styles.
Your Career
Students completing the Bachelor of Arts in Musical Theatre will be prepared for auditions at local and regional theatre companies, including Charleston Stage Company. Additional job and audition opportunities may include performer jobs in theme parks or on cruise ships. Jobs in the area include teaching with local musical theatre centers, schools, and other theatre and arts organizations.
Past Productions
On the Other Side
Newsies
Hansel and Gretel
Bystander 9/11
Shakespeare in Suburbia
Seussical: The Musical
Diving into the Wreck
The Actor’s Nightmare
She Loves Me
Enchanted April
King Lear
You’ve Got to be Carefully Taught
Musical Theatre Courses
As an Musical Theatre Major, you’ll take courses like:
- Acting the Song
- Movement for the Actor
- Acting for the Camera
- Acting, Intermediate and Advanced
- Music Theory and Aural Skills
- Studio Voice
- Ensembles
- Opera/Musical Theatre Workshop
Musical Theatre Careers
Graduates are equipped for a variety of career paths.
- Professional Performer
- Stage Manager
- Technical Theatre
- Arts Administration
- Theatre Director

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