ABOUT OUR DEPARTMENT
FACULTY
Musical Theatre Department Chair: Julie Dingman Evans
Vocal Music and Music Theory: Tim Murner
Acting: Jane Jones, Katie Weible, Brian Hinds, Julie Dingman Evans
Dance: Julie Dingman Evans, Lora Ruttan, David Cesler
Choral music: Jacob Cook
CURRICULUM
9th Grade: Fundamentals of Dance; Beginning Acting; Vocal Development
10th Grade: Intermediate Dance Techniques (Ballet, Modern); Musical Theatre Lab; Vocal Ensemble
11th Grade: American Musical Theatre: Intermediate MT Acting, Solo & Ensemble Voice, Intermediate Music Theory; Intermediate Dance Techniques for Musical Theatre, Audition Preparation for GSA and summer programs
12th Grade: Advanced MT Acting, Advanced Solo and Ensemble Voice; Advanced Music Theory; Advanced Dance Techniques for Musical Theatre, College Audition preparation.
AUDITIONS
Musical Theatre Audition Requirements
Applicants are evaluated on their acting, singing, and dancing abilities. Applicants are asked to prepare a short, one to two-minute contemporary or upbeat monologue and to sing a one to two-minute song from a Broadway-style musical, which will be accompanied by a staff pianist. Your sheet music should be cut and arranged in the appropriate key. Applicants should come to the audition prepared to participate in a short movement evaluation. Auditionees will be asked to do a brief cold reading, to match pitch with the piano, take a short music notation quiz, and answer an open response question about their experience in musical theatre. Please dress nicely and bring something to change into for your dance portion of your audition. If you have them, jazz shoes are appropriate to wear.