BFA in Musical Theatre
California State University-Fullerton — Fullerton, CA
About this program
Located 26 miles from Los Angeles, California State University, Fullerton's NAST-accredited Department of Theatre and Dance offers the BFA in Theatre with a Musical Theatre Concentration, a professional training program designed for individuals pursuing performance careers in Musical Theatre. The curriculum celebrates the whole artist — training inquisitive, empowered, unique, empathetic, and creative human beings capable of success both within and without the entertainment industry. The BFA Musical Theatre Concentration is a 132-unit degree. The curricular roadmap includes four years of dedicated private voice lessons, a minimum of two dance classes per semester in various styles and at multiple levels, and core acting training rooted in Stanislavski/realism ranging from mid-century modern stage works to on-camera acting techniques. Students have very few electives due to the intensive, required course sequence. All Theatre and Dance students are eligible to audition for all campus productions regardless of degree type. BFA Musical Theatre students are required and guaranteed to be cast in at least two main stage productions across their four-year training — CSUF's NAST accreditation requires all BFA students to perform in at least one production within their concentration, meaning Musical Theatre BFA students must perform in at least one musical. Students are encouraged to audition for as many productions as possible. There is no cut system: once accepted, CSUF is committed to supporting each student's training through graduation. Students must maintain a minimum C (2.0) in all BFA courses and a minimum B (3.0) in all performance courses applied to the BFA. All BFA students must participate in 3 units of Production Crew (278B/478B) and must meet with an advisor each semester. The program operates on an open casting, competitive model. The department produces eight main stage productions per year — two plays, two musicals, two devised/physical theatre works, and two dance productions — plus Studio Series productions, student-directed projects, readings and workshops, classroom performances, concerts, vocal studio recitals, and student-directed films.
Audition & application overview
- Requires a live or recorded audition
Two-phase: video prescreen (YouTube unlisted) followed by in-person callback by invitation only
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