Department of Theatre & Dance

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Sam Houston State University

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Musical Theatre Program

At Sam Houston State University, we pride ourselves on training triple threat performers. We place equal importance in our students' ability to dance, sing and act. We have a dynamic and versatile faculty and we recognize the importance the industry places on dance and acting, therefore have built strong dance and acting components into the degree plan for musical theatre majors. We emphasize ballet and offer courses in jazz, modern and tap. Additionally, our music and theatre courses are designed to meet the specific needs of musical theatre performers in the industry.

Along with receiving the same education as a straight theatre major our musical theatre students receive speech classes, auditioning classes, and specialized musical theatre classes such as History of the American Musical, Musical Theatre Workshop, Voice, Theory and Piano.

We have, for many years, enjoyed a strong relationship with Broadway Theatre Project. SHSU students are given the opportunity to audition for placement in the Broadway Theatre Project summer training program in a private Broadway Theatre Project audition. Many of our students have been invited to attend and receive training from professionals working in the industry. Additionally, Dave Clemmons of Dave Clemmons Casting conducts audition workshops and auditions SHSU musical theatre majors in conjunction with Broadway Theatre Project.

Renowned British actor Michael York worked with many of our musical theatre majors during his three day lecture series here in the fall of 2006. We have also had the great fortune of having New York vocal coach Robert Marks, Theatre Under the Stars Associate Artistic Director Roy Hamlin, former Artistic Director of Stages Repertory Theatre Rob Bundy, and Associate Producer, Ford's Theatre Washington D.C. Mark Ramont conduct master classes for our students.

Thanks to our ongoing fundraising efforts and generous donations to the department, we are able to offer a significant amount of scholarships each semester for new and returning students.

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For further information contact Dr. Laura Avery 936.294.3404