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BFA - Theatre Arts: Musical Theatre

The BFA Musical Theatre degree builds specific skills in production from a strong foundation of using the body as the artist’s instrument through singing, voice and stage movement in the Musical Theatre style. Students choose from a range of courses, both introductory and advanced, from writing and movement, to dancing and voice.

To help students prepare for future employment or graduate school, all students are strongly encouraged to pursue practical experience through TH 490: Cooperative Education (Internship) as well as the Performance Application courses, designed to put theory into practice as part of Central Theatre Ensemble's regular on-campus season.

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Musical Theatre Courses

Course
Number		 Course Name Course
Credits		 Credits
Required
TH 215 Music Fundamentals for Musical Theatre 3

 3
TH 216 Music Fundamentals for Musical Theatre II 3

 3
TH 217 Music Fundamentals for Musical Theatre III 3 3
TH 243 Singing for Actors 1 

 6
TH 245 Basic Acting : Movement 3 3
TH 329 Directing I  3

 3
TH 343 Singing for Actors II  1

 3
TH 344 Intermediate Acting I 3 3
TH 415 Musical  Theatre History and Literature 3 3
TH 416 Musical  Theatre History and Literature II 3 3
TH 417 Musical  Theatre History and Literature III 3 3
TH 443 Singing for Actors III 1

 4
MUS 154 Class Piano  1

 3
Literature Component
Choose any of the following for total of		 4
TH 375 Asian Theatre 4

  
TH 377 Staging Gender 4
TH 382 Ethnic Drama 4
TH 383 Contemporary World Drama 4
Movement Component 
Choose any of the following for total of  		 12
TH 248 Conditioning for the Actor 1

  

 

 

  

 
TH 312 Creative Dramatics 3
TH 352 Stage Dance 3
PED 113A Beginning Jazz 1
PED 201A Beginning Modern 1
PED 202A Beginning Ballet 1
PED 115 Beginning Tap 1
PED 113B Intermediate Jazz 2
PED 201B Intermediate Modern 2
PED 202B Intermediate Ballet 2
PED 122 Intermediate Tap 2
PEID 121 Fencing 1
PEID 145 Beginning Circus Acts 1
Performance Component


Choose any of the following for total of  		  16
TH 202 Performance Studio  1-3

  

 

 

 

 

 
TH 302/402 Performance Application 3
TH 332 New Play Production 2
TH 345 Intermediate Acting II 3
TH 444 Acting Styles 3
TH 490 Cooperative Education (internship) 1-12

Total Credits in the Musical Theatre Specialization

 75
Contact Information
Theatre Arts Department
400 E. University Way
Ellensburg, WA 98926
963-1760
email: caull@cwu.edu
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