BFA Music Theatre Program
The Music Theatre Program is a joint program offered through the College of Music and the School of Theatre. The BFA Music Theatre Program is a highly competitive program which prepares talented students from around the country for professional careers. Students are offered a comprehensive curriculum with courses in theatre, music, and dance to provide them with the training and skills necessary to meet the demands of a challenging career. In addition to course work, students have a variety of performance opportunities every year, including two musicals each season.
Graduating seniors in the Music Theatre program also have the opportunity to participate in the Senior Showcase each spring in New York City. Students perform during the showcase for directors, talent agents, and casting directors from all over the United States.
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Why Theatre at FSU?
The School of Theatre at Florida State University is consistently recognized as one of the finest theatre programs in the nation. Alumni of the School are working in theatre and other related fields throughout the United States and in many foreign countries. The students study and present their work in facilities that include two proscenium theatre’s and two flexible laboratory or black-box spaces in addition to studios, shops, and classrooms.
How to Apply
Step 1: Complete the Florida State University Application and pay the $30 application fee.
Step 2: Complete the Music Theatre Supplemental Application to qualify for the live audition. The Supplemental Application will be added to your Application Checklist within 1-2 hours of submitting your application to FSU.
Step 3: Submit your Pre-Screen Materials via the Admissions Portal:
- Theatrical Resume
- Headshot
- Music Theatre Future/Career Goals: A short statement describing your professional goals and your desire to major in Music Theatre (650 words max.)
- Letters of Recommendation (3 required): You will enter your recommenders’ contact information and they will be contacted via email and prompted to upload their letter.
- Pre Screen Videos (Uploaded to the Portfolio section)
- Two contrasting musical selections
- One Contemporary Monologue
- Two contrasting dance pieces (one ballet and one jazz or contemporary)
Submissions will be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning November 1. Final Deadline is December 1.
Step 4: Complete your Audition
- Initial callbacks will be conducted via Zoom in January. Applicants will be emailed a video of two dance combinations, which they will be asked to learn, record and upload to their portfolio. You are also asked to perform, within individual appointments, two prepared contrasting musical selections with a piano or instrumental track, and a prepared 60 second monologue within your casting range. These, as well as the dance audition, should demonstrate skill and the potential for development.
Students under final consideration will be invited to campus for a live audition and dance workshop.
Scholarships and Financial Aid
The School of Theatre awards scholarships to selected incoming and continuing students in all BFA areas. Scholarships are awarded to incoming BFA students on the basis of academic ability and potential for achievement in their particular BFA emphasis.
BM Degree Information
There are two paths for the Music Theatre degree, one through the College of Fine Arts (BFA) and one through the College of Music (BM).
London Theatre Program
The undergraduate program also offers students to attend our London Theatre Program! Perhaps no other college or university has a finer London Study Center than Florida State University. Our theatre students work with some of England’s best teachers and artists as well as with faculty from the Tallahassee campus. They attend theatre every week (some attend every day) and visit other countries during their breaks. Studying theatre in London is an extraordinary experience.
