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Central Michigan University's musical theater program equips you with essential training, abilities, and practical experience to launch your professional performance career.
This preparatory program helps cultivate your musical, theatrical, and dance talents while preparing you for diverse careers in performing arts and related industries. The coursework covers disciplines like acting, vocal performance, and movement. You'll build a strong academic foundation in performing arts theory while gaining ample stage experience. For aspiring actors, vocalists, or dancers, CMU offers practical training under passionate faculty members who bring extensive performance and production expertise. The program lets you specialize while broadening your skills through a comprehensive curriculum, creating pathways to various musical theater professions. Starting freshman year, you'll access performance roles and can enhance your capabilities in directing, set/lighting design, stage makeup, production management, and choreography. You'll train in cutting-edge facilities featuring a 500-seat proscenium theater, recital hall, arena-style performance space, and spacious dance studio.