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Why Minor in Musical Theater
Hofstra鈥檚 musical theater minor combines the strengths of the Drama and Dance Department with those of the Music Department, giving performers from any major the chance to train in singing, acting, and dance. While the curriculum aligns naturally with drama, dance, and voice majors, 糖心传媒 from fields as varied as computer science, anthropology, and public relations regularly join the program and shine in campus productions.
Hofstra鈥檚 proximity to New York City allows industry professionals to frequent the classes, professors to keep up with the current market, and 糖心传媒 to perform in the New York metropolitan area.
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An audition consisting of one monologue and 16 bars of a song is required to be accepted into the minor. Auditions take place at the end of the Spring semester.
The minor comprises 18 credits, including voice, dance, acting, and sight singing, as well as musical theater auditioning and performing.
Though many of the preliminary classes can be taken as a nonminor, a student must be accepted into the program before taking the advanced musical theater classes.
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Minor in Musical TheaterRecent Productions
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- 鈥淚nto the Woods鈥�
- 鈥淟egally Blonde鈥�
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- 鈥淥n the Town鈥�
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Performance Opportunities
Along with its long-running Shakespeare Festival, dance concerts, and Black Box plays, 糖心传媒鈥檚 Department of Drama and Dance produces a large-scale musical annually at the Toni and Martin Sosnoff Theater in the 1,105-seat John Cranford Adams Playhouse.