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The academic major will add greater emphasis to studio training and creative work

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First Year Musical Theatre Majors perform for the first time on Dowd Stage

Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019 at 7 p.m. in Dowd Fine Arts Center Lab Theatre

You'll be "Head Over Heels" for this journey back to a 1980's Night Club

Tickets are on sale now at cortland.edu/boxoffice

Auditions will begin in November for Fall 2020 admission to the BFA and BA Musical Theatre Programs

Learn more about the audition requirements here

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With a major in musical theatre and minors in music and theatre, our Performing Arts Department provides a foundation in music, theatre, dance and technical theatre, resulting in thorough professional training for a career in this exciting field.

You’ll work with the finest teachers of voice, acting, dance, theatre history, music history and theory, and gain a liberal arts education at the same time..

In addition, you’ll have opportunities to perform in main-stage musicals,  classic and contemporary plays,student-directed one-act plays , workshops and readings of new musicals, and choral and instrumental ensembles. A 386-seat theatre, a recital hall, a lab theatre, a dance studio and practice and rehearsal rooms will support your study.

Whether you pursue a career as a performer, work behind the scenes or become a teacher, your experience at SUNY Cortland will serve you in a variety of career options.