| Hi Lisa,
My daughter's experience has been very positive. She has had some really good role's and has had the opportunity to do a lot of choreography for the shows. She is a strong dancer and has really enjoyed the dance classes as the dance instructors are really good. The vocal instructors have also been first rate. Each student has a voice teacher and a vocal coach with whom he/she has private lessons with each week. The acting component is also good with very excellent acting teachers. As for class size I am not sure about that. I do know the year my daughter started the freshman class was pretty large and they have reduced it over the last few years. In terms of competitiveness, the talent pool I have seen is pretty impressive. The MT's are all very close and very supportive of each other, my daughter has made life long friends as a result of attending Hartt. They do have a New York showcase for the musical theater majors and a Los Angeles showcase for the actor trainers. Since my daughter plans on moving back to Southern California after graduation she has elected to showcase in Los Angeles in May prior to graduation. This last summer she auditioned for summer stock and landed a great summer job in Pennsylvannia where they put up 4 productions in a great little theater. Three other Hartt students (all male) were also hired by the theater and they all lived in residence with other MT students from all over the country and had a blast, it was a great experience. Good luck with your search, it is hard to believe it has been four years already, it seems just like yesterday we were flying back for the beginning of her freshman year!
Paula |