DisneyDirector

An interesting tidbit - noted casting director Dave Clemmons has just established his very own Facebook account called Millikin Musical Theatre. His comment on the page is "While I have not visited the Millikin program yet, I certainly would like to. I constantly see extremely talented people from this program and would love to know what is going on there." So he created a page just for the program. Very cool! Keep up the great work Millikin!

iladmisrep

just wanted to throw in a few things as a alum from millikin's bfa acting program as well as a admission counselor for the school.

i just spent the better part of my work day preparing for the visual arts fairs that i attend on behalf of millikin and googling our programs. i read almost all of the posts and wanted to post some of the positives that haven't been talked about. i think this is a good forum for parents to talk about colleges and i would love for there to be true information about millikin posted on these pages:

senior showcase - done in ny every spring

stiletto entertainment audition - casts for holland american cruise lines
(roughly 6 auditions around the world, millikin being one of them)

theaters - blackbox (seats 99), albert taylor (245), pilling chapel (110), kaeuper hall (165), kirkland (1906)

all steinway school - Steinway & Sons - Noteworthy - All-Steinway Schools

send word now security program - Safety & Security|Safety & Security| Millikin University

season - 2 musicals, 3 plays, opera and dance concert every year

pipedream season - between 7-20 1-act plays done every semester performed and directed by students

new theatre administration and stage management degrees

alumni work - http://www.millikin.edu/fine_arts/do...aretheyNow.pdf

There is an unofficial youtube page with alumni stories and current caberet performances - a current student put this together

new musical workshop done over christmas break into second semester

international trip to london every other semester


it helps that our lead dance faculty member grad. from syracuse and performed on broadway. and our dean runs kirkland as a roadhouse putting professional acts on the stage. we have a movement teacher who has studied all over the world and brings back new projects and teachings for class.

please let me know if you have any questions or concerns about the post.

p.s. in regards to "cuts," they are made based on students perf. in and out of the classroom and not on numbers. its hard to be a bfa mt student when you don't show up to class or show up late to rehearsal...which is why some students are removed from the program late in the game.

DisneyDirector

iladmisrep: thank you and welcome!

chrish88

Hi Guys, sorry to go a little off topic! What is the social life like in Millikin? Are there parties? Do the students drink? surely the sports team like football have a social network? Thanks

lynnm

Though my daughter was only at Millikin for a very, very short time, I can assure you there are certainly parties!

DisneyDirector

Every school has parties and every school has partiers. It's up to the individual as to how much they will or won't participate. I went through my entire college experience, so busy with rehearsals, etc., that I went to only two parties in four years. I wasn't a drinker (neither was my future wife who was there with me) and we managed to have a great time.