theatregirlx0x0

Hi! I'm a high school junior and I was wondering-what is the earliest date I may apply to Otterbein for musical theatre?

llong39

This past year Otterbein's first audition was Nov. 30th. My son filled out their application in June. CCM's first audition was Dec 1st and his application was sent by Sept 30th. (Their's was not available until Sept 1st.) Baldwin Wallace's first audition was at the end of Oct. My son auditioned there towards the end of Jan. His application was completed by October 15th.
I hope this helps.

LAactress47

Have any waitlist people heard back yet? Acting or Musical Theatre?

beachmom24

So funny you should ask...I was just coming to post when I read your question. My son got the call today and he is in off the waitlist for acting! Now he has 3 schools to choose from and they are all great and he is more confused than ever!! Not complaining, mind you...nice to have these choices.

soozievt

Congrats to your son beachmom!!

Having lotsa choices is difficult, no question. But I know you agree that it is a good "problem" to have!

Ninnynoddle

Any insight would be appreciated, though of course I am hoping that Dr John will respond!

Is it possible to minor in something (say, English or Journalism) while majoring in musical theatre -and would one be able to graduate in four years? How difficult would it be? Do students take private voice each semester?

Thanks!

FierceMTHopeful

I'm not an expert on this, but my guess would be no.
A musical theater degree is SO demanding.

doctorjohn

Dear Ninny:

The BFA in MT degree is packed. Essentially, it's a Theatre major, a Music minor, and a Dance minor rolled into one. So there really isn't room for additional minors.

It's easier for the Acting majors. Although we do include Voice and Dance in their degree plan, it's not as heavy. So Acting majors can complete a minor within four years.

All MTs take a one-hour private voice lesson weekly.

Hope this helps.

Ninnynoddle

It helps very much! Thanks!

Prof. Himmelheber

Hi, Doctor John:

Is there a charge associated with the voice lessons? I'm doing research into other institutions' assets and how to best aim our public school toward the private model.

eve

theatregirlx0x0

Hello! I know a lot of schools say to avoid auditioning with songs associated with a specific person and was wondering if all Judy Garland songs should be avoided during the MT audition-or is "Somewhere over the rainbow" the only off-limits-song?

doctorjohn

Dear Eve:

Yes, there is a charge for voice lessons (and bassoon lessons, etc.) The fee next year for a one hour weekly lesson will be $585 each term, for a total of $1755. Figure $58.50 per lesson. It's covered by the Talent Grant which our MT majors receive. (The actual grants are considerably higher.)

Acting majors may take Voice Class which has no fee, or a half-hour lesson, which is $290 per term.

doctorjohn

Dear theatregirlx0x0:

Everyone will have a different opinion, but I like hearing the songs that Judy Garland sang. There are too many good ones to put them all off-limits. Most people will tell you, however, that "Rainbow" is probably best avoided. That is, unless you can do it well enough to make us forget about Judy.

Hope this helps.

Prof. Himmelheber

Thank you! That is very helpful!



eve

LAactress47

Accepted as a Acting major!
Just found out today!