First Hartt Thread

[soozievt]

Nick,

If you are talking about "admissions averages" for University of Hartford, here is some of what you may be asking about:

66% overall acceptance rate to the University
69% come from out of state
mid SAT ranges: CR 480-580, M 490-580, CR/M combined 970-1170, mid ACT 21-25

Hartt Admissions (College Rep) gave you the acceptance rate for the BFA program. (120 admitted out of 400 who audition for MT and Acting)

[Hartt Admissions]

Scott Mendoker
http://harttweb.hartford.edu/adm-fac...esc.asp?id=374

[musicmom]

Our Son studies tuba with Scott at Mason Gross at Rutgers.
He is terrific!

[Hartt Admissions]

Musicmom,

That is great to hear!

[Ninnynoddle]

As a musical theatre major, are you allowed to minor outside of the Hartt school (in something totally unrelated, like Communications)? Thanks!

[ajsurfs]

I talked a very nice and informative lady from the theatre dept of Hartt. She said that many times MT majors take so many liberal arts as well as arts classes that with a few more classes many of the graduates leave with a minor in English. She was also excited about the new building that will be in use as of autumn 2008. It combines many of the performing arts areas that have been spread throughout the campus on previous years.

Does anyone know of MT working alumni from Hartt. I know they have a great program but not much info from the website on this topic.

[Hartt Admissions]

It is so hard to keep up with where our recent theatre alumni are working, as most regional theatres run a show for about 4 weeks. Below you will find a list of people that I could list off of the top of my head. (I am sorry if I forgot anyone. We are proud of all of you)

Hartt Recent Alumni:

Carey Brown: Ripper, New World Stages; Candide, New York City Opera; Greenwillow, York Theatre; The Sound of Music, Paper Mill Playhouse; West Side Story, Portland Center Stage

Christine Dwyer: Maureen in Rent; National Tour

Kevin Duda: Broadway: Les Liaisons Dangerous; National Tour: Little Women; Cinderella

Steve French: Othello, Hartford Stage Company; Moon for the Misbegotten, Long Warf Theatre; The Collected Works of Billy The Kid, Alternate Theatre; One Man’s War, Triad Theatre

Holly Holcomb: Ripper, New World Stages; Grease, National Tour; Of Thee I Sing, New York
City Center Encores!

Marin Ireland: Blasted, Soho Rep; Mauritius, The Huntington; Law and Order (Criminal Intent & SVU); Obie Award 2006 for her role in the Off-Broadway production of Cyclone; What the Mirror Sees, St. Ann’s Warehouse; Sabina, Primary Stages; Far Away, New York Theatre Workshop; Nocturne, ART New Stages

Christopher Michael Kauffmann: 1776, Goodspeed Musicals

Renee Feder: Broadway original cast: Young Frankenstein; The Producers; 42nd Street; Stairway to Paradise,Encores!; Anything Goes; National Tour: The Producers; Off-Broadway: Evil Dead; For me Amir!

Glenn Lawrence: Lil’ Abner, Goodspeed Musicals; Beauty and the Beast, Alabama Shakespeare Festival

Keir O’Donnell: TV: Lost; CSI; Closer; Film: Vince Vaughan's Wild West Comedy Show; Patriotville; Havoc; NOISE; The Break Up; Wedding Crashers

Kelly Porter: West Side Story; 50th Anniversary European Tour

Stephanie Spano: Rent; National Tour

[Hartt Admissions]

Please note that all of The Hartt School of the University of Hartford's decision letters will go out by the first week in April as long as the applicant's file is complete.

[aceof_spades19]

I know the Hartt school has the BEST voice teachers, but how good are the theatre teachers?

I've heard someone say going to Hartt is like paying money to perform because that is all you ever do and you dont learn anything.

I really would like to attend Hartt

[ajsurfs]

I'd say by the list above of working alumni that the students must be learning a bit more than vocal technics. These are just the recent graduates. I appreciate getting an answer from a Hartt college rep on this subject instead of rumors from other posters. To me it is always important to know how successful former students are. It would be nice to here from a current student on their opinion of the theatre teachers.