Current Musical Theatre Junior!

MTUCF14
Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:10:39 +0000

I can answer those questions for you! I’m about to be a senior BFA Musical Theatre major and I started in the program as a freshman at UCF. I’ve absolutely loved me time there and everything posted above is true. I’ve volunteered at on-campus auditions, so I’ve experienced it from both sides of the table. So I’ve got three years of experience with the program is what I’m saying :)

The program takes about 20 kids a year, and strives to have even male to female ratios, but sometimes it’s a little slanted in either direction. Also, some classes are smaller than others, but 20 is the goal for each group coming in. Most of the kids are from Florida, but there are several out of state students, and UCF has a great support system for students out of state. UCF attracts a lot of in-state talent because of Bright Futures.

There is no cut system, but there are semester reviews and students must maintain above a C in all theatre classes or they will be put on probation. They may be cut from the program should academic performance not improve.

The on-campus audition is the best I had when I went on the great american college audition tour, as many do. The faculty and student volunteers are warm and welcoming, no sneering at students who are just trying to do their best for very stressful college auditions. Typical there is a dance combination first, usually musical theatre jazz/ballet, and then an optional tap audition for those who are able. Then there are individual singing/acting auditions, where auditionees have three minutes (I think) to sing 2 16/32 bar cuts and a short monologue. A very standard package for college auditions. You can check back here: [Theatre UCF: Auditions Request](http://theatre.cah.ucf.edu/auditions-department.php) for the most updated audition info, starting in the fall. Earlier is better, as slots and alternate positions are offered on a rolling basis (or at least used to be, the auditions have changed slightly since 2010). There is also a music theory test, which everyone loses their mind over. It’s very stressful for a lot of people, but it shouldn’t be. It goes over very basic music theory skills and is used simply to identify what level a student must be taking theory should they be accepted. Having a very high or very low score will have NO effect on the student’s acceptance, and he/she should simply do their best. If accepted into the program, students are required to take up through theory 2, so they’ll learn a lot about it later on.

Hopefully that helps a bit. It’s been the best decision I’ve made, coming to UCF. I absolutely love the faculty and my class. It’s an incredibly challenging yet supporting program.