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What you’ll study as a music theatre minor
Whether you enjoy being on stage or behind it, you can immerse yourself in courses that address a wide range of topics and techniques. You’ll get to dive into performance and theory, composing and directing, the traditional and the avant-garde.
Performance opportunities
You can be on stage — starting from your first semester on campus — in productions that range from well-known musicals to new works of art. Students can also participate in music ensembles and any of the four theatre productions each year.
Master your craft
Beyond learning how to sing, act, and dance, our core classes examine the history and form of the American musical, offer music theory and theatre-making essentials, and opportunities for electives across a wide range of topics.
Combine music theatre with any major
You can pair the music theatre minor with any major Denison has to offer. Whether you want to focus your studies in music and/or theatre or focus them in an area completely unrelated to the performing arts, you can do it all here.
Why is music theatre better at Denison?
Music Theatre Workshop
In this workshop, students are offered rigorous training in singing, acting, and dancing, culminating in a full-scale musical each semester. Rehearsals typically take place during the afternoon class period so that students can explore other opportunities in the evenings.
Broadway at Denison Series
The Broadway at Denison Series brings working professionals directly to Granville for masterclasses, workshops, and guest lectures. Students will have the opportunity to work with these artists each semester. Recent guests include Tyler Joseph Ellis, Emma Stratton, Shayna Steele, and Paul-Jordan Jansen.
Eisner Center for the Performing Arts
Perform in our gorgeous 400-seat proscenium theatre, 225-seat recital hall, or fully customizable black box space. Practice in sound-proofed rehearsal spaces, a dance space with a radiant heated sprung floor system, and special rooms for chamber groups, vocal ensembles, piano labs, and percussion. Learn more about our amazing facilities.
Jobs as a music theatre minor
Because our program is so tailored to the individual, the music theatre minor will prepare you to work as a performer or in any other area of the performing arts that interests you. Our courses and extracurriculars prepare you to be a better speaker, collaborator, and thinker in any industry.
Career communities
Music theatre minors often join one or more of our career communities. Discover potential jobs and career paths in one of our career communities such as the Visual, Written, and Performing Arts community.
Career Exploration
Through the Knowlton Center for Career Exploration and its training center, Denison Edge, career coaches help you prepare for the next step after college, and industry experts help you acquire specialized skills and certifications.
Beyond the Classroom
Internships
Explore career paths through an internship (or two!). Denison music theatre minors work with career coaches in Knowlton Center for Career Exploration to find internships in the arts or in careers linked to their academic majors.
Study Abroad
Study music theatre in your chosen region to enhance your language skills and build your career network. Conduct research on a traditional semester abroad or take a summer internship in another country.
Summer Scholars
Delve into independent research through our Summer Scholar program. All Summer Scholars receive a stipend and a housing allowance plus supplemental funds for research expenses. Off-Campus Summer Scholars also receive travel funding.