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The Musical Theatre Major gives students four years of integrated training in voice, acting, dance, music theory, theatre history, production, and professional preparation. At FLC, productions are part of the curriculum — students build performance experience while earning academic credit every semester. Auditions are required.

The program includes applied voice lessons every semester, progressive dance training in ballet, jazz, and tap, and a structured musical theatre course sequence that leads into advanced audition, role study, and professional preparation.

What you'll study

• Voice: Applied voice instruction every semester — MU 109B through MU 409B — with class piano integrated in the first year (MU 103A).
• Musical Theatre: A four-year course sequence (MT 100–401) moving from music theory and introduction through scene study, styles and repertoire, and role study with audition techniques. MT 400: Professional Preparation for the Performing Arts prepares seniors for careers in the performing arts.
• Acting: Acting Techniques I (THEA 138) as a foundation, with the option to continue into Acting Techniques II and Acting for Camera.
• Dance: Eight credits across ballet, jazz, and tap are offered at both introductory and advanced levels.
• Production: A minimum of six credits (THEA 100/300) earned through participation in department productions each semester.
• History & Context: Six credits from music history, ancient and classical theatre, and modern theatre, situating your training within the broader arc of the performing arts.
• Electives: Nine credits of focused study: options include stage management, directing, acting for camera, costume design, playwriting, and a theatre internship (THEA 460).

Beyond the classroom

FLC's location in Durango connects students with an active regional arts community. Department Chair Felicia Lansbury Meyer directs , an annual summer festival that brings nationally recognized theatre and television artists to Durango for workshops and performances, giving Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ¸ßÇåÎÞשÂëÇøstudents direct access to professional-level mentorship outside New York or Los Angeles.

Faculty

Musical Theatre students study with working artists who bring professional stage, film, music, and directing experience into the classroom. The department also brings in guest artists, including active directors and performers, throughout the year.

Meet the full Theatre faculty

Declare the Musical Theatre Major

The Musical Theatre Minor gives students in any major a 21-credit foundation in voice, acting, dance, and performance. No audition is required to declare.

The minor is a strong fit for Music majors, Theatre majors, and students in other fields who want formal performance training without committing to the full Musical Theatre degree. 

What you’ll study

The minor includes coursework and performance experience in:

• Voice: Private applied voice instruction — MU 109B (2 credits required).
• Acting: Acting Techniques I (THEA 138) — stage fundamentals, scene work, and character development (4 credits).
• Music theory and musical theatre history: Music Theory for Musical Theatre (MT 100), Introduction to Musical Theatre (MT 101), and Scene Study (MT 201) — covering the genre's foundations, structures, and performance contexts.
• Dance: 4 credits from ballet, jazz, and tap courses at introductory or advanced levels.
• Ensemble or production: 2 credits through Concert Choir (MU 105/305) or Theatrical Production — Performance (THEA 100/300), earned through active participation in department productions.

Declare the Musical Theatre Major