What musical theatre degrees are available?
The DFPA offers a cross-disciplinary minor in musical theatre designed for students majoring in the performing arts. The musical theatre minor offers two tracks for students majoring in music or theatre. Students take courses in the two performing arts forms outside their concentration, along with a capstone in musical theatre repertoire. The capstone course culminates in a Musical Theatre Showcase. • What opportunities are there to perform in musicals? Theatre at Loyola produces at least one musical each academic year. In addition, musical theatre students have the opportunity to participate in a yearly workshop specializing in the development of new musicals done in partnership with a professional theatre in Chicago. • Do you have to audition to get into the program? No, you don’t have to audition to get into the musical theatre program. However you do need to be complete a major in either Theatre or Music to receive credit for the minor. To declare a musical theatre minor you need t
