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Music Theatre
Overtures

For high school juniors looking for the best
college music theatre audition preparation

Sunday, July 22 through
Friday, July 27, 2012
Audition materials required
Application deadline: April 1

Fifteen hand-chosen high school juniors will join Victoria Bussert, director of B-W's nationally recognized Music Theatre program, for an intensive week of training including: private voice lessons; daily workshop, and monologue and dance classes.

Under Bussert's direction, B-W's Music Theatre program has grown to be highly recognized; currently there are over 15 B-W graduates starring in Broadway and National Touring productions.   Baldwin-Wallace was selected as one of six pre-release pilot productions of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Legendary Musical The Phantom of the Opera by The Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization.  B-W's production played to sold out audiences with more than 6,000 patrons seeing the musical during its 12-performance run

Spend a week at B-W and prepare for your college auditions!  Vicky Bussert has jumped-started dozens of Broadway careers; let her jump-start your college career!  Applicants must be current juniors, planning to graduate high school in 2013.

If you would like to be placed on our mailing list, please contact us with your name, address, phone, email,  and grade at conreach@bw.edu . Click this link to download the application now. For questions or more information, you may contact at 440-826-2365 or conreach@bw.edu.   


Typical Daily Schedule

8:00 am Breakfast
8:30 am Dance Class with Greg Daniels
10:30 am Workshop Class with Victoria Bussert
1:30 pm Lunch
2:30 pm Monologue Class with Scott Plate
(Tuesday & Thursday)
2:30 pm Private Voice Lessons 
(Monday & Wednesday -- two 45-minute 
private lessons with a member
of B-W's Voice Faculty)
5:30 pm Dinner

Evening Activities

To be announced.

Performance

On Friday afternoon, July 27, parents, friends and family are invited to attend a short performance showcasing each of the participants at 2:00 pm.  The performance will take place in the Boesel Musical Arts Center at 49 Seminary Street.

Fees

Tuition -- $1050
Tuition, room and board -- $1200

Tuition includes all lessons and extra-curricular events.  Meals are available for individual purchase by commuters.  A $200 tuition deposit must accompany the application and will be applied toward tuition.  The deposit will be refunded for those students not admitted to the program.  The deposit is non-refundable to those accepted to the program.  Payment in full is due by May 10 and no refunds will be made after that date.

Application Procedure

Video auditions are required for all Music Theatre Overture applicants; both VHS and DVD formats are acceptable.  It is highly recommended that audition videos be uploaded to http://digitalaudition.bw.edu.  The audition should include: two memorized 32-bar selections, one each from a ballad and an up-tempo, all from the music theatre repertoire AND one age appropriate monologue from either classical or contemporary drama, not to exceed one minute in length.  The audition materials are due with your application and deposit by April 1, 2012.  Download the application here.

Housing

Students may choose to commute or live on campus.  Resident students will reside in Kohler Hall located just across the lawn from the Conservatory and within a short walk of the Student Union where meals will be served.

Faculty 

Victoria Bussert, Director of B-W's Music Theatre program, Artistic Director of Music Theatre Overtures and MTO Music Theatre Workshop instructor

Scott Plate, Department Chair of B-W's Music Theatre Department and MTO monologue class instructor

Nancy Maier, Music Director of the B-W Music Theatre program and MTO Music Theatre Workshop coach / accompanist

Greg Daniels, Dance Faculty member and MTO dance instructor

B-W Voice Faculty members & MTO voice teachers:
Joan Ellison
Cynthia O'Connell
Joanne Uniatowski
Marc Weagraff