This is Your Moment
The Musical Theatre program at LaGrange College prepares you for a life of performance with training in acting, voice, and dance, in small classes with faculty who bring real industry experience. With opportunities to perform beginning your very first year, you’ll graduate ready for a career in the performing arts.
Master the Craft
Musical Theatre at LaGrange is built on the integration of the three essential disciplines of the craft. Through a unique collaboration between the Theatre Arts and Music faculty, students develop skills across all areas of performance — not in isolation, but together, the way they work on stage.
Acting
Scene study, script analysis, character development, and period styles — from classical technique to contemporary practice.
Voice
Private and group vocal training, music theory and performance repertoire developed alongside the Music faculty.
Dance
Movement, choreography and period styles are integrated into every stage production and studio class.
A flexible degree plan with 14 hours of electives also allows students to explore areas of interest in Theatre, Music and Film and Media Arts.
Perform from Day One
At LaGrange, Musical Theatre students don’t wait to get on stage. Every major performs during their first year — training alongside upperclassmen and faculty in productions that demand the full range of their developing craft.
Campus Productions
Students audition for roles in musicals, plays, operas, and showcases from the moment they arrive — performing in a 250-seat mainstage, an intimate black box theatre, a concert hall and studio spaces.
Collaboration Across the Arts
Students work with student composers and filmmakers on premieres of new compositions, film projects, documentaries and voice-over work — building a range of creative credits before graduation.
Scholarships
Financial awards are available through auditions and portfolio presentations for incoming and current students.
Where Graduates Go
With opportunities to perform and audition for professional roles throughout their time at LaGrange, Musical Theatre graduates enter the industry prepared. Alumni are working worldwide in performance and related fields.
- Colby Bell ’22, MFA in Acting, UCF, Starred in Oklahoma! at SART
- Jaylynn Mangual ’21, Completed national tour of Sesame Street Live! Say Hello!
- Rachel-Marie Cartwright ’21, Performer, Universal Studios
- Abigail Young ’20, Performer, Tokyo Disney
- Caleb Brown ’18, Year-round performer, Dollywood, IAAPA Best Performer in the World
Career paths include:
- Actor / Singer / Dancer
- Cruise Line Performer
- Theme Park Performer
- Teaching Artist
- Theatre for Young Audiences
- Touring Artist
“The hands-on experience at LaGrange is invaluable and has shaped the actor and person I am today. My training and time on the stage has empowered me, and I’m ready to pursue a career in this profession.”
Why Musical Theatre at LaGrange?
- 100% of Musical Theatre majors perform during their first year
- 90% of graduates are working in the industry or have earned MFAs since 2015
- Training across acting, voice, and dance with faculty who have professional industry experience
- Unique collaboration between Theatre Arts and Music faculty
- 250-seat mainstage, black box theatre, concert hall, and dedicated studio spaces
- Scholarships available through auditions and portfolio presentations