Adrian, USA
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
USD 28,000 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Introduction
Let Siena Heights’ Theater/Speech Communications program give you a head start on the bright lights of Hollywood or Broadway.
With an acclaimed faculty boasting a wealth of practical experience, the Theatre Siena program has become one of the most renowned in the region. Under its umbrella are theater, educational theater, musical theater, and technical theater. While courses such as Modern Dance, Shakespeare, and Stage Management are good starting points, there\’s nothing in acting like first-hand experience.
Students have a chance to participate in Theatre Siena productions in both the fall and winter, with the historic Croswell Opera House in town, there are other opportunities to take the stage.
The new Haller Stage hosts the on-campus shows, but smaller productions are also hosted in the innovative Stubnitz Lab Theater.
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Scholarships and Funding
Did you know that approximately 90 percent of undergraduate students on the Adrian campus receive some form of financial assistance? Our admissions counselors and financial aid experts are committed to helping you find the best financial solutions for your education. Siena offers a wide range of opportunities that may be right for you, including:
- Academic scholarships
- Arts scholarships
- Athletic scholarships
- Campus Ministry scholarships
- Grants
- Work-study programs
- Federal loans
Your university financial aid package may include some or all of the above, resulting in a customized plan that makes Siena Heights University affordable for your family.
Arts Scholarship Days
Siena Heights University conducts Arts Scholarship Days for prospective students.
High school seniors and transfer students who would like to major in music, art, or theater or perform in the choir, band, marching band, orchestra, or jazz band can schedule an audition or portfolio review and campus visit during Arts Scholarship Days @ Siena. Scholarships will be awarded to qualifying students. In addition to their audition or portfolio review, students may have the opportunity to meet with current scholarship recipients over lunch, have an individual meeting with Admissions Counselor, and enjoy a campus tour.
Pre-registration is required.
Curriculum
Course Requirements for Major
Program Requirements: 57-65 credit hours
- TSD 103 Theatre Technology 3 credit hours
- TSD 105 Introduction to Performance 3 credit hours
- TSD 117 Modern Dance I 2 credit hours
- TSD 132 Musical Theatre Voice I 1 credit hours
or
- TSD 133 Musical Theatre Voice I 2 credit hours
- TSD 145 Musical Theatre Workshop I 3 credit hours
- TSD 152 Musical Theatre Voice II 1 credit hours
or
- TSD 153 Musical Theatre Voice II 2 credit hours
- TSD 156 Acting I 3 credit hours
- TSD 211 Oral Interpretation Of Literature 3 credit hours
- TSD 214 Voice And Diction 3 credit hours
- TSD 217 Tap I 2 credit hours
- TSD 245 Musical Theatre Workshop II 3 credit hours
- TSD 252 Musical Theatre Voice III 1 credit hours
or
- TSD 253 Musical Theatre Voice III 2 credit hours
- TSD 256 Acting Studio II: Preparing The Actor 3 credit hours
- TSD 262 Musical Theatre Voice IV 1 credit hours
or
- TSD 263 Musical Theatre Voice IV 2 credit hours
- TSD 345 Musical Theatre Workshop III 3 credit hours
- TSD 352 Musical Theatre Voice V 1 credit hours
or
- TSD 353 Musical Theatre Voice V 2 credit hours
- TSD 355 Directing I 3 credit hours
- TSD 362 Musical Theatre Voice VI 1 credit hours
or
- TSD 363 Musical Theatre Voice VI 2 credit hours
- TSD 441 Theatre History I: Greek To The 20th Century 3 credit hours
- TSD 442 Theatre History II: 20th. Century To The Present 3 credit hours
- TSD 445 Musical Theatre Workshop IV 3 credit hours
- TSD 452 Musical Theatre Voice VII 1 credit hours
or
- TSD 453 Musical Theatre Voice VII 2 credit hours
- TSD 462 Musical Theatre Voice VIII 1 credit hours
or
- TSD 463 Musical Theatre Voice VIII 2 credit hours
- TSC___ Dance Options 6 credit hours
- TSD 495 Senior Project 3 credit hours
Cognate Requirements: 6 credit hours
- MMM 112 Class Piano 1 1 credit hours
- MMM 171 Aural Harmony And Sight Singing I 2 credit hours
- MMM 172 Class Piano 2 1 credit hours
- Music, Theatre, or Dance Elective 2 credit hours
Total for Major: 63-71 credit hours
Liberal Arts: 29 credit hours
General Electives: 20-28 credit hours
Total for Degree: 120 credit hours
Other Requirements
- Formal acceptance into the TSC Program is required.
- Students majoring in Musical Theatre are required to participate in the preparation of all department projects and productions.
- Students majoring in Musical Theatre are expected to acquire a grade of C or better in all required courses and cognates taken in the major. A grade of D, E, or NC (No Credit) will not be accepted in the major.
- Each TSC major will have a formal critique with the entire TSC faculty at the end of each session. A written evaluation of this meeting will be given to each student and a copy of this report will be kept in each major’s file.
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Career Opportunities
Internships
Theater students are encouraged to pursue internship opportunities off-campus as much as possible. Many of these are very personal, one-on-one study experiences and often are paid. Siena Heights has developed internship partners not only in the United States but throughout the world.
Some of the past internship opportunities include:
- Croswell Opera House
- Purple Rose Theater
- Plowshares Theater Co.
- Theatre Nova
- Spoleto Theater
- Santa Fe Opera House
- Eugene O’Neill Theatre