Performance opportunities at Hartt are extensive and designed to expose students to musicals and other plays from across the theatrical repertoire. Starting with second year projects and culminating with full-scale, professionally designed productions, the season is chosen to provide each class with challenging onstage experiences. In the fourth year, students are in residence at Goodspeed Musicals for three weeks in January working on a Festival of New Musicals.

The Hartt School conducts live auditions and interviews for music theatre applicants on campus as well as in select cities around the United States. Applicants who reside more than 300 miles away from campus are eligible to submit a recorded audition. High School Completion is required. You will be required to present the following results: 2.75 (out of 4.0) 3.75 (out of 5.0) 80% (out of 100) If your native language is not English, you are required to prove your ability in the English Language.