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Copy of Career Project

I want to become a musical Theatre Performer. This is what I need.

I have been interested in being in musical theatre ever since my first musical at Hunters Creek Middle School. My first production was Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella and after that show, I realized that performing was what I wanted to do. Since then I've done three more shows, two of which with the theatre company Shine In The Limelight, and the other at school. I have been auditioning and attending photo shoots for SeaWorld and Experience Kissimmee, as well as recently getting an agent to help book me commercials and advertisements. My dream is to one day be on broadway.

There aren't specific qualifications educationally to do musical theatre. It would be good to have certain things, however there is nothing mandatory.
A high school diploma or GED would suffice, however, a bachelor's degree in musical theatre would better prepare actors, musicians, singers, producers and directors for a career in this field. The studies should cover all aspects in musical theatre production, such as auditions, acting, and the history of musical theatre.

Although there aren't specific educational qualifications, there is a process for auditioning for roles. The basic auditioning requirements are as follows: Sixteen to Thirty-two bars of any ( usually musical theatre ) song. A one to two minute monologue of your choice.
After you have auditioned, there is one call back audition. The callback is a session where the director and work more closely with the actors to see what other skills they have. This determines whether or not you have gotten into the musical and or play.There are different things that you do in a callback because it depends on the director you have, but usually you would do a cut section of a dance number, read different sections of the script with other people to see how you work together and how you portray the character assigned to you, it also may include improvisation activities with a group.

One school in Florida that has a program that can prepare me for this is the University of Florida School of Theatre and Dance BFA Program in Musical Theatre. This school can prepare me for a future in musical theatre and broadway because it has the major and the special programs I would need.
The acceptance rate at the University of Florida is 48%, which means that for every 100 applicants, only 48 are admitted.

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The average GPA at the University of Florida is 3.71. They require you to be above average in your high school classes, and you will need a mix of A’s and B’s with more A’s than B’s.
“If you're currently a junior or senior, your GPA is hard to change in time for college applications. If your GPA is at or below the school average of 3.71, you'll need a higher SAT or ACT score to compensate. This will help you compete effectively against other applicants who have higher GPAs than you.” -http://www.prepscholar.com/sat/s/colleges/University-of-Florida-admission-r...

The main difference between weighted and unweighted GPA’s is that weighted GPA’s count the difficulty of your coursework, and an unweighted GPA does not.

To apply for University of Florida, you must take either the SAT or ACT, but more importantly, you need to do well and have and strong application. The average SAT score for UF is an 1874 on the old 2400 SAT scale. “The 25th percentile New SAT score is 1250, and the 75th percentile New SAT score is 1420. In other words, a 1250 on the New SAT places you below average, while a 1420 will move you up to above average.” -http://www.prepscholar.com/sat/s/colleges/University-of-Florida-admission-r...

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The average starting annual salary of a Musical Theatre Actor / Performer in Florida is about $39,368. The national average starting annual salary is $35,924. The median salary for a Musical Theatre Actor / Performer is about $54,112.

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