<p>Once you’ve applied to University of Hartford, do you have to wait until the audition and Hartt app are complete, or will they tell you if you got into the university itself?</p>
<p>Hey. I attended the Hartt Musical Theatre program for three years and am currently on what is called "Active Status" so I can complete work on another job. I would be a fourth year right now, and if anyone has any questions about the program and how it treated me, I would be glad to respond.</p>
<p>be-a-star - University of Hartford acceptance and Hartt acceptance come in one letter after your audition. My D auditioned the end of January and received her letter the middle of March.</p>
<p>CHB, I would love to hear more about what you think about the MT program at the Hartt School, and I am sure others here would like to have that info, as well. Are you glad you enrolled there? What do you consider the program's greatest strengths/weakenesses? How are the dorms, etc.? Anything you could relate would be of use to a lot of people here. </p>
<p>LDE</p>
<p>I am glad that I enrolled at Hartt. I think each school meshes with a different student. It is like finding a pair of pants that fit you. I think the route I took was the best for me. I am originally from California and I wanted to be near NYC but not IN it. The two hour distance allowed me to audition on weekends if I wanted to, and also gives us more opportunities to have many faculty members based in NYC.</p>
<p>I would say the strengths of Hartt ar PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES. Once you enter the Sophomore year, you are required to be in at least one production a semester. Since I am a guy, I got a few more chances than girls did. Between Sophomore and Junior year I did seven shows (including two Shakespeares). There are now six musicals done a year and I strongly believe the student gets the most training by DOING.</p>
<p>I think the weaknesses lie in the dance program. Hartt is always striving to improve it, but there is just not enough time in the schedule to take as much dance as you would like. The dance faculty, however, is fantastic. I learned so much from the various teachers, but only becauses I wanted to. The student who succeeds in dance at Hartt is the student that makes sure their schedule ALLOWS for it. You are not required to take as much dance, and therefore, have to request the classes yourself, which sometimes causes a credit overload in the first two years. Tap and Jazz are .5 credits, so they usually can fit in...its just a matter of switching things around.</p>
<p>The dorms are not terrible and you only need to live in them for one year. I had no problem, but was lucky to have a good roommate. They are made to fit 10 students in each "suite." The "suite" includes four bedrooms (2 dbls and 2 trpls) as well as a common room and two bathroom/showers. In my freshman year, I only had eight guys at most in the suite. I do not know if they still fill the triples. The most important thing to me was that the dorms would not include a lockerroom style shower, which they don't. </p>
<p>The 2nd - 4th years can live in various apartment style housing which, on average, hold four people each. I think the on campus housing was great and I never had a problem with it. </p>
<p>Hartt is also building a partnership with Goodspeed Musicals (Goodspeed Opera House) in East Haddam, CT, which is one of the top regional companies for musical theatre in the country (They premiered shows such as "Annie," "Man of La Mancha," and "All Shook Up"). In the fourth year, they musical theatre students study with new composers and develop three stage readings in a week in residence at the Goodspeed. This is a new thing and my class is actually the first to do the week long event. Ironically enough, the only reason I am not at Hartt this year is because I was cast in the Summer musical at Goodspeed which is currently on a National Tour. </p>
<p>You can message me if you have more personal questions or need more details. I hope I answered what you needed. I am always open to talk about Hartt. I used to help out with talking to the parents and students at auditions and it is something I have missed this year.</p>
<p>CHB1005963297--
I am currently doing some college searching and have heard about Hartt. I have worked with several alumni who have highly recommended the school...
I saw that you were willing to talk about the auditions at Hartt. I would be really happy to know anything and everything about the auditions! Also, if you know any of the statistics like applicants:acceptances that would be great too! Thanks so much!</p>
<p>I am not exactly sure if things have changed this year...but when I helped at auditions last year, this is usually how it went:</p>
<p>You sing two contrasting songs, up-tempo/ballad (pretty much every school does this). They say to have a 32 bar cut of each and the full song. I reccommend bringing it all, but walking in and presenting the 32 bars...if they need to see more, they will ask. There is an accompianist at the Hartt auditions, but I do not think there is one on the regional auditions around the country.</p>
<p>You also need a one minute monologue. I would make sure you get that timed as best you can. </p>
<p>There is a dance audition as well. I did not have one when I auditioned, in fact, mine was via video tape....but the previous dance auditions include a ballet barre warmup, dance combination, and across the floor. The combination differs from year to year.</p>
<p>Those are just the basic facts about the Hartt auditions. Most schools are similar. I auditioned for ten schools in 2002 and they were all variations of the same thing. If you would like more details, let me know.</p>
<p>CHB--Thanks so much for your input!</p>
<p>Being an inexperienced dancer, I am pretty interested in hearing more about the dance aspect of the audition... I know some dance terms, however I have no idea if what you listed is relatively difficult. When I audition, will they place a significant amount of importance on the dance? Or will they focus more the monologue and singing?</p>
<p>What is the intensity level like at Hartt? I know it is loads of work, but it would be nice to hear details...</p>
<p>Again, thank you so much! :)</p>
<p>The accepting process at Hartt depends on the person. I actually think it is the acting that is most significant...but that is just what I know based on the training process. I dont really think the dance audition can break you...but it can make you, if you happen to have a rough vocal or monologue...I have been away for a year, but when I was there, the dance was more there for the person who has a huge dance background and never got a chance to show it in the audition. But like it or not, the industry requires a dance background in most actors anyway...seldom will you get a chance to book a show in the ensemble, without doing a dance auditon...its just the way it is...so I would reccommend working on your dance at whatever school you attend. </p>
<p>i can get into the intensity level later...i have not had a huge amount of time to respond, and I do not want to miss anything..feel free to message me if you have more specific questions.</p>
<p>It's probably early still, but has anyone here applied and hear from Hartt about Fall '06?</p>
<p>Thanks for the info! I just had my audition yesterday and I was really impressed with how entusiastic the students were and how warm the faculty was.</p>
<p>Just out of curiousity, what other schools did you apply to, what were your other options and why did you choose Hartt?</p>