<p>So there are 64 x 4 kids auditioning for new studio musicals? Plus any acting kids?</p>
<p>A few things…first of all, New Studio, so far, just has a freshmen class. Next year, it will have a freshmen and sophomore class and a new class will be added thereafter. Freshmen at Tisch may not audition to be in productions. </p>
<p>However, there are about 100 productions at Tisch per year. Studio only productions are just one kind of production. There are mainstage productions for all of Tisch. There are student run musicals. There are student directing project productions and so on. I don’t know how studio level productions at New Studio will work but at CAP21, when my D attended, there was a studio wide musical in the fall and a musical for second year Cappies and a musical for third year Cappies in the spring. Not every student can be cast. But every student can audition for the myriad of other productions at Tisch, not just at their own studio. For example, when my D was in CAP21, she did not even audition and perform in any CAP21 productions as she was in other productions on campus every year.</p>
<p>Currently, my D (who is an alum) is the musical director for a musical that is either all third years or just second and third year Cap21 students, that is being directed by Kent Gash, who is the head of New Studio. Not every CAP kid who tried out was cast, but the show was not open to all four years of students, nor all of Tisch, as one example. That same group of students also were eligible for another spring musical just for their studio as well. And of course, to try out for many other productions going on all over Tisch.</p>
<p>It appears that people have been hearing accepted and rejected decisions from Tisch…still haven’t heard a thing. My daughter says that the website is not giving an updated status. Is anyone else still waiting to hear?</p>
<p>It is an email and I highly recommend you call admissions for Tisch asap</p>
<p>Also-- check your spam/junk email filter!! My acceptance email was filtered into the “junk” email folder and I didn’t see it for a few days :)</p>
<p>Cheezncrackers- Do you think the MT productions for the New School will be similar to the productions for CAP 21 or do you think there will be a whole new feel? I’m talking about the mix of revivals, new shows, avant garde shows, dance-tap shows, etc.</p>
<p>You know, I’m not sure, yet. We recently had a studio Q and A session with Liz Bradley, chair of the drama dept, and Kent Gash, our studio head. He talked about the studio productions to start out as projects in the first year or two, and the productions later becoming full-scale productions. Right now I have the feel that we’ll have a healthy balance between sparkly, Broadway-style shows, straight acting pieces, and avant-garde. Right now, Kenneth Mitchell, one acting teacher is directing Sweet Charity, one of CAP 21’s productions, and Kent Gash is directing Assassins, the second CAP show. So if that’s any indication, New Studio is just as serious about working on musical productions as CAP is.</p>
<p>Also, in addition to our 64 MT’s, we have around 30 acting-track students. So we definitely won’t have all musical productions. Kent Gash made it clear that all MT’s will have opportunities to be in straight plays, and all acting-track students will have opportunities to be in the studio musicals.</p>
<p>Something that we are really excited about as well is that MT’s will be working with students from the Graduate Musical Theatre writing program, and Acting-Track students will be working with students from the Dramatic Writing Program. We’re not sure when that will happen, but Kent is serious about us being a part of creating new theatre.</p>
<p>Thanks for all that good info! :)</p>
<p>The program sounds very exciting. Thank you for giving us the inside scoop!</p>
<p>Just spent an evening with my D’s friend who is finishing freshman year at NSB, and WOW, do they a) work them hard b) challenge them and c) create a supportive environment. She said that a big difference between CAP21 and NSB is that NSB incorporates a variety of musical styles right off the bat, in recognition that today’s musical theater is like that, with a wide variety of musical and dance influences.</p>
<p>I’m not sure the extent of your knowledge on the admissions process, but I was wondering what weight previous experience has on admission to Tisch’s MT program at the New Studio. I’m a junior now and am definitely applying, but I haven’t been in a sweeping number of productions. Basically, I did my school play every year, getting smaller parts some years and leads other years, and I did community theater during the summer and this past year during the winter. Being classically trained in ballet, I didn’t have enormous amounts of time for local shows. I have decent acedemics, though (3.65 GPA, 2200 SAT), and I’m really excited about my audition pieces. How much do you think previous experience affects admissions decisions?</p>
<p>Talent and potential are more important than your resume, except insofar as it shows passion, dedication and persistence. I know two students who are in MT at Tisch who came in only with high school show experience. </p>
<p>They want kids who can be trained, not just kids who come in already whiz bang professionals… (or semi-professionals)…</p>
<p>How important would you say grades/SAT scores were in getting in, especially if you focused on the MT program? People keep telling me they place emphasis on your audition, but others say they care more about grades/scores. Any thoughts? Thanks!</p>
<p>Your academics count 50% of the admissions decision and the audition counts 50% of the admissions decision at NYU/Tisch for the BFA program in MT. BOTH are important in terms of being accepted.</p>
<p>You have to “pass” both reviews. For example, if you pass the artistic review, but not the academic one, they will not reconsider you just because you had a great audition.</p>
<p>I think that the applicants who have passed both reviews are looked at again to see who is actually admitted. And in this process, too, a very strong academic student might have an edge over some in the pile who were on the lower end of the academic stats in the pile…or vice versa, I suppose – where an outstanding audition compensates for a bit lower in the stats when compared to the others at this stage-- but stats that already were deemed up to NYU standards. </p>
<p>(the preceding paragraph is simply guesswork on my part about what happens after the artistic and academic reviews are first completed).</p>
<p>Are a lot of non-dancers accepted into the program? How important would you say dance is in the admissions decision? I’m planning to take private lessons with a dance instructor starting mid-July (because he’s not free until then) but I know I won’t be able to become on par with those who’ve been dancing for years in a few months. </p>
<p>Also, I’ve not really been able to gain that much experience in performing, mainly because I do Model United Nations instead of the school play, as my school has one of the best high school programs in the world and I’m also interested in politics. I’ve tried doing things outside school but it’s pretty much impossible to do so because my school has a strict policy on absences and the rehearsal schedule for any of the shows that have cropped up would cause so many absences that I wouldn’t receive credit for half my classes. I plan to audition for the school play this year, but I’m not sure if I’ll get a lead or anything, partly because of the politics involved in our performing arts program and partly because, as I said, I’m not a strong dancer. Would my lack of experience negatively impact me? That said, however, I have been singing for years and taking private lessons as well as participating in the school’s Show Choir, and I am currently taking (and acing) IB HL Theatre.</p>
<p>@maheksico, I’ll answer your dance question from my experience:
I took a few dance classes (broadway jazz, one ballet class) in middle school and freshman year of high school, and I had to stop classes altogether b/c I had too many activities to fit dance into my schedule. I went into the NYU dance audition knowing I would by FAR not be the best dancer there (and I was right) but I put as much energy and personality into my dancing, and I got in. There’s no way to fake years of training and technique, and they teach you dance once you get here. I have learned SO SO much in my dance classes this past year, and to be honest, I’m glad I spent my time in high school focusing on my grades, my singing technique, high school shows, etc. instead of running myself ragged trying to catch up with dance classes. (Not to say that this is the right choice for all people-- many of my NYU friends are AMAZING dancers and have been training for years and years, but still managed to get great grades)
The dance teachers- especially Byron Easely (head of dance at NSB) and Dell Howlett are so supportive and nurturing to me and my fellow “fancers” (fake-dancers) and they’ve taught us not only technique, but also a love for dance and movement that I hadn’t really felt before I came to NSB. I started as a fancer, but I feel like I am truly growing into a dancer.</p>
<p>Hi! I just have a few questions about the New Studio!</p>
<p>Are the dance classes broken down by level? Do they test everyone the first week of school? </p>
<p>How are the private voice teachers assigned? If it’s not working out, are you allowed to switch voice teachers or request a certain teacher?</p>
<p>What do most students do during the summer? Does NYU help students to find paid summer stock work?</p>
<p>There are a bunch of 2 credit theater electives like Stage Combat & Audition Technique . Can those be used as Theater Electives? Or do they have to be used as free electives?</p>
<p>I understand that the New Studio didn’t produce any shows last year because it was the first year. Do you know if the studio will be doing any shows this year?</p>
<p>When will the season be announced for the New Studio as well as Stageworks?</p>
<p>I am guessing there are recording studios at NYU because of the music program at Tisch, but are those only for those students majoring in music? Or can any student use a recording studio?</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>There are no distribution requirement for theater electives. You have to take your studio training and seven semesters of theater studies (which are academic in nature, in terms of literary / historical / stylistic analysis), as well as specified general education number of credits. The rest of the credits you can take as you want, in theater and / or in the other colleges.</p>
<p>New Studio didn’t produce any shows because it only had a freshman class, and as you may know, Tisch Drama students do not perform in shows their first year. All the freshman are required to tech an upper class show.</p>
<p>That’s all I can help you with!</p>
<p>I have been searching for the NSOB curriculum that states the credit requirements and this is all that I could find:</p>
<p>[The</a> New Studio on Broadway: Tisch School of the Arts at NYU](<a href=“http://drama.tisch.nyu.edu/object/dr_newstudio.html]The”>http://drama.tisch.nyu.edu/object/dr_newstudio.html)</p>
<p>the download to the right gives a SAMPLE schedule, but I am looking for more info on what this BFA program offers and how many credits are devoted to each subject. Can anyone help me?</p>