<p>Has anyone ever seen one of Webster's Senior Showcase's? Is it just acting or do they actually put on a show with singing and dancing as well?</p>
<p>byorkman,</p>
<p>My Ss traveled to NYC for spring break and caught the senior showcase. Let me ask them to reply to you...as they saw it firsthand. May 15th the seniors have their LA showcase. Last year they had the opportunity to read for an upcoming Clint Eastwood film...the casting director for Mr. CE is a Webster alum...that helps. </p>
<p>Anyway....I'll get some answers and hopefully soon.</p>
<p>SUE aka 5pants</p>
<p>Thanks Sue! I figured I should use your name now that we will be getting well acquainted this Fall!</p>
<p>Absolutely!! Feel free to call me Sue. We just got back from Webster this afternoon as we were just down there this weekend...lots of excitement already for next year.</p>
<p>Hey- about Senior Showcases, I was able to go to New York this spring break and see Webster's Senior Showcase, which took place right in Times Square. Webster's senior showcase consists of scenes for all the students with monologues for the acting majors and songs for the musical theatre majors. There is also a group song that all of the students participate in. Each student gets an incredible opportunity to show their stuff- and it is truly a celebration of everything they've worked on in their professional acting training. Just thought I'd help out- if you have any questions- I'd be happy to answer them.</p>
<p>Alex</p>
<p>Thanks Alex! See you this Fall! I believe we are already friends on facebook.</p>
<p>I know the freshman aren't allowed to perform in any mainstage or outside productions, but is there like a freshman review or something of the sort? And if there is what is it like?</p>
<p>I was wondering the same thing. I hope there is a frehsman showcase at the end of the year, I know some schools do that.
Also what are these "infamous" caberet's everyone speaks of?
Oh and do freshman crew all the mainstage shows?
One more, when should I take my four gen ed classes, should I take one my freshman year?
Thanks</p>
<p>byorkman and rpallante,</p>
<p>You two make me laugh....it IS sooo exciting isn't it?!!</p>
<p>I will make sure a student jumps in here to answer your questions...as they would be much more accurate with their answers. It may take perhaps a week to answer though as the students are currently busy with tweeking their jury showcases for the faculty...unless one has a quick moment.</p>
<p>Oh yes, the infamous Cabarets...the last one for this year is tomorrow night....the Cabarets are put on by the juniors.</p>
<p>SUE aka 5pants</p>
<p>byorkman-</p>
<p>There is a conservatory showing at the end of each semester. Freshman do scenes for the Spring Semester Showing- it is sort of an reveal, and a lot of fun, and one of the most anticipated showings. </p>
<p>rpallante-</p>
<p>Cabarets are put on by the Junior class. They come from years before I came to Webster. Currently my class will be donating a large sum of money to the seniors for their LA showcase, with the profits from our cabarets. </p>
<p>There will be people from all classes on the mainstage crews. However, since there is no available casting for Freshman, they tend to end up on the larger crews that are more than not mainstage. </p>
<p>The Conservatory will guide you on the best time to take your gen-eds. It is a tight schedule. I didn't start taking my gen-eds actually until Junior year- but that is just because I had a lot of ground to cover first. </p>
<p>Hope this Helps</p>
<p>Alex</p>
<p>Okay last one (lol). Is it true that I won't be able to take jazz or tap until my junior year and that I won't have room to take the advanced levels of ballet? I talked to the head of the dance program because I want to minor in dance and she said it would be no problem to begin it my freshman year. But after talking with some of the MT majors on facebook, they said that you won't really be able to take focus on you minor until your jr. year. I mean the St. Louis ballet is about 25 minutes away, but I don't want to have to do that when webster IS an accredited dance program. I dance professionally and do a variety of styles (emphasis on ballet, jazz, and tap) so it's EXTREMELY important to me that I continue to progress in not only my music and acting, but dance training as well.</p>
<p>I'm just worried that I'll lose what I've already worked SO HARD to gain you know.</p>
<p>hey there, I am a junior MT major....I just wanted to let you know that you can start off in the levels of dance that you are prepared to take. Freshman year that might just be ballet 2 and jazz 2. Ballet 2 is four times a week. My friend is starting to puruse his dance minor his junior year, but he has been taking dance classes consistenly throughout. Next year many of us will be taking Jazz 3. So to sum up: yes you can take dance! :o) hope that helps.</p>
<p>Has a new department head been hired for musical theatre? I'm thinking it might be Lara Teeter, but the Webster faculty page doesn't say.</p>
<p>thanks.</p>
<p>Try this link:</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>That's exactly what I needed. Thanks!</p>
<p>So if Lara Teeter is coming to Webster, who is taking over Shenandoah?</p>
<p>jacksdad,</p>
<p>I am afraid that is a question for the Shenandoah thread. Sorry we can't answer that.</p>
<p>Can anyone shed any information on the Scenic Design program? Interviews? Acceptance? Thanks.</p>
<p>Hello,</p>
<p>If you go to the Webster University web page (webster.edu) and then go to "academic programs" then "theatre and Dance" you will get to The Conservatory.</p>
<p>We have a very strong production program with majors in scene,costume,lighting,make-up and sound design; technical production; costume construction and stage management It is sequential and it tightly tied to opportunities with The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (both located on campus) in addition do internships with other professional theatres. Just about all of our graduates are place in the workplace or at graduate schools of their choice. We review the applicants through interview and portfolio evaluation and can do so at any place we have auditions: Unifieds, certain Thespian Conferences and on campus. Our goal is to have an entering class of production students of about 18 and 6 stage managers. The production students can vary by major and we do not have a specific quota for any area. Another important aspect of our program is that we are just about the only program in the country that has as a policy that all of the Conservatory Season's productions are designed by our undergraduate students. We do not have a graduate program and the faculty design for professional theatres in the region. Our undergrads do have a pretty full portfolio when they do their showcase in New York each March. Go to the web page, you will see photographs of their work. Of course, please ask any questions you might have.</p>
<p>Thanks for that descriptive response. I have a few more questions. So is it a very hard program to get into? I have a well-sized portfolio right now of some work and am putting together some of my artwork, but what are they looking at to accept you in to the program? Is it 18 total for ALL design majors? Thanks for taking your time to answer these questions.</p>