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U-MUSTHE-M - Musical Theater - Minor

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Students participate in a Theater Studies Mainstage production of the rock opera musical "Rent" by Jonathan Larsson, directed by Professor Chauntee' Schuler Irving, in the Reynolds Industries Theater, Bryan Center, Duke University, April 2023.

A total of five courses are required for the minor, and students must earn grades of C- or above in all courses that count for the minor.

  • Theater Studies 209 (How Musicals Work)

  • Theater Studies 125S (American Musicals)

  • Two required courses in practice, which may be chosen from the following courses:

    • Theater Studies 211 (Musical Theater Workshop: Performance)

    • Theater Studies 212 (Musical Theater Workshop: Creation)

    • Theater Studies 215 (The Singing Actor)

    • Theater Studies 241 (Cabaret Workshop)

    • Theater Studies 255S (Directing)

    • Theater Studies 347S (The Moving and Sounding Body)

  • One additional course at or above the 100-level, which may be an additional course in practice or an academic seminar on a topic related to musical theater