After months of an internal assessment, the School of Theatre, Film & Television eliminated musical theater, opting to devote resources to film and TV programs.
After halting new admissions last fall and a months-long self-assessment of its curriculum, the University of Arizona College of Fine Arts last week announced it is eliminating musical theater from the School of Theatre, Film & Television.
People are also reading… Students currently enrolled in musical theater will be able to finish their degrees and school officials, in a written notice by College of Fine Arts Dean Andrew Schulz posted Feb. 16 on the school's website, said fully produced musicals will continue to be produced through the end of the 2025-26 academic year.
“This is one of the most exciting developments in our field nationally,” Brant Law Pope, the school's interim director, said in a written statement. “That’s the most important element in this change. In virtually no other university in North America can actors, designers and technicians receive training in live theatre, film, television and entertainment media in the same program.
"This whole thing is just upsetting. I'm feeling sad and angry at the same time," Lisa Pierce, a former marketing director at the School of Theatre, Film & Television, posted on the school's Facebook after the news was released."The program evolved into something wonderful over the years. The training was among the best in the country. To be an alum from this program came with prestige.
In November, a memo of possible scenarios including eliminating musical theater was leaked, prompting an online petition at change.org that garnered nearly 3,500 signatures. "All university programs must continually assess their focus and, from time to time, must pause to ensure that the needs of current and future student populations are being met and that curriculum remains in step with the direction of the disciplines," Pope wrote in his email interview; he was not available to answer additional questions by phone.
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