Pre-Professional Program

Pre-Professional Program

Grades 4-12

ATMTC Academy’s Pre-Professional Program prepares committed and gifted students in grades 4–12 for college and/or a professional career in the performing arts, led by a highly qualified faculty. The Pre-Professional Program curriculum provides students with inclusive training in Acting, Music, Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Voice & Speech, and Performance.

AUDITION PROCESS & APPLICATION

New students are accepted into the program by audition only. ATMTC Academy faculty and staff evaluate each student based on singing, dancing, and acting ability. Acceptance is at the sole discretion of ATMTC Academy faculty and staff.

The Pre-Professional Program admits a finite number of students to its program each season and accepts only those students who possess and demonstrate exceptional talent and ability in singing, dancing, and acting.  The Pre-Professional program is ideally suited for students who have experience in technique training and are interested in pursuing musical theatre through college or career.

2023–2024 digital auditions will be accepted until October 21, 2023. 

To audition digitally:

  1. Set yourself up for success! Follow these tips on auditioning digitally: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdcrPWg2b20 
  2. Announce yourself as well as the songs you’re going to sing with the name of the composers. You may accompany yourself or use a karaoke track. 
  3. Sing 32 bars of 2 contrasting musical theatre songs (one slow, one uptempo). 
  4. Recite a monologue around 1 minute in length. If you do not have a monologue, feel free to choose a poem to recite.
  5. Auditioners will also be requested to showcase some dance and movement. If you would like, you can learn this choreography: https://youtu.be/rAF8bruuVPA?si=D18bWojvU5Zn_cv2
  6. Please send in your digital audition along with a headshot and resume to Academy Program Manager, Juliana Quirino, at jquirino@adventuretheatre-mtc.org
 

Tuition & Scholarships

The full-year tuition is $4,680.

Did you know? Adventure Theatre MTC Academy does not turn anyone away if they are in need of financial assistance. Call 301.251.5766 to learn about scholarships or click here.

ANNUAL SCHEDULE

Pre-Professional training is a 5-hour weekly program held on Saturdays from 12pm to 4:45pm. 

Annual Enrollment: September 2023 – May 2024

Conferences: 

Winter Break: 

PERFORMANCES

Company members participate in multiple performances each year, including but not limited to: special events, Evening of Scenes/Monologue Slam, Pre-Professional Company Cabaret, and a Capstone production in May. 

IN THEIR OWN WORDS

FACULTY

ATMTC hires the most educated and talented musical theater education professionals in the D.C. and New York regions. Among our staff for the current program year, we are proud to employ qualified individuals who are:

  • Graduate degree holders in musical theater, theater, and youth education from top national institutions
  • Musical theater professors at prominent regional universities
  • Professional and award-winning musical theater choreographers, singers, and directors

Note: Faculty is subject to change, without notice.

ALUMNI

Many of ATMTC’s former students have gone on to do amazing things in their lives and careers. From Law & Order to Wicked, you’re likely to find more ATMTC Alumni on TV, Film and Broadway stages than any other pre-professional training program in the country.  Many of our alumni have attended the best musical theater colleges in the country, including: