AMDA INC (AMERICAN MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC ACADEMY)

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AMDA INC (AMERICAN MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC ACADEMY), founded in 1964, is a major nonprofit that reported $110.1M in total revenue in fiscal year 2022.

Mission

THE AMERICAN MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC ACADEMY PROVIDES TWO TRACKS OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE PERFORMING ARTIST. AMDA'S FOUR-YEAR BFA PROGRAM OFFERS BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS DEGREES IN FOUR DISTINCT ARTISTIC AND ACADEMIC PROGRAMS: *BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS IN ACTING *BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS IN MUSICAL THEATRE *BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS IN DANCE THEATRE *BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS IN PERFORMING ARTS THE CONSERVATORY PROGRAM IS A TWO-YEAR CERTIFICATE PROGRAM WHICH OFFERS EDUCATIONAL TRAINING FOR THE PERFORMING ARTIST SEEKING A CAREER IN THE PROFESSIONAL WORLD. THE CONSERVATORY PROGRAMS INCLUDE: *THE STUDIO PROGRAM (STUDIES FOCUS ON ACTING FOR THE STAGE AND SCREEN.) *THE INTEGRATED PROGRAM (STUDIES FOCUS ON ACTING, MUSICAL THEATRE, AND DANCE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTIST.) *THE DANCE PROGRAM. (STUDIES FOCUS ON MULTIPLE DANCE DISCIPLINES ALONG WITH PERFORMING ARTS ELECTIVES.) PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS IN ACTING THE BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS IN ACTING IS A FOUR-YEAR, 120 CREDIT PROGRAM OF STUDY, DEVISED TO PROVIDE BOTH COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION/TRAINING AND A SOLID FOUNDATION OF LIBERAL ARTS/GENERAL EDUCATION COURSE WORK FOR THE PERFORMING ARTIST. THE PERFORMING ARTS COMPONENT CONSISTS OF 90 CREDITS OF COURSE WORK WHICH PROVIDES ARTISTIC TRAINING IN ACTING FOR STAGE, FILM, AND TELEVISION. THIS COMPREHENSIVE REGIMEN IS DESIGNED TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR A CAREER IN THE PERFORMING ARTS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON ACTING. A SAMPLE OF THE COURSE OFFERINGS FOR THE ARTISTIC STUDIES INCLUDE: VOICE PRODUCTION AND SPEECH-FOUNDATIONS AND TECHNIQUE; ACTING FOUNDATIONS; ACTING FOR THE CAMERA-BEGINNING, INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED; ACTING-SCENE STUDY; ENSEMBLE ACTING; EXPLORING CONTEMPORARY THEATRE; ACTING STYLES; STAGE COMBAT-UNARMED; SHAKESPEARE; IMPROVISATIONAL ACTING-FOUNDATIONS, TECHNIQUES, AND ADVANCED TECHNIQUE; DIRECTING-THE ACTOR'S EXPERIENCE; ACTING-ADVANCED SCENE STUDY; DIALECTS-DIRECTED STUDIES; CLASSICAL REPERTOIRE; AUDITION TECHNIQUES; ONE-ACTS; FILM GENRE; ACTING TECHNIQUES; FILM SURVEY FOR THE ACTOR-BEGINNING AND ADVANCED; INDUSTRY WORKSHOP; STAGE COMBAT-SINGLE SWORD; MUSICIANSHIP; TV GENRES; DANCE AND MOVEMENT FOR THE ACTOR; ADVANCED AUDITION FOR THE CAMERA; ADVANCED TECHNIQUES AND SCENE APPLICATIONS; DIRECTING-THE DIRECTOR'S EXPERIENCE; SHORT FILMS; AUDITION PORTFOLIO-ACTING; INDUSTRY AND NETWORKING; INDUSTRY EVENT; PERFORMANCE ELECTIVES/PRACTICUM THROUGHOUT THE FOUR-YEAR PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARTIST. A BFA IN ACTING ALSO REQUIRES 30 CREDITS OF CRITICAL STUDIES WHICH BROADEN THE STUDENT'S EDUCATION WITH A DIVERSE CURRICULUM OF ACADEMIC STUDIES. THE CRITICAL STUDIES, OR GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDE COURSES SUCH AS ENGLISH, HUMANITIES, SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY, AND BUSINESS. THESE REQUIRED COURSES, ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL ELECTIVES IN THE CRITICAL STUDIES COMPONENT, INCLUDE A WIDE RANGE OF CULTURAL, ACADEMIC, AND HISTORICAL STUDIES. THESE CLASSES ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO FURTHER DEVELOP THE STUDENTS UNDERSTANDING OF THE ARTISTIC AND CREATIVE PROCESS. THE ACADEMIC COURSEWORK FOR THIS COMPONENT OF THE PERFORMER'S TRAINING FURTHER SUPPORTS THE ARTIST'S PROFESSIONAL CAREER PATH WITH A WIDER DIVERSIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL AND CRITICAL STUDIES. THE INTEGRATION OF THESE UNIQUELY DESIGNED CRITICAL STUDIES COURSES FOR THE PERFORMING ARTIST ALONG WITH THE INTENSIVE ARTISTIC TRAINING IN THE PERFORMING ARTS AND ACTING COMBINE TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE PERFORMANCE EDUCATION PREPARING THE GRADUATE FOR THE CHALLENGES OF THE PROFESSIONAL WORLD. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS IN MUSICAL THEATRE THE BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS IN MUSICAL THEATRE IS A FOUR-YEAR, 120 CREDIT PROGRAM OF STUDY, DEVISED TO PROVIDE BOTH COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION/TRAINING AND A SOLID FOUNDATION OF LIBERAL ARTS/GENERAL EDUCATION COURSE WORK FOR THE PERFORMING ARTIST. THE PERFORMING ARTS COMPONENT CONSISTS OF 90 CREDITS OF COURSE WORK WHICH INTEGRATES THE DISCIPLINES OF ACTING, VOICE, DANCE, AND MUSICAL THEATRE. THIS COMPREHENSIVE REGIMEN IS DESIGNED TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR A CAREER IN THE PERFORMING ARTS WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON MUSICAL THEATRE. A SAMPLE OF THE COURSE OFFERINGS FOR THE ARTISTIC STUDIES INCLUDE: MUSICAL THEATRE TECHNIQUES FOR STAGE AND FILM; VOICE PRODUCTION AND SPEECH; DANCE AND MOVEMENT FOR THE ACTOR; ACTING FOUNDATIONS AND TECHNIQUES; MUSICAL THEATRE STYLES FOR STAGE AND FILM; ENSEMBLE COMBINATIONS; MUSICAL THEATRE SCENE STUDY; DANCE (BEGINNING, INTERMEDIATE, AND ADVANCED)-BALLET, TAP, JAZZ; MUSICIANSHIP; DANCE AND MOVEMENT FOR THE ACTOR; MUSICAL THEATRE AUDITION PREPARATION; ENSEMBLE COMBINATIONS; STAGE COMBAT-UNARMED; PERFORMING AND PRODUCING CABARET; MUSICAL THEATRE-STYLES, SCENES, AND AUDITION PREPARATION; ACTING SCENE STUDY; ROLES AND READINGS; ADVANCED MUSICIANSHIP-SIGHT SINGING; ADVANCED AUDITION FOR THE CAMERA; MUSICAL THEATRE DANCE COMBINATIONS; ACTING FOR THE CAMERA-BEGINNING, INTERMEDIATE, AND ADVANCED; AUDITION PORTFOLIO-MUSICAL THEATRE AND ACTING; INDUSTRY NETWORKING; INDIVIDUAL VOICE TRAINING IN FOUNDATIONS AND TECHNIQUE; PERFORMANCE ELECTIVES/PRACTICUM THROUGHOUT THE FOUR-YEAR PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARTIST. A BFA IN MUSICAL THEATRE ALSO REQUIRES 30 CREDITS OF CRITICAL STUDIES WHICH BROADEN THE STUDENT'S EDUCATION WITH A DIVERSE CURRICULUM OF ACADEMIC STUDIES. THE CRITICAL STUDIES, OR GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDE COURSES SUCH AS ENGLISH, HUMANITIES, SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY, AND BUSINESS. THESE REQUIRED COURSES, ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL ELECTIVES IN THE CRITICAL STUDIES COMPONENT, INCLUDE A WIDE RANGE OF CULTURAL, ACADEMIC, AND HISTORICAL STUDIES. THESE CLASSES ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO FURTHER DEVELOP THE STUDENTS UNDERSTANDING OF THE ARTISTIC AND CREATIVE PROCESS. THE ACADEMIC COURSEWORK FOR THIS COMPONENT OF THE PERFORMER'S TRAINING FURTHER SUPPORTS THE ARTIST'S PROFESSIONAL CAREER PATH WITH A WIDER DIVERSIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL AND CRITICAL STUDIES. THE INTEGRATION OF THESE UNIQUELY DESIGNED CRITICAL STUDIES COURSES FOR THE PERFORMING ARTIST ALONG WITH THE INTENSIVE ARTISTIC TRAINING IN THE PERFORMING ARTS AND MUSICAL THEATRE COMBINE TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE PERFORMANCE EDUCATION PREPARING THE GRADUATE FOR THE CHALLENGES OF THE PROFESSIONAL WORLD. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS IN DANCE THEATRE THE BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS IN DANCE THEATRE IS A FOUR-YEAR, 120 CREDIT PROGRAM OF STUDY, DEVISED TO PROVIDE BOTH COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION/TRAINING AND A SOLID FOUNDATION OF LIBERAL ARTS/GENERAL EDUCATION COURSE WORK FOR THE PERFORMING ARTIST. THE PERFORMING ARTS COMPONENT CONSISTS OF 90 CREDITS OF COURSE WORK WHICH INTEGRATES THE DISCIPLINES OF DANCE, ACTING, VOICE, AND MUSICAL THEATRE. THIS COMPREHENSIVE REGIMEN IS DESIGNED TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR A CAREER IN THE PERFORMING ARTS WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON DANCE THEATRE. A SAMPLE OF THE COURSE OFFERINGS FOR THE ARTISTIC STUDIES INCLUDE: ONE-HOUR DAILY WARM-UP; DANCE-BALLET, JAZZ, MODERN, TAP, CONTEMPORARY, HIP-HOP (ALL LEVELS); VOICE PRODUCTION AND SPEECH-FOUNDATIONS AND TECHNIQUES; ACTING FOUNDATIONS; ACTING FOR THE CAMERA; ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE; PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN DANCE; MUSICIANSHIP; DANCE FOR THE CAMERA-BEGINNING AND ADVANCED; EXPLORATION OF DANCE STYLES; CHOREOGRAPHY-THE DANCER'S EXPERIENCE; IMPROVISATIONAL DANCE; DANCE AUDITION TECHNIQUES-BEGINNING AND ADVANCED; CHOREOGRAPHY-THE CHOREOGRAPHER'S EXPERIENCE; INDUSTRY AND NETWORKING FOR DANCE THEATRE; INDUSTRY WORKSHOP; DANCE COMPANY PROJECT/PERFORMANCE PRACTICUM THROUGHOUT THE FOUR-YEAR PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARTIST. A BFA IN DANCE THEATRE ALSO REQUIRES 30 CREDITS OF CRITICAL STUDIES WHICH BROADEN THE STUDENT'S EDUCATION WITH A DIVERSE CURRICULUM OF ACADEMIC STUDIES. THE CRITICAL STUDIES, OR GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDE COURSES SUCH AS ENGLISH, HUMANITIES, SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY, AND BUSINESS. THESE REQUIRED COURSES, ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL ELECTIVES IN THE CRITICAL STUDIES COMPONENT, INCLUDE A WIDE RANGE OF CULTURAL, ACADEMIC, AND HISTORICAL STUDIES. THESE CLASSES ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO FURTHER DEVELOP THE STUDENTS UNDERSTANDING OF THE ARTISTIC AND CREATIVE PROCESS. THE ACADEMIC COURSEWORK FOR THIS COMPONENT OF THE PERFORMER'S TRAINING FURTHER SUPPORTS THE ARTIST'S PROFESSIONAL CAREER PATH WITH A WIDER DIVERSIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL AND CRITICAL STUDIES. THE INTEGRATION OF THESE UNIQUELY DESIGNED CRITICAL STUDIES COURSES FOR THE PERFORMING ARTIST ALONG WITH THE INTENSIVE ARTISTIC TRAINING IN THE PERFORMING ARTS AND DANCE THEATRE COMBINE TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE PERFORMANCE EDUCATION PREPARING THE GRADUATE FOR THE CHALLENGES OF THE PROFESSIONAL WORLD.

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