About Us

The Musical Theatre Department of the Youth Performing Arts High School of Louisville, Kentucky is a comprehensive four year integrated program wherein a student studies Singing, Acting and Dance (Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Theatre & World Dance).  The curriculum is designed to provide the young artist the all round training they will need to gain entry into the top level Musical Theatre training programs in Colleges, Universities or Conservatories.

The Musical Theatre Major is an extremely demanding curriculum, both physically and academically.  During their four years the Musical Theatre Majors have the advantage of studying with many of the master teachers in the departments of Theatre, Dance and Vocal Music.  Every class has approximately 8 to 15 students  so each student receives hundreds of hours of personalized and individual instruction.    

YPAS Alum, Shannon O'Bryan, stars as Peggy Sawyer in the National Tour of 42nd Street.

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FACULTY

Musical Theatre Department Chair:  Julie Dingman Evans
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Vocal Music and Music Theory: Tim Murner

Acting: 
Jane Jones, Katie Weible, Brian Hinds,
Julie Dingman Evans

Dance:  Julie Dingman Evans, Lora Ruttan, David Cesler
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Choral music:  Jacob Cook

Curriculum

9th Grade:  Fundamentals of Dance; Beginning Acting; Vocal Development
10th Grade:  Intermediate Dance Techniques (Ballet, Modern); Musical Theatre Lab; Vocal Ensemble
11th Grade:  American Musical Theatre: Intermediate MT Acting, Solo & Ensemble Voice, Intermediate Music Theory; Intermediate Dance Techniques for Musical Theatre, Audition Preparation for GSA and summer programs
12th Grade:  Advanced MT Acting, Advanced Solo and Ensemble Voice; Advanced Music Theory; Advanced Dance Techniques for Musical Theatre, College Audition preparation.

Publications

Interviews