Musical Theater Intensive
A FREE five-week musical theater intensive for high school students at The Goodman.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
The Goodman’s Musical Theater Intensive (MTI) is an entirely FREE, five-week pre-professional program, introducing and supplementing the musical theater knowledge of 14 to 18-year-old students in the Chicago metropolitan area. Held at The Goodman’s Alice Rapoport Center for Education and Engagement, this program gives students the opportunity to learn skills from local theater professionals as they enter the rigorous world of musical theater performance.
MTI acquaints students to the demanding lifestyle of musical theater performers as they refine their skills in:
- Acting
- Dancing
- Singing
- Storytelling
- Ensemble Work
Designed to build spaces that validate the voices of its participants and examine their own potential for creativity, MTI introduces students to the essential elements of the creation of musical theater, culminating in a performance on The Goodman’s stage. This ensemble-building program invites students to look beyond the lights and sounds of Broadway to the social, political and cultural implications of musical theater.
Program Dates
The 2026 session of MTI will run Monday through Thursday from 9:30am-4:30pm at The Goodman’s Alice Rapoport Center for Education and Engagement. The program begins on Monday, July 6 and will culminate with a showcase on Monday, August 10.
How To Apply
Each participant is required to submit a video audition with their application that includes an introduction, a 1-minute monologue performance and a 16-32 bar cut of music.
- A monologue is a long speech performed by an actor on stage, film/tv or broadcasting program.
- A bar cut is a section of a song, typically a minute long, used for auditions.
Audition materials and instructions on how to record your self-tape can be found here: 2026 MTI Audition Materials.
Callbacks for this program will take place on Saturday, February 28, 2026 at The Goodman’s Alice Rapoport Center for Education and Engagement located at 170 N. Dearborn St.
To apply and submit your self-tape audition, please fill out the application form below.
Applications close on Friday, February 6.
Please email summerprograms@goodmantheatre.org for all inquires.
Curious?
Watch the full length performance of the 2025 Musical Theater Intensive final performance: The Revolution Will Be Televised.
You can also watch the full length MTI 2024 final performance, Remixed Reality.
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