Mapping The College Audition: An MTCA Podcast
1) Northern Michigan University with Bill Digneit
In this College Deep Dive, Bill Digneit the Department Head and Professor of Theatre & Dance at Northern Michigan University chats with MTCA Director Charlie Murphy about: How NMU is a place for ...Show More
2) 2025 Holiday Episode
In this Special 2025 Holiday Episode, Charlie discusses his monthly blog post "The Definitive, Ultimate, Universal, Top Ten List of Acting and Musical Theater Colleges" Subjectivity Statistic...Show More
3) Britney Coleman from the National Tour of Company and Beetlejuice on Bringing Yourself to the Table
In this Artist Exploration, Britney Coleman, from the national tour of Company and Beetlejuice, chats with MTCA Director Charlie Murphy about: 🔴Britney’s journey into theater and majoring in music...Show More
4) Texas Woman’s University with Julio Augustin Matos
In this College Deep Dive, Julio Augustin Matos the Artistic Manager of Musical Theatre at Texas Woman’s University chats about MTCA Director Charlie Murphy about: Texas Woman’s MT program is a b...Show More
5) Emma Flynn Bespolka (MTCA Alum and from West End’s Cluesless) on Being Yourself Is “Popular”
In this Artist Exploration, Emma Flynn, an MTCA Alum and from West End’s Clueless chats with MTCA Director Charlie Murphy about: Be yourself, trust your type, and bring your whole person into the...Show More
6) Montclair State University with Ryan Kasparzcak
In this College Deep Dive, Ryan Kasparzcak the Head of Montclair’s Theatre and Dance and MTCA Director Charlie Murphy discuss: Candid look at their MT program, dance expectations, and admissions ...Show More
7) Sara Jean Ford (The Phantom of the Opera) on the The Aging Ingenue
In this Artist Exploration, Sara Jean Ford from Broadway’s The Phantom of the Opera and MTCA Director Charlie Murphy discuss: Showing colleges “who you are” isn’t a gimmick Grow as an artist b...Show More
8) Arcadia University with Jonathan Shandell and Kathryn Petersen
In this College Deep Dive, Jonathan Shandell and Kathryn Petersen the Co-Program Director of Theater at Arcadia University chat with MTCA Director Charlie Murphy about: Where do you want to live ...Show More
9) Point Park with Michael Campayno
In this College Deep Dive, Michael Campayno — Carnegie Mellon grad, former MTCA coach, and now Director of Musical Theatre at Point Park University — joins MTCA Director Charlie Murphy to discuss: ...Show More
10) Molly Griggs (MTCA Alum & John Proctor Is The Villain) on Taking Risks
In this Artist Exploration, MTCA Alum and Carnegie Mellon graduate Molly Griggs (John Proctor Is The Villain) joins MTCA Director Charlie Murphy for a conversation about: Does the ease of Zoom mak...Show More