About MTO
MTO is the musical theatre organization within The New School community. Our mission is to create a company capable of performing throughout the school and the city. We are a group of performers, directors, stage hands and managers, costumers, musicians, theatre lovers, composers, writers, and dramaturgs who use our talents to create cabarets and full-scale musical theatre productions.
Our objective is to create a musical theatre company within The New School of students, alumni, and faculty who are able to perform full length productions. We hope to:
Some programs we will be working to establish include:
If you are interested in joining us please visit our Contact page and we can set up a meeting!
Our objective is to create a musical theatre company within The New School of students, alumni, and faculty who are able to perform full length productions. We hope to:
- Establish a strong musical theatre community within The New School
- Promote the education of the community in musical theatre through performance, discussion, readings, classes, guest speakers, and excursions
- Prepare members for future theatrical endeavors, primarily through classes, building repertoire, and performance opportunities
- Continue to work on our craft, practice, and learn from our peers in a supportive community setting
- Have open discussion about the musical theatre community, auditions, musical theatre history, and news
- Form alliances with student and professional organizations outside of The New School
- Create more performance opportunities for members of The New School community
Some programs we will be working to establish include:
- Monthly to bi-weekly cabaret performances
- Master classes
- Guest Speakers
- Full-length performances
- Group tickets for performances in the city
- Workshop new works / performing student compositions
- Attendance at important theatre community events
- Charity performances / Donation of funds to various theatre-related organizations
- Spring performance for industry (agents, managers, etc)
If you are interested in joining us please visit our Contact page and we can set up a meeting!