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"Broadway World" featured Pace University's School of Performing Arts (PPA) in "Pace University's School Of Performing Arts Welcomes Incoming Freshman Class"
"Broadway World" featured Pace University's School of Performing Arts (PPA) in "Pace University's School Of Performing Arts Welcomes Incoming Freshman Class"
Pace University's School of Performing Arts (PPA) welcomed 176 star freshmen to their graduating class of 2022. The school received a record number of applications this year from six continents with over 3,700 hopefuls vying for a spot at the innovative performing arts school. Applications from the United States were received from 49 states as well as Puerto Rico.
"I am impressed by the immense talent of the students and the drive and focus they have demonstrated to get to this point," said Jorge Cacheiro, executive director, Pace School of Performing Arts. "Our faculty members are extremely excited to teach and train them over the next four years."
The students are already busy with rehearsals for the first shows of the season: "Boeing Boeing," "Les Miserablés in Concert," and "Sunday in the Park with George." Additionally, students in the International Performance Ensemble are continuing their work on an original piece they began this summer in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, based on George Orwell's "Animal Farm."
Pace University's School of Performing Arts offers a wide range of groundbreaking programs including acting, directing, stage management, commercial dance, musical theater, stage design and a program geared towards acting for film, TV, voiceovers, and commercials.
Earlier this month, Playbill ranked Pace University in their top ten most represented colleges on Broadway in the 2018-2019 season.
Last month, Onstage Blog, which last year ranked the Pace School of Performing Arts number one in New York State, ranked PPA's Musical Theater major number four in the country, its Acting major number 6 in the country, its Commercial Dance major number 16 in the country, and its Production and Design major number 23 in the country.
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