Stats At-A-Glance

7048

Prescreen Passes
in the last 4 years

254

Audition-Based Schools to which our students were accepted
in the last 4 years

97%

of students received Audition-Based Acceptances
in the last 4 years

$124M+

in scholarship money offered
in the last 4 years

Students Coached Around the World

sv

Sweden

2022 brought us our first student from Sweden! Jamie Gale will be attending the Actors Studio in Stockholm in the fall.

sd

San Diego, CA

Alongside our headquarters in NYC, MTCA has a substantial presence in Southern California, with coaches based in San Diego and LA. In fact, we offer a Mock Audition in San Diego each year.

toronto

Toronto, Canada

“Look what’s happened to Maple!” Toronto is the #1 Canadian city for MTCA students. Over 19 students have hailed from Ontario in the past 4 years!

pa

Pittsburgh, PA

MTCA had its humble beginnings in Pittsburgh, PA (hometown of our founder Ellen Lettrich). It’s also the hometown of Directors Leo Ash Evens and Charlie Murphy, both Carnegie Mellon grads.

ny

New York, NY

Keep spreading the news! While we offer virtual coaching with students everywhere, our main headquarters for our events and in-person coaching is in NYC — the heart of the theater industry!

tx

Texas

Big Tex brings some Big Talent! Over 50 students have come from Texas in the past 4 years.

fl

Florida

We find some of the most successful coaching happens on the beach. Florida has been home to nearly 90 MTCA students in the past 4 years.

nc

North Carolina

A Tale of Two Sets of Twins: North Carolina has brought us two different sets of twins over the years. Claire and Polly Hilton and Tabitha and Fiona Burau! It takes two, indeed!

bahamas

Bahamas

Coming north from the Bahamas! We have students currently studying at UNCSA, Elon, SCAD, and Webster.

costa-rica

Costa Rica

Costa Rica is home to two very talented MTCA alum: Isabella Condo Olvera studying at Minnesota Guthrie and Marife Quesada studying at NYU.

brazil

Brazil

MTCA’s international coaching student debut was made by Daniel Ghezzi! Daniel coached from Brazil before attending Ithaca College’s BFA Acting program. We had to coach him on how to purchase a winter coat!

morocco

Morocco

“Here’s lookin at you, kid!” 2020 brought us our first student from Morocco, specifically from, you guessed it… Casablanca!

south-africa

South Africa

In 2016 we met our first student from Africa – Skyping in from Capetown South Africa before the days of Zoom!

russia

Russia

2021 gave us our first Russian MTCA student, who did this process while persevering through an unimaginably difficult time. Our hearts go out to everyone affected by this conflict.

india

India

New Year, New Delhi! 2023 introduced us to our first student from India, Pragya Bhatt, and she just committed to USC this fall!

kaz

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is the world’s largest landlocked country, which may be why our 2014 student Miriam Altynbaeva chose to study on the island of Manhattan at The New School!

romania

Romania

Romania brought us Eugene Ionesco, and 2019 MTCA student Bianca Vranceneau, who is currently attending Northeastern.

switz

Switzerland

Switzerland brought us the world’s best chocolate, and our 2016 student, Helena Claesson, who studied Musical Theater at the Manhattan School of Music.

seattle

Seattle

It must be what they are brewing in Seattle! In the past four years we’ve had our Seattle-based students attend Baldwin Wallace, Howard, and Northwestern.

hawaii

Hawaii

Aloha! Our Hawaiian students in the past four years have attended DePaul Acting, Elon MT, Harvard. The 50th state also brings us our coach Lea DiMarchi (herself a Carnegie Mellon grad).

ak

Alaska

The Last Frontier brought us student Leah Mattfield in 2013, our first student from Alaska. She ended up studying Musical Theater at Michigan – I guess she can’t get enough of the cold!

australia

Australia

We’ve had 3 great students from the land down under in the past four years. They tell us that in Australia, pliés actually go upward!

uae

United Arab Emirates

2020 brought us our first student from the UAE. Ahmed Abdulla is currently studying Acting at Pace, and 2023 Student Amal Ramadan will be attending University of Oklahoma for MT!

canada

Western Canada

From the West of Canada we’ve had students from British Columbia and Alberta, attending NYU Tisch, Elon, and Ball State (with that acceptance coming from an MTCA Virtual Walk-In!).

china

China

8 MTCA Students have come from China in the past 4 years. 2023 student, Kayla Peterson, just committed to Baldwin-Wallace in the fall!

hong-kong

Hong Kong

“The “Fragrant Harbor” wafted us our first student in 2022. The large time difference for all of our East Asian student means our coaches are often coaching at odd hours in the U.S.! Luckily we have a good mix of night owls and early birds on our team!

scotland

Scotland

The land of lochs is home to many happy MTCA students at the Royal Conservatory of Scotland, as well as coach Marcus Crawford Guy (himself a grad of Juilliard).

uk

England

Many of our students have attended great English Schools, including: RADA, LAMDA, Central School of Speech and Drama.

israel

Israel

From the Middle East to studying MT, Israel has been represented in 2 different MTCA classes.

chicago

Chicago

We love our midwestern students! We also love our time at the Palmer House each winter. MTCA brings representation to all three of the main Unifieds cities: NYC, Chicago, and LA.

peru

Peru

Peru brings us one of the wonders of the world in Machu Picchu – and in 2016 brough us our first Peruvian student!

chile

Chile

Chile is one of the longest countries in the world, and we had to wait a long time for our first Chilean student in 2022. Luckily, Sarah Rubio was worth the wait! She’ll be attending Marymount Manhattan in the fall.

argentina

Argentina

“Don’t cry for me, Argentina! The truth is… that 2021 student Franco Valerga is currently attending CCM!

japan

Japan

MTCA has had 5 Japanese Students in the past 4 years. Like many international students, we coached them virtually, but were delighted to meet them in person surrounding their Unifieds auditions!

spain

Spain

2022 saw MTCA do a Private Walk-In with the Institute of Barcelona, where we had many admittances and now attendees!

ms

Jackson, Mississippi

The city of Jackson, Mississippi has brought us 8 students over the past 3 years, and 5 of them scholars from our amazing scholarship partner, TFCA (The Fund for College Auditions). These 8 students attend: Michigan, Penn State, CCM (x2), Roosevelt, Marymount, Alabama, and Emerson!

sacramento

Sacramento

We’ve had many amazing students from Sacramento over the years! One of our very first, Olivia Kaufmann, made her Broadway debut in Mean girls in 2019 starring opposite 2 other MTCA Alum! We love when MTCAers work together professionally!

taiwan

Taiwan

Our recent Taiwaneese Acting Students must have been California Dreamin’! Daniel Chang currently attends Cal Arts and Amos Pai is attending USC.

The Last 4 Years of Acceptances

2020 / 2021 / 2022 / 2023

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Abilene Christian University

4 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 2 / Acting: 2

Actors Studio Stockholm

1 Acceptance

Acting: 1

Adelphi University

18 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 14 / Acting: 4

American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA)

11 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 4 / Acting: 7

American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA)

106 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 99 / Acting: 7

American University

89 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 71 / Acting: 18

Anderson University

7 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 7

Arcadia University

29 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 16 / Acting: 13

Arizona State University

9 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 7 / Acting: 2

Atlantic Acting School

2 Acceptances

Acting: 2

Auburn University

8 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 8

Austin Peay State University

5 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 4 / Acting: 1

Azusa Pacific University

8 Acceptances

Acting: 8

Baldwin Wallace University

79 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 53 / Acting: 26

Ball State University

96 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 46 / Acting: 50

Baylor University

13 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 10 / Acting: 3

Belmont University

31 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 19 / Acting: 11

Berklee School for Music

4 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 1

Bird College

1 Acceptance

Musical Theater: 1

Boston Conservatory at Berklee

173 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 157 / Acting: 16

Boston University

36 Acceptances

Acting: 36

Bowling Green State University

2 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 2

Brenau University

1 Acceptance

Musical Theater: 1

Brooklyn College

2 Acceptances

Acting: 2

Butler University

9 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 4 / Acting: 5

California School of the Arts (CalArts)

27 Acceptances

Acting: 27

California State University, Chico

2 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 2

California State University, Fullerton

15 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 11 / Acting: 4

Carnegie Mellon University

9 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 7 / Acting: 2

Carthage College

11 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 6 / Acting: 4

Catawba College

3 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 2 / Acting: 1

Catholic University of America

46 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 38 / Acting: 8

Central Connecticut State University

1 Acceptance

Acting: 1

Central Michigan University

3 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 2 / Acting: 1

Central Washington University

1 Acceptance

Musical Theater: 1

Chapman University

30 Acceptances

Acting: 30

Christopher Newport University

5 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 3 / Acting: 2

Circle in the Square Theatre School

16 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 13 / Acting: 3

Clemson University

2 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 1 / Acting: 1

Coastal Carolina University

34 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 22 / Acting: 12

Columbia College Chicago

40 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 31 / Acting: 9

Cornish College of the Arts

72 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 62 / Acting: 10

Dean College

44 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 39 / Acting: 5

DePaul University

20 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 1 / Acting: 19

DeSales University

15 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 14 / Acting: 1

Drake University

17 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 17

Drew University

5 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 3 / Acting: 2

East Carolina University

6 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 6

Elon University

49 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 27 / Acting: 22

Emerson College

144 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 60 / Acting: 84

Emory & Henry

2 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 2

Fairleigh Dickinson University

13 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 11 / Acting: 2

Five Towns College

53 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 48 / Acting: 5

Flagler College

1 Acceptance

Musical Theater: 1

Florida Atlantic University

1 Acceptance

Acting: 1

Florida International University

16 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 16

Florida Southern College

8 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 8

Florida State University

12 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 8 / Acting: 4

Fordham University

26 Acceptances

Acting: 26

George Mason University

5 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 4 / Acting: 1

Goldsmiths University of London

1 Acceptance

Acting: 1

Greensboro College

1 Acceptance

Musical Theater: 1

Howard University

3 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 1 / Acting: 2

Hussian College

2 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 1 / Acting: 1

Illinois Lyric Theatre

13 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 10 / Acting: 3

Illinois Wesleyan University

11 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 7 / Acting: 4

Indiana University

30 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 30

Institute of American Musical Theatre

4 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 4

Institute of the Arts Barcelona

29 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 17 / Acting: 12

Ithaca College

86 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 37 / Acting: 49

Jacksonville University

6 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 6

James Madison University

97 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 57 / Acting: 40

Kean University

1 Acceptance

Musical Theater: 1

Kent State University

16 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 16

Lipscomb University

1 Acceptance

Musical Theater: 1

Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts

21 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 1 / Acting: 20

London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art

1 Acceptance

Acting: 1

Long Island University

118 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 95 / Acting: 23

Long Island University Brooklyn

17 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 1 / Acting: 16

Long Island University Post

151 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 126 / Acting: 25

Loyola Marymount University

41 Acceptances

Acting: 41

Loyola University Chicago

57 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 29 / Acting: 28

Loyola University New Orleans

5 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 4 / Acting: 1

Lynn University

37 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 36 / Acting: 1

Manhattan School of Music

66 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 66

Manhattanville College

7 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 6 / Acting: 1

Marymount Manhattan College

284 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 198 / Acting: 86

Michigan State University

18 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 7 / Acting: 11

Millikin University

48 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 36 / Acting: 12

Missouri State University

68 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 46 / Acting: 22

Molloy/ CAP 21

85 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 83 / Acting: 2

Montclair State University

79 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 51 / Acting: 27

Nazareth College

60 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 60

Nebraska Wesleyan University

7 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 5 / Acting: 2

New York Conservatory of Dramatic Arts (NYCDA)

2 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 2

New York Film Academy

4 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 3 / Acting: 1

New York University (NYU) Steinhardt

13 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 10 / Acting: 2

New York University (NYU) Tisch

175 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 52 / Acting: 123

Niagara University

3 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 2 / Acting: 1

North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA)

21 Acceptances

Acting: 21

Northern Illinois University

20 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 2 / Acting: 18

Northern Kentucky University

1 Acceptance

Musical Theater: 1

Northern Michigan University

2 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 2

Oakland University

39 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 36 / Acting: 3

Oberlin College & Conservatory

5 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 1 / Acting: 3

Ohio Northern University

52 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 48 / Acting: 4

Ohio University

127 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 90 / Acting: 37

Oklahoma City University

88 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 56 / Acting: 32

Otterbein University

44 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 30 / Acting: 14

Ouachita Baptist University

2 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 2

Pace University

104 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 54 / Acting: 76

Penn State University

47 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 24 / Acting: 23

Pepperdine University

14 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 7 / Acting: 7

Point Park University

158 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 75 / Acting: 83

Rider University

206 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 143 / Acting: 63

Rockford University

18 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 14 / Acting: 4

Roosevelt CCPA

133 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 102 / Acting: 31

Rowan University

7 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 3 / Acting: 4

Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA)

1 Acceptance

Acting: 1

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

11 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 8 / Acting: 3

Russell Sage College

2 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 2

Rutgers University

12 Acceptances

Acting: 12

Sacred Heart University

5 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 5

Salem State University

4 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 1 / Acting: 3

Sam Houston State University

3 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 3

Samford University

3 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 3

San Diego State University

20 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 12 / Acting: 8

Savannah College of Arts and Design (SCAD)

69 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 10 / Acting: 59

Seton Hall University

1 Acceptance

Musical Theater: 1

Shenandoah University

80 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 40 / Acting: 40

Simon Fraser University

1 Acceptance

Acting: 1

Slippery Rock University

33 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 27 / Acting: 6

Southeast Missouri State University

12 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 10 / Acting: 2

Southern Illinois University

51 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 42 / Acting: 9

Southern Methodist University (SMU)

19 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 3 / Acting: 16

Southern Utah University

1 Acceptance

Musical Theater: 1

Stella Adler Studio of Acting

2 Acceptances

Acting: 2

Stephens College

16 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 11 / Acting: 5

Stockton University

2 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 2

SUNY Buffalo

14 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 13 / Acting: 1

SUNY Cortland

52 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 52

SUNY Fredonia

24 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 14 / Acting: 9

SUNY Geneseo

6 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 6

SUNY New Paltz

6 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 4 / Acting: 2

SUNY Purchase

14 Acceptances

Acting: 14

Syracuse University

131 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 77 / Acting: 54

Temple University

148 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 113 / Acting: 35

Texas Christian University

32 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 20 / Acting: 12

Texas State University

38 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 26 / Acting: 12

Texas Tech University

4 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 2 / Acting: 2

The Juilliard School

2 Acceptances

Acting: 2

The New School

39 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 1 / Acting: 38

The Norwalk Conservatory of the Arts

11 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 8 / Acting: 3

The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

1 Acceptance

Musical Theater: 1

The Studio School

2 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 1 / Acting: 1

Towson University

2 Acceptances

Acting: 2

Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance

1 Acceptance

Musical Theater: 1

University of Alabama

29 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 24 / Acting: 5

University of Alabama at Birmingham

15 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 14 / Acting: 1

University of Arizona

39 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 26 / Acting: 12

University of British Columbia

1 Acceptance

Acting: 1

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

27 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 19 / Acting: 7

University of Central Florida

14 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 12 / Acting: 2

University of Central Oklahoma

1 Acceptance

Musical Theater: 1

University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM)

47 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 25 / Acting: 21

University of Colorado Boulder

42 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 37 / Acting: 5

University of Connecticut

15 Acceptances

Acting: 15

University of Evansville

20 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 1 / Acting: 19

University of Florida

6 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 3 / Acting: 3

University of Hartford (Hartt)

169 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 100 / Acting: 69

University of Houston

1 Acceptance

Acting: 1

University of Illinois at Chicago

1 Acceptance

Acting: 1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

3 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 1 / Acting: 2

University of Memphis

3 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 3

University of Miami

84 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 79 / Acting: 4

University of Michigan

33 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 19 / Acting: 14

University of Minnesota Duluth

3 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 3

University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater

14 Acceptances

Acting: 14

University of Mississippi

2 Acceptances

Acting: 2

University of Missouri

3 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 2 / Acting: 1

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

3 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 2 / Acting: 1

University of Nevada, Reno

4 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 4

University of New Hampshire

4 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 4

University of North Carolina Greensboro

15 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 9 / Acting: 6

University of North Dakota

11 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 11

University of Northern Colorado

69 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 48 / Acting: 20

University of Oklahoma

27 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 18 / Acting: 9

University of South Carolina

1 Acceptance

Musical Theater: 1

University of South Dakota

1 Acceptance

Musical Theater: 1

University of Southern California (USC)

67 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 22 / Acting: 45

University of Tampa

59 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 57 / Acting: 2

University of Texas at Arlington

6 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 4 / Acting: 2

University of Texas at Austin

9 Acceptances

Acting: 9

University of the Arts

159 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 118 / Acting: 41

University of Utah

92 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 69 / Acting: 23

University of Wisconsin – Parkside

57 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 55 / Acting: 2

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

1 Acceptance

Acting: 1

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

16 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 12 / Acting: 4

Utah State University

77 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 64 / Acting: 13

Valdosta State University

5 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 5

Vanguard University

1 Acceptance

Musical Theater: 1

Virginia Commonwealth University

10 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 6 / Acting: 4

Viterbo University

73 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 65 / Acting: 8

Wagner College

55 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 47 / Acting: 8

Webster University

40 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 27 / Acting: 13

West Texas A&M University

2 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 2

West Virginia University

9 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 8 / Acting: 1

Western Carolina University

9 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 7 / Acting: 2

Western Connecticut State University

51 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 50 / Acting: 1

Western Illinois University

4 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 4

Western Michigan University

23 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 15 / Acting: 8

Wichita State University

1 Acceptance

Musical Theater: 1

Wilkes University

1 Acceptance

Musical Theater: 1

William Peace University

2 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 2

Wright State University

49 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 27 / Acting: 22

Xavier University

4 Acceptances

Musical Theater: 4

Young Harris College

1 Acceptance

Musical Theater: 1

Previous Graduating Classes

MTCA has an unmatched track record of consistent, superlative results. Browse through past classes to see the variety of programs our students have attended!

See MTCA Alumni Archive