My family had the pleasure of working with this company to get my son prepared for college auditions and beyond. All of the preparations made with consulting and coaching culminated into our week at Chicago Unifieds. Leayne is the BEST and I consider her part of our Dream Team and now Family.
We are so grateful to Leayne Dempsey and her extended team at Theatre Major. They helped us through every aspect of the audition process and helped to reduce our family’s level of stress.
While Natalie had used the College Musical Theatre Common Prescreen as a guide for what to prepare, a number of schools had specific secondary requirements, which were not very clear. Leayne understood what was expected in these successive rounds, and her instruction kept Natalie from being “disqualified” for not meeting these requirements.
The discussions we had regarding college selection were really valuable. Once we selected a school, Leayne provided advice on how to communicate with them regarding scholarships which was a big help.
Theater Major is the best! Leayne is Amazing. When we met Leayne, I was very apprehensive about my child venturing into the field of Musical Theater due to fear of the unknown. Leayne has been a rock. She assured us that she will guide us all the way through the process and she has done just that . This has been a great experience for us. I love how professional as well as knowledgeable she is about this whole process. She made the journey seem easy because she explained and guided us every step of the way.
Working with Theatre Major has been an invaluable experience for me. I was VERY MUCH A BEGINNER in theatre training and proficiency when I decided to pursue a theatre major. I’m happy to report that I got into 5 BFA musical theatre programs and 4 audition-based BA musical theatre programs. Leayne is helping me decide which is best for me.
Most importantly, I am honored to work with Theatre Major, and I consider it the gold standard for consulting and coaching. When you chose to work with Theatre Major, you support a Black-owned business and diverse team of Broadway professionals who will shape you and help you reach your goals.
Leayne was so helpful throughout the entire college advising process. She went beyond what I expected at Unifieds. She knows the ends and outs of the process.
Her services are personalized and she will do the research that really matters for you personally. In the end, there is no one size fits all and Leayne helped my daughter to see that. This entire process has been difficult. I only wish we had known about her business earlier as we should have started the process much earlier for the audition process.
Navigating the application process for performing arts programs is a daunting task made easy by Leayne and the team at Theatre Major. Their knowledge of the process and available programs combined with expert instruction meant our daughter was well prepared for prescreens and auditions. Working with Theatre Major maximized the choices of programs for our daughter to attend, and led to acceptance at one of her top choices. Thanks Leayne and team!
The training from top-notch coaches was amazing and helped me so much with my singing, acting, and dance prescreens. Leayne was always there to answer any questions from both me and my parents and to support me along my journey!
I owe all my success and my commitment to the school I’m attending (Elon MT) to Theatre Major, and cannot recommend them enough!”
Nobody tells you just how rough the college audition process is, but thanks to Theatre Major, I felt prepared long before I set foot in the audition room.
My advisor was always one text away and personally called to cheer me on as the college acceptances began to roll in–and thanks to Theatre Major, there were a lot of acceptances.
Although the coaches reminded me consistently to own my achievements, I admittedly owe a significant part of my success to the invaluable training and advising I received. Thank you, Theatre Major, for supplying me with all of the tools I need for the college experience I’ve always wanted.”
Leayne Dempsey is the CEO of Theatre Major, author of the @dearfuturetheatremajor letters, and a proud member of the Actor’s Equity Association. She is a resident dramaturg for the National Theatre Foundation in DC. She is an Associate Member of the Independent Educational Consultant Association, member of the Potomac and Chesapeake Association for College Admission Counseling, international director, Actor, acting coach, Maryland state-certified teacher and a Master Teacher for the Maryland Office of Fine Arts. Leayne holds a B.A. in Theatre, B.A. in English, Masters in Education and Masters in Mental Health Counseling specializing in Expressive Arts Therapy. Leayne’s thesis, “Drama Therapy with Active Duty Service Members”, has been published and presented at NYU’s Theatre and Health Symposium.
Leayne is a goal-oriented professional who gives the very best to her students. Her coaching and unique process for developing college audition repertoire has helped many receive full artistic scholarships to some of the world’s top higher education theatre programs. Leayne does this work because she loves it – the craft, the theories, and the process. The networking she has gained through theatre is immeasurable. Leayne is thankful for her roots in the arts and her time as a Proud Theatre Major in college. Leayne believes there is a place in theatre for you, a place only YOU can fill!
In HIGH SCHOOL, I was always in something: school shows, color guard, student government. I was busy. I’m talking quick changes from ballet leotards to cheerleading uniform busy. Spend all day at band camp, then go to show choir practice busy. I’ve loved theatre since I was in my first musical, The Sound of Music. I still love it…Perhaps even more today.
In COLLEGE, I was a dual degree student in Theatre and Education. Sophomore year, I added English. I was working on three degrees! Between performing the words of August Wilson and Carlo Gozzi, discovering theatre theories, and being a Vocal Minor in the school of music; I was all in.
TODAY, I do this work because I love it. I love the craft. The theories. The theatre-makers I get to meet, both young and old. I believe there is a place in theatre for you; a place only YOU can fill.