Musical Theater Performance Lab 4: Theatrical Song Interpretation is a collaborative theatrical work space for the study and development of Musical Theater performance. This class asks a seemingly simple question: what makes musical theater musical theater? Classwork will be based on the analysis, exploration, and performance of pre-existing works. This class will be focused on musical theater script analysis and interpretation for PERFORMANCE -- we will be practicing and performing songs from various eras and genres. We will discuss different performance settings, from auditions, to 29 hour readings, to short workshops, to full productions, and the variances in performance styles for those different settings, with an eye toward professional applicability. This course is by permission only.