) ▁provides ▁instruction ▁and ▁stage ▁experience ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 , 7 0 0 ▁students ▁ann ually , ▁offering ▁year - round ▁programs ▁through ▁both ▁open - en roll ment ▁and ▁aud ition - based ▁classes . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Dave ▁C lem m ons ▁became ▁the ▁newly ▁appointed ▁Dean ▁of ▁School ▁for ▁H S MT . ▁T UT S ▁oper ates ▁an ▁app rent ice ▁conserv atory ▁training ▁program ▁for ▁high ▁school ▁students ▁who ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁exposed ▁to ▁musical ▁theatre ▁at ▁their ▁schools . ▁H oused ▁in ▁the ▁Hob by ▁Center ▁for ▁the ▁Perform ing ▁Arts . ▁Stud ents ▁of ▁H S MT ▁have ▁appeared ▁on ▁Broadway , ▁National ▁T ours , ▁and ▁London ' s ▁West ▁End . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁Community ▁Eng agement ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁on - site ▁educational ▁programming ▁at ▁the ▁Hob by ▁Center , ▁T UT S ▁also ▁brings ▁musical ▁theatre ▁education ▁into ▁the ▁community ▁through ▁local ▁hosp it als , ▁schools ▁and ▁community ▁cent ers ▁throughout ▁the ▁greater ▁Houston ▁area . ▁Through ▁a ▁partners hip ▁with ▁the ▁Y M CA ▁of ▁Gre ater ▁Houston ▁T UT S ▁brings ▁cre ative ▁drama ▁based ▁res iden cies ▁to ▁after ▁school ▁programs ▁throughout ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁Theatre ▁Under ▁The ▁Stars ▁ ▁merged ▁with ▁ ▁The ▁River ▁Perform ing ▁and ▁Visual ▁Arts ▁Center ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁creating ▁a ▁bar rier ▁free ▁arts ▁education ▁model ▁for ▁non - pro fit ▁musical ▁theatre ▁performing ▁arts ▁organizations . ▁With ▁the ▁mer