| And my D's friend who is playing Bob Gaudio on the Jersey Boys tour went to a BFA program for one year and chose to leave and that's all the schooling he's had (he didn't even attend regular high school either). Her friend playing Mark on the RENT tour has a BA in Theater and Classics at Brown. I agree with AlwaysAMom that a person should pursue the kind of schooling they want but many of these paths lead to working as a professional actor. A BFA is not the only one. As mentioned before, my D has many friends who have opted to pursue a BA rather than a BFA even though they are competitive to get into top BFA schools or in some cases, turned them down. My daughter has many friends who have won NFAA awards for musical or straight theater who opted for BAs. One just was a finalist (top award) in MT for NFAA and I know her first choice schools are top BA ones, not BFA ones (though she is quite competitive for BFA ones).
I also agree that at CERTAIN BFA schools, one can get a fair amount of liberal arts or even double major or minor in something else. This is true at my daughter's school, NYU/Tisch (where AlwaysAMom's daughter graduated and had a double major with her BFA). |