My D was Iola Stover in "Parade." Iola was one of the factory worker girls, she was the one on the witness stand. They seem to cast their leads from the junior class for some reason; last year, as a junior, she was cast in two leading roles. They seem to go for the way you look and how you fit the part (which is how it is in the professional world). Unfortunately, there are some students at PPU who have never been cast in anything because they don't fit the parts. Another thing for MT and Acting students to strive for is the Senior Showcase. My daughter made it for both the L.A. and NYC Showcases and will be traveling to those two cities in May to audition for agents. This year they picked 14 for NYC and out of those, 11 of them are also going to L.A. They auditioned 64 seniors in the MT and Acting majors. You can read about the Showcase on the PPU Web at
Conservatory Showcase 2008 - Point Park University - copy and paste the link - it's pretty hard to find on the PPU Web without it. If your D is a dancer, tell her to look into a dance minor, my D did that because she had 15 years of dance prior to PPU and she's so glad she did. Congratulations to your D, I hope she has a wonderful experience at this wonderful school.