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I agree with womanofmanyhats (love that name) that each individual has to decide how important it is to him or her to have a Senior Showcase and if a school doesn't have one, if that is a make or break enough issue. In my view, a senior showcase has some nice advantages but would not be the deciding factor in choosing a school but would just be one factor in the "plus column". 98% of your time at the college and what you get out of it is gonna be everything BUT the senior showcase. So, in my view, I would put that large chunk of a program up against the same large chunk of another program and see which program is the best fit. THEN, add on the small fact of the senior showcase as one more plus for which school on your list has it. Remember, even if you are in a senior showcase, there is a chance you will not get an agent out of it but only that you will be seen.
Mom4X...in my view, what Emerson stated about not training the next set of Broadway actors but rather professionals who will work in theater.....is realistically what all other colleges are also doing. I run into a LOT of kids who have "I'm going to college and my goal is to be on Broadway" in their heads. While Broadway is a nice dream, it is not the most realistic goal. In my view, a realistic goal for any student who pursues a BFA in MT at any reputable program, would be to hopefully have a professional career on stage anywhere and/or to work professionally in the theater world in some capacity. If the end all and be all is gonna be "I'm planning to make it on Broadway," most will not succeed. If the goal is to be a professional MT actor, many will make it, and many won't, but it is far more in the realm of possibilities than Broadway. I think a very very narrow view of success is a set up for disappointment. In any case, what Emerson stated, even if not stated by some other college at an information session, is truly indicative realistically of all these BFA programs. In my view, my kid's college, Tisch, would state the very same thing.
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