| My husband is on the theater board at the University of Arizona (yeah, my son goes to OCU), and has been discussing the U of A cut policy with Dr. Tucci, the Director of the School of Theatre Arts. Dr. Tucci forwarded an email to Harold Dixon, who is a professor in the department. I agreed to post their comments on CC. The second part of Dr. Tucci's quote addresses the issue of the U of A holding their only MT auditions on the same weekend as Regional Choir Festivals all over Arizona.
from Dr. Tucci:
"We clearly do not have a pyramid of any sort in the school. The acting musical theatre faculty are aware and concerned about this. They have been at this for a long time. We understand that people will make claims that are absolutely not true, but there really is not much we can do about it. Our auditions are scheduled against many different conflicts. We do the best we can, but there will be conflicts we have no control over since we look at a large number of students who are from out of state."
From Dr. Dixon:
"Let me chime in. Here are some facts. Last May, no musical theatre majors were cut at the end of the sophomore year and only 2 BFA actors were cut. Each cut is made on a case by case system. There is no pyramid system at the U of A. There are simply no facts to back up this allegation.
Anyone who wishes can email me and I will talk to them." |