| LesMiz - Great to hear from you. I do think you should get to Elon for a visit and especially to see one of their productions, which are always fabulous!
I am just a mom of a son in MT at Elon. From reading your note, I went back to page 1 of the thread myself, as I was the one who started the thread way back in my son's junior year of high school. Re-reading that first page absolutely brought tears to my eyes. I started the thread because in the big CC discussions about 3 different times, I had read people asking if anyone had ever heard of Elon. I compared it in that first posting to a couple of schools that were getting heavy discussion on CC back then. We had, at the time, finished about 2 years of visiting a whole bunch of schools with MT programs and seeing shows and meeting faculty whenever we could. From our first visit to Elon, I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that it was the right school for my son. He liked and auditioned for many schools and had a great selection of schools where he was accepted. Miracle of miracles, he has now started his second year at Elon, and the school has probably surpassed our expectations! I'll try to answer your questions below, but feel free to send me an e-mail (not a PM) - get to e-mail from the drop-down menu on my name.
I looked back at that first page of the thread to find names of some of my now-best real life friends whom we've gotten to know through CC along the way (kaysmom, the second post-er, and my mom contact and friend close to Elon! 2DsnMT and Mtmommy who became my close friends when our kids did OCU camp together and are still my close e-mail correspondents and friends! southernvoice, who may not post much anymore, but whose beautiful and talented daughter at Elon was a dance partner of my son's in a show last year).
The one that really made me cry was Elonactress who jumped in right away on page 1 with a student perspective. I am so proud of that talented young woman who has now graduated (a year ago) and is in the national equity tour of High School Musical, which is coming to our city in a few months! I hope she doesn't mind me sharing this.
Now, I haven't answered a single of your questions. There are others who can do a better job than me on most of them. I can't imagine a more talented group of faculty members anywhere (including all areas of acting, singing, and dance). Everyone raves about their various voice teachers - all of them seem to be great. The students are so very talented, I think as a result of the great training. Many dance classes are available, with quite a few excellent teachers (who also started a dance BFA this year). There is an acting BFA and there are plenty of stage crew opportunities. We've known people in the past who have specialized in stage management and technical theatre areas. Yes, many opportunities exist. All freshmen are required to tech / crew a show.
The dance audition was new last year, and I don't know how large that component is for getting into the program.
To conclude, I think Elon is a jewel of a school for many reasons. |