Any Western Michigan People out there?

nick21792 · 10-28-2009, 06:59 PM

Lots of tips for everywhere but Western....inquiring minds want to know all we can!

Ericsmom · 10-29-2009, 11:54 PM

I know nothing about the school, but my son just finished being in a professional production of West Side Story as A-Rab with a recent graduate of Western Michigan who played Baby John, and he was GREAT! I'd say they are doing something right at that school.

soozievt · 10-30-2009, 01:39 AM

I'll admit to not knowing a lot about Western Michigan either (which I think draws from a more regional pool of students). When I read the post, I was thinking similar thoughts to Ericsmom but did not post. However, similarly, my D is on a national tour and one of her castmates who has a significant role and is in scenes with my D's character is a graduate of Western Michigan. I'm going to see the show tomorrow and will have to reserve my opinion, but figure she must be pretty talented if cast in this part in NY. That person is originally from Chicago. I have not known kids who have applied to Western Mich and imagine many come from the MidWest.

ccsmom · 10-30-2009, 12:37 PM

Yep, Western Michigan is on the radar for MT students in the midwest and kids from our Chicago-area high school regularly apply there for not just theatre, but many programs. I have not been there but the campus is considered quite beautiful.

audubon · 10-30-2009, 04:48 PM

My daughter's good friend is a sophmore in the MT program at Western and is very happy with the program.

nick21792 · 11-01-2009, 10:23 AM

Maybe you guys who know people could see about getting them to start a thread...would be helpful to lots of kids, I bet.

Ericsmom · 11-14-2009, 11:04 PM

Someone has posted about Western Michigan under the MT programs with good dance thread.

tyaj07 · 11-15-2009, 08:44 PM

I think Lauren Zakrin was a student at Western Michigan University but left when she was a finalist on the MTV show "The Search for Elle Woods". We saw her in the role of Elle Woods (she was the understudy) with the touring production of Legally Blonde in East Lansing and she was terrific!

Ericsmom · 11-21-2009, 11:22 PM

I am working on getting a couple of moms of recent graduates on College Confidential to share their thoughts, so I'm trying to keep this thread toward the top and easy to find.

My son's friend who graduated from WMU has recently landed in a great show!!!