<p>I wouldn’t worry so much about what the theater pros say and just find the undergraduate experience that feels like the right fit for your son. Why not assemble a list that is a mix of audition and non-audition BAs and also audition for some BFAs? Then, come next spring, he’ll have options to consider. </p>
<p>There will be plenty of really strong actors at non-audition BA schools, so you should leave that path open, but it may turn out that your son really wants to pursue a BFA.</p>
<p>There is no one right path to a theater career. If your son really wants a well-rounded liberal arts education, then do it because that’s what he wants and not because it’s what you were told to do. There are plenty of highly successful actors who never went to college as well as those who only got a liberal arts education and never attended a professional theater training program.</p>