BFA Theatrical Directng....Advice? colleges?

abtsmom
Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:07:36 +0000

My s also looked at Fordham–I loved it for him. He liked their playwriting program but ultimately decided to do acting undergrad and focus on directing or playwriting for his MFA. He was VERY turned off by Fordham being Catholic (we are Catholic but he decided in HS church wasn’t for him). He is now at DePaul (Catholic!) and LOVES it. He likes the social justice and community involvement focus of the school and the theater school is anything but conservative. All students who receive scholarships at DePaul are required to provide community service while they are there. Also, DePaul has a generous academic scholarship program and students are eligible for talent scholarships after freshman year. (they only offer an MFA in directing though). I think it is a misconception that Catholic schools are necessarily conservative.