Brandeis, Oberlin, Skidmore, Muhlenberg

soozievt
Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:08:02 +0000

Brandeis, Skidmore and Muhlenberg are EXCELLENT BA programs for Theater and would be on any list of mine for a strong student who wants to go into theater.

Oberlin is a wonderful school as well but not one I think of readily for Theater (more for music) but that doesn’t mean it would not be a fine place to study theater either. But the other three would come to my mind for very strong theater before Oberlin.

If your student has any interest in Musical Theater opportunities…these are pretty strong at Muhlenberg and Brandeis. Skidmore doesn’t have MT classes or MT shows, but they have student run musicals every year (though their straight drama program is top notch). I have no idea if that is even an interest but I added that just in case.

Of Brandeis, Muhlenberg, and Skidmore, Brandeis is more selective, but all three are fine options.

PS…as an example, I have an advisee from last year who just started at Northwestern for Theater and she applied and got into Brandeis and Skidmore which were BA options on her list (she also got into some BFAs for MT but chose Northwestern).