<p>I don’t know how worth it is…I mean I have it from a few years back. I mean it is handy to have a listing by state of every school that has theater. It has some very basic information on each one, albeit in a dense kind of format. If you want to simply have a listing of all the schools with some basics on each, a directory can be handy and it is just on theater and not art, music, or dance. There is much more information on each program on each college’s own website to be sure. But if you want a basic listing, it gives you that. It is kinda nice to have a college directory. It just is a very basic starting point. I think that’s how I think of these college directories. You get to see all the schools that exist and then you have to read the school’s own websites to garner more information. But on CC, there is so much about the entire theater admissions process that is not in any of these books. As well, there are first hand accounts by students and parents here that are not in the books. If you want to be “complete”…I’d own directories, then use college’s own sites, and then use CC. All three of these have value for different reasons. I can’t tell you if the price of 50 bucks is worth it, but on the other hand, it is a small price for what is a very big and expensive decision, LOL. Don’t forget, CC and the websites are free. There is much more in those two sources than in this directory. But the directory is a nice listing as a starting point.</p>
<p>PS, to answer your direct question…no, there isn’t anything in the directory that is not available online. The value in the directory is that it is a complete listing of all the programs with little blurbs about each one, all in one place, arranged by state.</p>