Don't knock the B.A.s!

mthopefulmom
Sun, 01 May 2011 10:38:51 +0000

Wonderful thread! My daughter is also one of those that auditioned for many BFA programs, was waitlisted at several schools…but in the end just didn’t end up with a BFA program. Since she had done her research on safeties, she is very excited about her upcoming BA program. The course curriculum will closely match several BFA programs she looked at, performance opportunities will be many, and the school has a solid academic reputation that will help her get into a grad school. The professors are all working professionals and she will be able to take dance/voice as minors. AND…being a small private school the scholarship money was a nice added bonus. A three month internship program in NYC sealed the deal…she feels that is a better way to judge talent than a 5 minute showcase.

She plans to see how this year goes and possibly audition for a BFA program again next year (again not quite willing to give up on that option) but she will certainly think long and hard about leaving her BA program. While her concentration will be performance, she is excited to explore the options of theatre education and directing-two thing that have always interested her. You never know what the future will bring and she is hoping this puts her in a more “hireable” catagory while she waits for that big break that only happens to a few.

Many professionals have told her that there is more than one way to make it onto a larger venue stage…she is hoping that attaining a BA at a school she loves will be her way. But if not, she knows she will be ready to still take a place within the arts community and be part of bringing the arts to many people.