<p>It’s true that the University of Chicago may not be “the best place” to be involved with drama, but it has a strong corps of (rather intellectual) drama kids, and a really spiffy new theater supposedly coming next year. And given the vitality of theater in Chicago (the city), as well as the presence of one of America’s top orchestras and opera companies, it’s not a bad place at all for someone like the OP (who, I would bet, is also interested in some of the other schools with the reputation for being good for drama kids with high academic performance too).</p>