interesting article re: underrated college theater programs

ella411
Mon, 21 Aug 2017 14:00:25 +0000

@techmom99 All of the programs on the list are great, as well as so many others out there. What’s most important is their happiness and if they find the right fit. I’m sure your son is going to love Fredonia! My daughter had a very good friend from high school that just graduated from the acting program there and had an amazing experience. My sister in law also graduated several years ago from the MT program there and can’t say enough about how great her training was.
And in reality what my daughter is discovering is that what it mostly comes down to is just having training versus not having any. Right after she graduated, she had almost a month to start some serious auditioning before she started her summer theater teaching job at a local camp. Fortunately, we live very close to NYC so she wanted to get her feet wet. She went on about 5 to 6 auditions a week, with some success and a share of not this times (what she did book varied quite a bit ranging from an off broadway show, to a character in a themed show in Coney Island, to a third call back in September for a web series - fingers crossed!) She noticed that you can really tell when someone had training - it showed in approach and most obviously in preparedness when showing up for the audition. And unfortunately she said you can tell when someone didn’t. Obviously, once they enter the room you have to have some talent to back it up as well. But the knowledge she gained from all her technique, diction, auditioning, etc. classes gave her a definite advantage as well as confidence heading into that unarguably competitive environment. Now, that her camp job just ended and after the extended weekend trip to see the solar eclipse, she’ll be back to auditioning! But without doubt her training has been invaluable.