Thanks for the responses so far. I hadn’t heard much about the five college consortium before. How does the five college consortium work when it comes to musical theater or theater generally? Can anyone from any of the five colleges enroll in any theater ir music class at the other four? Are all auditions at all five colleges open to students from all five? Does this create an oversupply of females, or a shortage of males, competing for parts, since Smith and Mt. Holyoke are all female? Is it even realistic to participate in a production at another campus if you don’t have a car? Among Amherst, UMass, Mt. Holyoke, Smith and Hampshire, are there notable differences in theater programs and offerings?
How do the five colleges compare to the Claremont Colleges or Quaker Colleges in terms of musical theater and theater generally?