<p>If you’re looking for a BA degree as opposed to a BFA, Brandeis would give you both first-rate theater opportunities and a first-rate educational experience. </p>
<p>Brandeis offers an exciting intellectual and creative environment inside and outside the classroom. That well-rounded and challenging liberal arts education is what has produced such renowned theater and film industry alumni as actresses Debra Messing (“Will and Grace”), Robin Weigert (HBO’s “Deadwood”), Lorretta Devine (Movies’ “For Colored Girls,” Broadway’s "Dream Girl"s, TV’s “Grey’s Anatomy”), Gates McFadden (Dr. Beverly Crusher–“Star Trek TNG”, Tyne Daly (“Cagney and Lacey”) and Louise Lasser, plus creators/producers Marta Kaufman and David Crane (“Friends”), TV producer Gary David Golberg (“Family Ties”) and Tony-Award-Winning producer Robyn Goodman (“Avenue Q,” “In the Heights,” “Westside Story”) to name a few.</p>
<p>Not only are there opportunities for undergraduates in the Theater Department and with the resident Brandeis Theater Company, but the Undergraduate Theater Collective puts on numerous musicals each year as well. </p>
<p>Forgive my enthusiasm, but I’m an alum who experienced musical theater at Brandeis first hand. Although I didn’t become a theater professional, I still participate avocationally and even semi-professionally. It’s an amazing school. You really need an overnight visit to experience it for yourself.</p>