No Audition Theater Major?

Delegator
Tue, 19 Apr 2016 22:56:45 +0000

Yup bunches of good BA programs – too many to list, really. These will not be the 60-80 credit performance program that you would get as a BFA student, but in many cases you can build a very deep major by using your electives for performance courses. In addition to the above suggestions (and based on your geographical preference which seems to basically be "a reasonable drive if NYC was the center) I would look at

NY: Wagner College, Brooklyn College, Hofstra University, Hunter College
CT: Connecticut College, Wesleyan
NJ: Drew University, Rutgers, Middlebury
MA: Holy Cross, Williams
PA: Penn State

That is just a start – the list goes on quite a ways. In general you would look for majors like Theatre, Theatre Arts or Theatre Studies. Almost all programs that call themselves Acting or that use the BFA designation will require auditions.

All that said, do your homework and don’t take the BA/BFA distinction as black and white. For example, Marymount Manhattan has a BA Theatre Arts program, but it is very distinctly divided into seven concentrations, 4 of which require auditions or portfolio reviews and three of which do not.

And enjoy the process! Don’t be surprised if some school you’ve never heard of just strikes the right chord with you!