Northwestern questions

MOMMY5
Thu, 25 Oct 2012 08:12:34 +0000

I may have something to add to this discussion. Northwestern and Brown are clearly both outstanding schools, but I believe they attract different types of theatre students and I think your daughter should decide what kind of theatre environment she craves.
Northwestern is clearly known as a top theatre program. Meaning a kid from northwestern could potentially get work right out of college without further training, just like a BFA student.
A Brown student would most likely need to get an MFA before being equally employable in theatre. This is obviously not a fact, but I have been scouring playbills for at least 5 years, so I say this with confidence.
I think the climate at the school’s theatre departments would also be different. I would bet Northwestern’s will be more competitive and harder to get cast. Brown will most likely have less “serious” theatre students which could be a benefit or a negative, depending on what your daughter wants.
If your daughter wants to get a MFA, I think Brown would be the way to go. The Ivy league degree helps open the door at places like Yale and NYU.
If your daughter wants training more similar to a BFA with a more competitive theatre environment , I would pick Northwestern. Either way, she’d be in a great school.