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<p>I guess that means that Brown trains their actors for ensemble roles, but, oh, wait, he played a lead role in the national tour for two years. ;)</p>
<p>Sorry to make a little fun, but the reality is that most actors will have a variety of types of roles in their careers - lead, ensemble, swing, standby - and it will have little, or nothing, to do with the type of training they had or where, or if, they went to college.</p>
<p>alwaysamom, I was thinking the same thing! He is a good example of someone who has played a lead on a tour, a short term lead/understudy on Broadway (some of this was before graduation and some after), and is now ensemble on a tour. Oh, and let’s not forget, he attended a BA program! </p>
<p>I mentioned earlier that D’s fellow a capella group member just went on as a lead in Spring Awakening this past weekend and she is in Arts and Sciences!</p>
<p>just to add to what others have been saying - i’d say in my experience personally and witnessing it in others, i’ve found that it’s possible to develop EXTREMELY close and personal relationships to the point of having very loving mentors, or to just coast through the class without forming any beautiful connections. what makes the difference is how eager and willing the student is to engage with the teacher and the work and the class and create and develop a relationship. everyone gets compulsory personal attention as part of the program but it is possible to develop really meaningful relationships and make fantastic connections if you invest yourself in them.</p>