@kjgc that’s good info on Ashland and maybe a little more than we heard when looking at them. I hope my comments didn’t come across negative as I did like the school. In fact if finances were not a factor I would have pushed harder for it as I could see it being a good option for my daughter. I think it is a good school.
The difference we saw was depth of talent. Within a few months we happened to see the same musical at Ashland and at another school that is often mentioned here. The two leads were good at both schools. But down the cast list the other school clearly had more talent throughout. Not that Ashland was bad, but it there was a difference. Some differences on the technical side too. Ashland was doing more with less, but the other school was more polished and sophisticated (and looked like they had more money for sets).
But plenty of opportunity at Ashland for the right people.