<p>The University of Evansville is in the southern tip of Indiana and therefore only about 2 1/2 hours from nashville and even shorter from kentucky…they have a large Texas presence in their theatre program</p>
<p>Samford University in Birmingham also has a fantastic theatre program</p>
<p>Belmont University in Nashville has a good theatre program but most of the focus goes toward the musical theatre program which falls in the music department…the theatre department is somewhat overlooked</p>
<p>Baylor is in Texas and has a strong theatre program but—a huge downside is that they don’t give scholarships to freshmen so it kind of keeps kids on edge and worried about their sophomore year as freshmen</p>
<p>University of Miami has a good theatre program</p>