Straight to NYC, or start in Washington, DC?

UVaHoo87
Sat, 22 Mar 2014 21:39:27 +0000

In addition to not having a ton of time for outside acting, DC theatre is also a very small community and its tough to land roles in equity theatres because a) they fill their parts with equity auditions in DC and New York and b) many directors gravitate toward the fantastic talent that already lives here. That said, there are opportunities at non-equity theatres, tv, film , mainly extras. Go with the program you love. You want MT and American wants you? If you like their program, go for it. (Also, most of the MT folks I know who went to Mason majored in voice). New York will always be there, so as the other posters said, pick where you felt was right … and can afford.