Theater opportunities if not doing a BFA (UCLA, USC etc)

Eskoostva
Tue, 04 Jun 2024 14:39:53 +0000

Greetings! DD (rising senior) wants to double major in something academic plus drama or MT-related (she wants training in acting/voice/dance, and performance opportunities). Theater is her passion, and she’s already had a lot of experience, including professional. But she doesn’t want to do a BFA, since she has additional interests to pursue in college. My question: I’m told there are some schools where if she is not officially in the theater department doing a BFA, she may be shut out of many/most of the performance opportunities. For ex, UCLA and USC have a BFA option–would they give preference to those students for the larger/official productions? We’re looking at east coast too, including reaches like Yale. Thanks for your thoughts about this! She’s putting together her college list now.