Theatre at NU

edmondsg
Wed, 22 Nov 2006 00:22:49 +0000

typecastme22 - yes, he’s definitely going for the MT program in the spring. Rumor has it that NU is working towards making MT a full degree program, which would be great. I’ll ask him tomorrow when I see him how he feels about the lack of acting classes freshman year (he’s posted here a few times regarding the NU summer program - his screen name is ‘offkey’), but my guess is he’s going to say that he’s so busy with so many other theater and music related activities, he doesn’t really miss the acting classes. The ‘voice for performance’ class, tech classes, private voice, an MT intro class he was invited into when he auditioned for private voice, show auditions, music composition, show rehearsals, and his acappella group all keep him extremely busy.

Regarding why he chose NU over CAP21, it was really a hard choice for him, but there were a few reasons. One was the AMTP program at NU – it’s along the same lines as CAP21’s, but NU’s is new and getting a lot of attention, and will be a great opportunity to get to know top-notch writers and composers, equity actors, and others associated with these professional productions. Another reason is that NU is driving distance for us; NYU isn’t. Because the tuition for both schools is so high, it mattered to us that we’d save money in travel costs at NU. It wasn’t a huge factor, but was one consideration. A big influencing factor was that he had spent 7 weeks at NU the summer before his senior year in high school as a “cherub” in the Theatre / Musical Theatre summer program, and it was a life-changing experience for him. He so appreciated everything about that program and the school, it put a positive spin on NU when he it came time to consider colleges. The thing that tipped his decision in the end was meeting with the Theatre Director and really clicking with him – he’s a warm, charismatic person who, coincidentally, has a daughter who also attended the summer program and is now a freshman at NU. He completely won us over talking about the two highly reputable MT directors they’ve just hired, NU’s famous theatre alumni, and the AMTP program.

If you’d like to chat with my son, PM me and I’ll give you his AIM screen name. Good luck with December 15!