Theatre/Drama Colleges Part 8

College Majors Theater/Drama Majors
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<p>The last thread was getting a bit long, so here’s a new one with links to the old parts.</p>

<p>[Theatre/Drama</a> Colleges Part 1](<a href=“http://www.collegeconfidential.com/cgi-bin/discus/show.cgi?4/66659]Theatre/Drama”>www.collegeconfidential.com/cgi-bin/discus/show.cgi?4/66659)<br>
[Theatre/Drama</a> Colleges Part 2](<a href=“http://www.collegeconfidential.com/cgi-bin/discus/show.cgi?4/70728]Theatre/Drama”>www.collegeconfidential.com/cgi-bin/discus/show.cgi?4/70728)<br>
[Theatre/Drama</a> Colleges Part 3](<a href=“http://www.collegeconfidential.com/cgi-bin/discus/show.cgi?4/73398]Theatre/Drama”>www.collegeconfidential.com/cgi-bin/discus/show.cgi?4/73398)<br>
[Theatre/Drama</a> Colleges Part 4](<a href=“http://www.collegeconfidential.com/cgi-bin/discus/show.cgi?4/82159]Theatre/Drama”>www.collegeconfidential.com/cgi-bin/discus/show.cgi?4/82159)<br>
[Theatre/Drama</a> Colleges Part 5](<a href=“http://www.collegeconfidential.com/cgi-bin/discus/show.cgi?4/88650]Theatre/Drama”>www.collegeconfidential.com/cgi-bin/discus/show.cgi?4/88650)<br>
[Theatre/Drama</a> Colleges Part 6](<a href=“http://www.collegeconfidential.com/cgi-bin/discus/show.cgi?4/91997]Theatre/Drama”>www.collegeconfidential.com/cgi-bin/discus/show.cgi?4/91997)<br>
Theatre/Drama Colleges Part 7 </p>

<p>See also, the [FAQ[/url</a>] from the Musical Theatre thread for lots of good information on auditions, etc. and an article from the Educational Theatre Association on the distinction and choice between a [url=<a href=“http://www.edta.org/rehearsal_hall/choices.asp]BA”>www.edta.org/rehearsal_hall/choices.asp]BA</a> and a BFA degree]( <a href=“Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos”>www.geocities.com/musicaltheatercolleges/).</p>

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<p>Thank you Thesbohemian !</p>

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<p>I was wondering exactly how many BFA Acting programs are out there. I did a Google search and found 111 though there could be more. And to think … Most of these programs graduate 10 – 20 freshly minted actors each year … </p>

<p>S = Known to be very selective and/or prestigious.
U = Has a presence at the National Unified Auditions.</p>

<p>ALABAMA
[University</a> of South Alabama](<a href=“Department of Theatre & Dance | College of Arts and Sciences”>www.southalabama.edu/drama/) </p>

<p>ALASKA</p>

<p>ARIZONA
University of Arizona S</p>

<p>ARKANSAS
[Arkansas</a> State University](<a href=“http://www.theatre.astate.edu/]Arkansas”>www.theatre.astate.edu/) </p>

<p>CALIFORNIA
[Academy</a> of Art University (Screen Acting)](<a href=“http://www.academyart.edu/mpt/index.asp]Academy”>www.academyart.edu/mpt/index.asp)
[California</a> Institute of the Arts](<a href=“http://www.calarts.edu/schools/theater/index.html]California”>www.calarts.edu/schools/theater/index.html) SU
[University</a> of California Santa Barbara](<a href=“http://www.dramadance.ucsb.edu/dramadepartment.html]University”>www.dramadance.ucsb.edu/dramadepartment.html)
University of Southern California SU</p>

<p>COLORADO
[University</a> of Colorado – Boulder](<a href=“http://www.colorado.edu/TheatreDance/index.html]University”>www.colorado.edu/TheatreDance/index.html) </p>

<p>CONNECTICUT
[University</a> of Connecticut](<a href=“http://www.drama.uconn.edu/]University”>www.drama.uconn.edu/)
[University</a> of Hartford/Hartt School](<a href=“http://www.hartford.edu/hartt/programs/theatre/]University”>www.hartford.edu/hartt/programs/theatre/) U
[Central</a> Connecticut State University](<a href=“http://www.theatre.ccsu.edu/]Central”>www.theatre.ccsu.edu/) </p>

<p>DISTRICT COLUMBIA
[Howard</a> University](<a href=“http://www.howard.edu/CollegeFineArts/Theatre/programs.html]Howard”>www.howard.edu/CollegeFineArts/Theatre/programs.html) </p>

<p>DELAWARE</p>

<p>FLORIDA
[Florida</a> International University](<a href=“http://www.fiu.edu/~thedan/theatre/welcome.htm]Florida”>www.fiu.edu/~thedan/theatre/welcome.htm)
Florida State University S
Jacksonville University
[New</a> World School of the Arts](<a href=“http://www.mdc.edu/nwsa/theatre_overview_co.asp]New”>www.mdc.edu/nwsa/theatre_overview_co.asp)
[University</a> of Central Florida](<a href=“http://www.cas.ucf.edu/theatre/]University”>www.cas.ucf.edu/theatre/)
[University</a> of Florida](<a href=“http://www.arts.ufl.edu/theatreanddance/]University”>www.arts.ufl.edu/theatreanddance/)
[University</a> of Miami](<a href=“http://www.miami.edu/tha/]University”>www.miami.edu/tha/) SU
University of West Florida </p>

<p>GEORGIA
Columbus State University
[Shorter</a> College](<a href=“http://www.shorter.edu/academics/ac_schools_depttheatre.asp]Shorter”>www.shorter.edu/academics/ac_schools_depttheatre.asp) </p>

<p>HAWAII</p>

<p>IDAHO
[University</a> of Idaho](<a href=“http://www.uidaho.edu/uitheatre/]University”>www.uidaho.edu/uitheatre/) </p>

<p>ILLINOIS
DePaul University SU
Illinois Wesleyan University
[Millikin</a> University](<a href=“http://www.millikin.edu/theatre/]Millikin”>www.millikin.edu/theatre/)
[Northern</a> Illinois University](<a href=“http://www.niu.edu/theatre/]Northern”>www.niu.edu/theatre/) U
Roosevelt University U
[University</a> of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign](<a href=“404 - Department of Theatre”>www.theatre.uiuc.edu/programs/html/prg.htm)
[Western</a> Illinois University](<a href=“Theatre and Dance - WIU”>www.wiu.edu/theatre/) </p>

<p>INDIANA
[Indiana</a> University South Bend](<a href=“http://www.iusb.edu/~majors/theatre.shtml]Indiana”>www.iusb.edu/~majors/theatre.shtml)<br>
University of Evansville SU</p>

<p>IOWA
[Drake</a> University](<a href=“http://www.choose.drake.edu/admissions/academic/programs/artsci/acting.asp]Drake”>www.choose.drake.edu/admissions/academic/programs/artsci/acting.asp) </p>

<p>KANSAS
[Avila</a> University](<a href=“http://www.avila.edu/departments/theatre/deptinfo.htm]Avila”>www.avila.edu/departments/theatre/deptinfo.htm)
[Emporia</a> State University](<a href=“http://www.emporia.edu/theatre/]Emporia”>www.emporia.edu/theatre/) </p>

<p>KENTUCKY
[Northern</a> Kentucky University](<a href=“http://www.nku.edu/~theatre/program.html]Northern”>www.nku.edu/~theatre/program.html)
[University</a> of Kentucky](<a href=“Welcome | College of Fine Arts”>www.uky.edu/FineArts/Theatre/)
Western Kentucky University </p>

<p>LOUISIANA</p>

<p>MAINE</p>

<p>MARYLAND
[University</a> of Maryland, Baltimore County](<a href=“http://www.umbc.edu/theatre/]University”>www.umbc.edu/theatre/) </p>

<p>MASSACHUSETTS
[Boston</a> University](<a href=“http://www.bu.edu/cfa/theatre/index.htm]Boston”>www.bu.edu/cfa/theatre/index.htm) SU
[Emerson</a> College](<a href=“http://www.emerson.edu/performing_arts/]Emerson”>www.emerson.edu/performing_arts/) SU</p>

<p>MICHIGAN
[Central</a> Michigan University](<a href=“http://www.scda.cmich.edu/index.html]Central”>www.scda.cmich.edu/index.html)
University of Detroit Mercy
[University</a> of Michigan](<a href=“http://www.theatre.music.umich.edu/]University”>www.theatre.music.umich.edu/) SU
[Wayne</a> State University](<a href=“Theatre - Department of Theatre and Dance - Wayne State University”>www.theatre.wayne.edu/)
[Western</a> Michigan University](<a href=“http://www.wmich.edu/theatre/]Western”>www.wmich.edu/theatre/) </p>

<p>MINNESOTA
[University</a> of Minnesota Duluth](<a href=“Theatre | College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences | UMN Duluth”>www.d.umn.edu/theatre/)
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Guthrie Theatre Program SU</p>

<p>MISSISSIPPI
[University</a> of Southern Mississippi](<a href=“http://www.usm.edu/theatre/]University”>www.usm.edu/theatre/) </p>

<p>MISSOURI
[Southeast</a> Missouri State University](<a href=“http://www.semo.edu/study/theatreanddance/index.htm]Southeast”>www.semo.edu/study/theatreanddance/index.htm)
Southwest Missouri State University
[Stephens</a> College](<a href=“http://www.stephens.edu/academics/programs/theatre/]Stephens”>www.stephens.edu/academics/programs/theatre/)
[Webster</a> University](<a href=“http://www.webster.edu/depts/finearts/theatre/]Webster”>www.webster.edu/depts/finearts/theatre/) SU</p>

<p>MONTANA
[University</a> of Montana](<a href=“http://www.sfa.umt.edu/drama/index.html]University”>www.sfa.umt.edu/drama/index.html) </p>

<p>NEBRASKA</p>

<p>NEVADA</p>

<p>NEW HAMPSHIRE</p>

<p>NEW JERSEY
[Montclair</a> State University](<a href=“http://www.montclair.edu/pages/theatredance/]Montclair”>www.montclair.edu/pages/theatredance/)
[Rutgers</a> University](<a href=“http://www.masongross.rutgers.edu/theater/thea.html]Rutgers”>www.masongross.rutgers.edu/theater/thea.html) SU</p>

<p>NEW MEXICO
[College</a> of Santa Fe](<a href=“http://www.csf.edu/pad/pages/]College”>www.csf.edu/pad/pages/) U</p>

<p>NEW YORK
Brooklyn College
Ithaca College SU
[Juilliard</a> School](<a href=“http://www.juilliard.edu/college/drama/drama.html]Juilliard”>www.juilliard.edu/college/drama/drama.html) S
[Long</a> Island University C.W. Post Campus](<a href=“http://www.liu.edu/~svpa/theatre/]Long”>www.liu.edu/~svpa/theatre/)
Marymount Manhattan College
New York University/Tisch School of the Arts SU
Pace University<br>
[SUNY</a> Buffalo](<a href=“College of Arts and Sciences - University at Buffalo”>www.cas.buffalo.edu/depts/theatredance/main.html)
[SUNY</a> Fredonia](<a href=“http://www.fredonia.edu/academicaffairs/theatredance.htm]SUNY”>www.fredonia.edu/academicaffairs/theatredance.htm)
[SUNY</a> Purchase](<a href=“http://www.purchase.edu/academics/taf/default.asp]SUNY”>www.purchase.edu/academics/taf/default.asp) SU
Syracuse University S</p>

<p>NORTH CAROLINA
[Catawba</a> College](<a href=“http://www.catawba.edu/academic/theatrearts/]Catawba”>www.catawba.edu/academic/theatrearts/)
[East</a> Carolina University](<a href=“http://www.theatre-dance.ecu.edu/]East”>www.theatre-dance.ecu.edu/)
[Elon</a> College](<a href=“Performing Arts | Elon University”>www.elon.edu/perarts/)
[North</a> Carolina School of the Arts](<a href=“http://www.ncarts.edu/ncsaprod/drama/]North”>www.ncarts.edu/ncsaprod/drama/) SU
[University</a> of North Carolina Greensboro](<a href=“http://www.uncg.edu/the/main1.html]University”>www.uncg.edu/the/main1.html) </p>

<p>NORTH DAKOTA</p>

<p>OHIO
[Kent</a> State University](<a href=“http://www.theatre.kent.edu/schoolhome.htm]Kent”>www.theatre.kent.edu/schoolhome.htm)
[Marietta</a> College](<a href=“http://www.marietta.edu/~thea/]Marietta”>www.marietta.edu/~thea/)<br>
[Ohio</a> University](<a href=“http://www.ohiou.edu/theater/index.html]Ohio”>www.ohiou.edu/theater/index.html)
[Otterbein</a> College](<a href=“http://www.otterbein.edu/dept/thr/]Otterbein”>www.otterbein.edu/dept/thr/) SU
[University</a> of Cincinnati College Conservatory](<a href=“http://www.ccm.uc.edu/drama/]University”>www.ccm.uc.edu/drama/) SU
[Wright</a> State University](<a href=“http://www.wright.edu/academics/theatre/]Wright”>www.wright.edu/academics/theatre/) </p>

<p>OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma State University U
[University</a> of Oklahoma](<a href=“http://www.ou.edu/finearts/indexPC.htm]University”>www.ou.edu/finearts/indexPC.htm) </p>

<p>OREGON
[Southern</a> Oregon University](<a href=“http://www.sou.edu/THTR/]Southern”>www.sou.edu/THTR/)
[Western</a> Oregon University](<a href=“Home - Department of Theatre and Dance”>www.wou.edu/las/creativearts/theater_dance/theatre_dance.htm) </p>

<p>PENNSYLVANIA
Arcadia University
[Carnegie</a> Mellon University](<a href=“http://www.cmu.edu/cfa/drama/]Carnegie”>www.cmu.edu/cfa/drama/) SU
[Clarion</a> University](<a href=“http://www.clarion.edu/departments/thea/default.asp]Clarion”>www.clarion.edu/departments/thea/default.asp)<br>
[Pennsylvania</a> State University](<a href=“http://www.theatre.psu.edu/index.html]Pennsylvania”>www.theatre.psu.edu/index.html) SU
[Point</a> Park University](<a href=“http://www.pointpark.edu/default.aspx?id=431]Point”>www.pointpark.edu/default.aspx?id=431)
[University</a> of the Arts](<a href=“http://www.uarts.edu/ug/pa/the/index.cfm]University”>www.uarts.edu/ug/pa/the/index.cfm) U</p>

<p>RHODE ISLAND
[University</a> of Rhode Island](<a href=“http://www.uri.edu/artsci/the/]University”>www.uri.edu/artsci/the/) </p>

<p>SOUTH CAROLINA</p>

<p>SOUTH DAKOTA
[University</a> of South Dakota](<a href=“Page Not Found | University of South Dakota”>www.usd.edu/cfa/Theatre/) </p>

<p>TENNESSEE
[University</a> of Memphis](<a href=“http://www.people.memphis.edu/~umtheatre/]University”>www.people.memphis.edu/~umtheatre/) </p>

<p>TEXAS
[Abilene</a> Christian University](<a href=“http://www.acu.edu/academics/cas/theatre/]Abilene”>www.acu.edu/academics/cas/theatre/)
McMurray University
Southern Methodist University SU
[Texas</a> State University – San Marcos](<a href=“http://www.finearts.txstate.edu/theatre/]Texas”>www.finearts.txstate.edu/theatre/)
[Texas</a> Tech University](<a href=“http://www.depts.ttu.edu/theatreanddance/]Texas”>www.depts.ttu.edu/theatreanddance/)
[University</a> of Texas – Arlington](<a href=“http://www.uta.edu/theatre/major/default.html]University”>www.uta.edu/theatre/major/default.html) </p>

<p>UTAH
Brigham Young University
[University</a> of Utah](<a href=“Department of Theatre, University of Utah College of Fine Arts - 404 Error”>www.theatre.utah.edu/index.htm) SU
[Utah</a> State University](<a href=“http://www.usu.edu/theatre/]Utah”>www.usu.edu/theatre/) </p>

<p>VERMONT</p>

<p>VIRGINIA
[Shenandoah</a> Conservatory](<a href=“http://www.su.edu/conservatory/scon/Academics/theatre/index.htm]Shenandoah”>www.su.edu/conservatory/scon/Academics/theatre/index.htm)
[Virginia</a> Commonwealth University](<a href=“http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/artweb/theatre/]Virginia”>www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/artweb/theatre/) </p>

<p>WASHINGTON
[Cornish</a> College of the Arts](<a href=“http://www.cornish.edu/theater/]Cornish”>www.cornish.edu/theater/) U
[Pacific</a> Lutheran University](<a href=“http://www.plu.edu/~coth/theatre/index.html]Pacific”>www.plu.edu/%7Ecoth/theatre/index.html) </p>

<p>WEST VIRGINIA
[West</a> Virginia University](<a href=“http://www.wvu.edu/~theatre/index.htm]West”>www.wvu.edu/%7Etheatre/index.htm) </p>

<p>WISCONSIN
[University</a> of Wisconsin - Stevens Point](<a href=“http://www.uwsp.edu/theatre-dance/]University”>www.uwsp.edu/theatre-dance/)
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin – Whitewater
[Viterbo</a> University](<a href=“http://www.viterbo.edu/academic/ug/sfa/theatre/]Viterbo”>www.viterbo.edu/academic/ug/sfa/theatre/) </p>

<p>WYOMING
[University</a> of Wyoming](<a href=“http://www.uwyo.edu/th&d/]University”>www.uwyo.edu/th&d/)</p>

<p>Did I miss any?</p>

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<p>How many of these programs offer a senior showcase in NY and LA?</p>

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<p>CMU does a showcase in NY and LA. The showcase in LA has no singing only acting, due to LA being more of a town for film and TV. CMU does their showcase on their own. They do not combine with another college.</p>

<p>I attended the showcase in LA a few weeks ago and it was very impressive.</p>

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<p>Hello again - nice you changed the page but I’d still love to hear anything from anyone who has known anyone who went to De Paul - or knows more about it personally. You can see my question near the end of Thread 7.</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

<p>emom</p>

<p>PS I will admit that they have been great about responding immediately to any e=mails I send to any office at that school. Very impressive service so far.</p>

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<p>I applied to, and was accepted to DePaul for its theatre studies program (I’m going to Carnegie for Directing, though). I did my interview on campus, and I was very, very unimpressed. The building where the Theatre School was held was old and dilapidated. The professor I interviewed with had an office in an annex. The thing I took away from my visit was that there was not alot of money coming into the University, and specificially the Theatre School, which really turned me off.</p>

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<p>I was curious if anyone knew about the differences between studios at Tisch? I’ve been accepted into The Experimental Theatre Wing and plan to go, but I’d love more information on it- the kind I couldn’t get from obsessively surfing the website. Do the studios in Tisch mingle? Does anyone know people who went to ETW, and if so, what were there experiences? I’d be really grateful for any help!</p>

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<p>ThatBGirl,
You may want to post your question on livejournal.
<a href=“http://www.livejournal.com/community/_tisch_/[/url]”>http://www.livejournal.com/community/_tisch_/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thanks- I followed the link and think you’re right :)</p>

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<p>Thanks Thesbohemian for all those links! I can’t believe how generous you are with this stuff! I don’t take the SAT I until next month and am not totally sure if I want to go for a BA or a BFA. However, I looked back at the beginning parts of this thread and saw that you were using the College of Charleston as a safety. I checked them out using your steps and found that they have almost all the things you said to look for in a BA. The department head says that they have past acting students at or that recently finished MFAs at ACT, UC Irvine, Rutgers, Delaware, Roosevelt and the Alabama Shakespeare Festival. Some are doing pro internships at the Steppenwolf Theatre, Second City and Actors Express and they have others working in TV and national tours. One has a recurring role on “That 70s Show” and is a regular on “What I Like About You.” I think I have found my nonaudition safety! haha Can you or anyone else tell me more about College of Charleston?</p>

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<p>Thesbo,</p>

<p>Some of the schools that are not listed in your great list as “selective” for acting are, I thought, “selective” for MT. Is that correct? I scanned it quickly but I found two schools where this applies (there may be more): Roosevelt and U Arts</p>

<p>Are the scales of selectivity different or are the two programs in these schools (MT and Acting) really that different in selectivity?</p>

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<p>I’m not thesbo…but I think there are several programs where this could be true. For instance, CCM and OU’s musical theatre programs are much more selective than their acting programs, I believe.</p>

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<p>Kellster,
Cool to see somebody is following my “plan.” :slight_smile: I didn’t realize they’d had that much recent success. Most of what I know about the school as a whole comes from my mom being an alum of their nursing program. CoC is located near the beach in a really beautiful historic port city and the academics have a decent - but not spectacular - reputation. I remember that it’s fairly easy to graduate in three years if you bring in a lot of AP credit. It’s also very much a party school though I doubt anybody will pin you down and funnel beer down your throat if you don’t want them to. :wink: The theatre department itself is recommended in the Arco guide for what that’s worth. Everything I’ve gathered is that the students love most of the faculty in general and completely worship the ground that Joy Vandervort-Cobb walks on. There are also a lot of performance opportunities outside the main stage. I’m not sure if they allow students to participate or if they even have time, but there is a lot of theatre in Charleston in general – both professional and “community” – as well as a good number of film shoots. The city also hosts the [Spoleto</a> Festival](<a href=“http://www.spoletousa.org/]Spoleto”>www.spoletousa.org/) and CoC students get to intern. Besides that, there are some professional studios like the Actors’ Theatre of South Carolina. Check out the teachers’ resumes. Nice, eh?</p>

<p>Chrism,
The ones I labeled “selective” are just the ones I personally know to be so. It’s definitely not scientific. I know absolutely nothing about UArts and very little about Roosevelt except that my school has had people accepted and none ever went. They could well be very selective as could some others. There are still others that are very good that I wouldn’t label “selective,” though. For instance, I understand that Hartt admits a lot of kids expecting to only have a fairly small percentage actually attend and there’s no doubt in my mind that you can get excellent training there. There are others like Catawba College that offer very good training as well, but the audition for the BFA doesn’t happen until the spring of freshman year and admission is no gimme. I notice that I did make a booboo. The University of Oklahoma is the one that has a presence at the Unifieds – not Oklahoma State. </p>

<p>Yay! Evansville has a notoriously lousy website with no pics, etc. and somebody sent me links to pics of some of last year’s productions. I can’t wait to work with these people! </p>

<p>[Handler[/url</a>]
[url=<a href=“http://www.danielknightstudiob.com/JaneEyre/main.asp]Jane”>www.danielknightstudiob.com/JaneEyre/main.asp]Jane</a> Eyre, The Musical](<a href=“http://www.danielknightstudiob.com/Handler/main.asp]Handler[/url”>www.danielknightstudiob.com/Handler/main.asp)
[Flyin’</a> West](<a href=“http://www.danielknightstudiob.com/FlyinWest/main.asp]Flyin’”>www.danielknightstudiob.com/FlyinWest/main.asp)
[Our</a> Town](<a href=“http://www.danielknightstudiob.com/OurTown/main.asp]Our”>www.danielknightstudiob.com/OurTown/main.asp)</p>

<p>They also did “Three Sisters” and “A Bright Room Called Day” though no pics. :(<br>
Oh, yeah … Freshmen can and often do get cast. :)</p>

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<p>Does University of Kentucky offer any senior showcase, by any chance? I checked their website to no avail.</p>

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<p>I couldn’t find anything on a few of them, but here’s where most of the 2005 Tony Nominees went to school:</p>

<p>Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
Philip Bosco, Twelve Angry Men – BA, Catholic University
Billy Crudup, The Pillowman – BA, UNC-Chapel Hill; MFA, NYU/Tisch
Bill Irwin, Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - BA, Oberlin College; Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey’s Clown College
James Earl Jones, On Golden Pond – BFA, University of Michigan
Brían F. O’Byrne, Doubt - Samuel Beckett Center; Trinity College, Dublin</p>

<p>Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Cherry Jones, Doubt – BFA, Carnegie Mellon University
Laura Linney, Sight Unseen – BA, Brown University; Moscow Arts Theater School; Juilliard School
Mary-Louise Parker, Reckless – Diploma in Acting, North Carolina School of the Arts,
Phylicia Rashad, Gem of the Ocean – BFA, Howard University
Kathleen Turner, Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - BA, University of Maryland</p>

<p>Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Hank Azaria, Monty Python’s Spamalot - BFA, Tufts University
Gary Beach, La Cage aux Folles – BFA, North Carolina School of the Arts
Norbert Leo Butz, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels – BFA, Webster University; MFA, Alabama Shakespeare Festival
Tim Curry, Monty Python’s Spamalot - Cambridge and Birmingham
John Lithgow, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels – BA History, Harvard University; London Academy of Music and Drama</p>

<p>Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Christina Applegate, Sweet Charity - None
Victoria Clark, The Light in the Piazza – Music Degree from Yale University
Erin Dilly, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – BFA, University of Michigan
Sutton Foster, Little Women - Carnegie Mellon University (left to go pro after one year)
Sherie Rene Scott, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theatre</p>

<p>Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
Alan Alda, Glengarry Glen Ross- BA, Fordham University
Gordon Clapp, Glengarry Glen Ross – BA, Williams College
David Harbour, Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf – BA, Dartmouth College
Liev Schreiber, Glengarry Glen Ross – BA, Hampshire College; MFA, Yale School of Drama; Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Michael Stuhlbarg, The Pillowman – BFA, Juilliard School</p>

<p>Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Mireille Enos, Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - BFA, Brigham Young University
Heather Goldenhersh, Doubt – BFA, Juilliard School
Dana Ivey, The Rivals – BA, Rollins College; London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Adriane Lenox, Doubt - Lambuth University
Amy Ryan, A Streetcar Named Desire - ???</p>

<p>Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
Dan Fogler, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee –BFA, Boston University
Marc Kudisch, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – BFA, Florida Atlantic University
Michael McGrath, Monty Python’s Spamalot - ???
Matthew Morrison, The Light in the Piazza – BFA, Tisch/CAP21
Christopher Sieber, Monty Python’s Spamalot – American Music and Dramatic Academy</p>

<p>Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Joanna Gleason, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - UCLA and BA, Occidental College
Celia Keenan-Bolger, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – BFA, University of Michigan
Jan Maxwell, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - ???
Kelli O’Hara, The Light in the Piazza – BM, Oklahoma City University
Sara Ramirez, Monty Python’s Spamalot- BFA, Juilliard School</p>

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<p>I replied over on the MT section as well, but Amy Ryan didn’t go to college.</p>

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<p>Cool. I looked high and low and couldn’t find her. Any ideas on which pro studio she might’ve trained at if any?</p>

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<p>I believe she went to an arts high school and that was the end of her training, but I’m not sure about that. There was a NY Times article about her a while back, if you want to look it up in a library. It isn’t online for free anymore.</p>

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<p>We made our decision today. Based on interest, we’ve decided to add a fall audition date on Friday, December 2, for both Acting and Musical Theatre prospects. We understand that CCM has scheduled an MT audition for Saturday, December 3, and we thought this might make it possible for students to do an Ohio weekend. For those unfamiliar with Ohio geography, Otterbein is in Columbus in the center of the state, and CCM is in Cincinnati, two hours south of us on the Ohio River.</p>

<p>Although we are not changing to rolling admissions (for reasons that I outlined in earlier posts), we will tell students who audition in December their status: accepted, in consideration, or not in consideration. Because we take so few students (typically 4 men and 4 women in MT, 4 and 4 in Acting), we are unlikely to accept more than one or two men and one or two women in each degree program. (We must reserve space for those auditioning for us later.) But we will keep a larger number than usual in consideration. Those students will be notified of our decision in mid-March, along with the students who audition for us in January, February and March. The rest of the students will be released, and although that is a painful message, we hope that it will allow students and their families to make better plans for the remaining auditions. </p>

<p>B.F.A. Acting Audition Dates
Friday, December 2, 2005<br>
Friday, February 24, 2006 </p>

<p>B.F.A. Musical Theatre Audition Dates
Friday, December 2, 2005<br>
Saturday, January 28, 2006<br>
Saturday, February 4, 2006<br>
Saturday, February 25, 2006<br>
Saturday, March 4, 2006 </p>

<p>National Unified Audition Dates<br>
New York, Sunday, February 5, 2006 (please note we are only in NYC on Sunday; other schools will be there on Saturday)
Chicago, Monday-Wednesday, February 6-8, 2006<br>
San Francisco, Saturday, February 11, 2006<br>
Los Angeles, Sunday, February 12, 2006</p>

<p>Students interested in the BFA in Design/Technology may do a portfolio review at any of the National Unified Audition sites, or on campus between mid-January and early March. Same for students interested in the BA Theatre degree (directing, playwriting, stage-managing, arts administration). Details will be posted on our website in late June.</p>