Theatre/Drama Colleges Part 8

WallyWorld
Fri, 19 May 2006 13:51:16 +0000

Need2leave07

I agree with elliotsmom. If your really serious about your acting the NCSA summer program is the superior choice. Our daughter will be attending there this summer.

Two summer programs I would recommend that I have never seen on this site is the Columbia Gorge School of Theater (CGST) and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF).

CGST is pretty intense yet laid back at the same time. Its outside Portland Oregon in the mountains on a120 acre ranch with a swimming lake, gorgeous! Very safe and encouraging environment. They will have kids from 30 states and a few countries this summer. No audition needed. Audition for placement in the first few days. Probably could still get in this year. http://www.cgst.com/

OSF has a two-week institute just for high school juniors. No acting but an exception look behind the scenes of a large (and very good) acting company. You see like 10 plays! Selective entry with essays and stuff but no audition. May 1 deadline

3incollege;

I am sitting 4 blocks from Whitman College (on your list) and based on your details would not recommend it. First he doesn’t have the academics to get in unless he would meet their criteria for “diversity”. Second the theater program is not that great. Good facilities and it is improving but our local HS has a stronger program. Lastly he would need to complete GE stuff.

Don’t overlook the thought of a Community College for a year if he is unable to get into a program that is a good fit for him. I have seen kids with worse records than you son start at a CC with a clean slate, buckle down, get a 4.0 and have many more doors open. Save some money, get some GE’s out of the way, a little maturity and not necessary to stay two years and get an AA. And, Some CC’s have decent theater programs.