<p>If money is your main concern, there are a few good programs in CO that could serve you well and set you up as a strong MFA candidate at a more top-tier school. These schools all are very affordable with in-state tuition and are varying degrees of selectivity. </p>
<p>I’m of the mind that if you are driven, you are going to succeed. Not that there might not be small failures along the way–but if you have the chops, you can create your own reality–even as a working actor. Whether you are super famous or doing local/regional theatre who knows. But if you WANT to do this and you DO the work that is required, you’ll get there (that’s a serious Team Mom Pep Talk).</p>
<p>The MT program at UNC. I know many graduates from there working and teaching in Denver in the performing arts. If you are in-state, UNC is also ridiculously affordable. </p>
<p>Another up-and-coming program is at Mesa University in Grand Junction. Here is the info: <a href=“Department of Theatre Arts | Colorado Mesa University”>http://www.coloradomesa.edu/theatre/index.html</a>. There is an Acting and MT track. </p>
<p>Metro State University also has a BFA in theatre in Denver. I’m not sure what that audition process is like because I can’t seem to access the website at the moment, and I also don’t know if they have an MT track or if it is just acting.</p>
<p>A school that might be a reach but hasgreat tuition for even out of state students is Texas State (not sure if it’s too late for the prescreen if you are a Senior). They offer in-state tuition to anyone accepted to the BFA program. </p>
<p>Good luck with your search! </p>