<p>Your academic credentials should qualify you academically almost anywhere. Do you want to focus on a particular aspect of tech, or do you have a broader interest in production? I’m curious that Carnegie Mellon, Northwestern, and Syracuse aren’t on your list. Although they are expensive, I think they have pretty generous scholarship programs, and are all strong academic universities. Fordham-Lincoln Center would be impossible without a merit scholarship, but they can be generous if they want a candidate. Emerson offers the opportunity to work at two of Boston’s most historic, spectacular, theaters, but they are notoriously stingy with aid. UArts, in Philadelphia, isn’t as strong academically, but owns the historic Merriam Theatre and stages a production there every year. They are a little less expensive than other conservatories, and offer merit scholarships. When looking at colleges, you should see what internships are available locally, and what sort of productions and facilities you’ll be working with.</p>