<p>I am about to be a senior and am in the hectic process of finding, applying, and auditioning for colleges. I want to be a Design/tech major with an emphasis in lighting design, and have not found many forums on this sight with info pertaining to this subject, as we technicians are a small species so to speak... Anywho I come to ask if any one has opinions on these colleges, specifically I would like to know about their Tech theatre programs. Thank you all and please let me know if you have any questions, all feed back appreciated.</p>
<p>Evansville
TCU
SMU
Univ of Texas
BU
Northwestern
DePaul
Emerson</p>
<p>I really dont care a BFA would be nice however i also want to minor in something so a BA wouldnt be that bad either…I am not interested in a conservatory program however</p>
<p>I second UNCSA and SUNY Purchase.
I also recommend CalArts. If it is bew and cutting edge, chances are they have it.
Boston University has plaenty of acting opportunities for their drama students…so I think there might also be plenty of lighting opportunities there.</p>
<p>If you are not interested in a conservatory then you need to take BU and DePaul off of your list. Both of their technical theater programs are conservatories.</p>
<p>SUNY Purchase is also a conservatory program, I believe. </p>
<p>It sounds like you would like to minor in another subject. I would suggest looking at the schools on your list and see where that is possible. For example – BU is a conservatory based program, but if students there also take a fair number of classes outside of the major and can minor in another area (I so not know if this is the case) it could be a good fit for you.</p>
<p>Hi ILight
Try searching this forum using the term “tech”. There have been several threads on tech theatre including a couple that are specific to lighting. This past year there was a small but enthusiastic group of theatre tech students and parents posting. They were very supportive of each other, recognizing, as you said, that therre are not a lot of tech students on this forum. There was discussion about several of the schools you have listed, along with U Mich, Penn State and CMU. You might try PM’ing some of those CC members to get more specific information on their application process. Also, feel free to PM me - my son is a theatre tech student and I can try to get more information from him for you. One last suggestion - try posting your question again with a more specific title - if you mention lighting or technical theatre in the title, you are more apt to get the attention of the tech theatre people. Good luck.</p>
<p>I know for a fact that SUNY Fredonia has a B.F.A. Technical Theatre and Design which allows you to focus on lighting. But the program is more like a B.A. program because of all of the G.E.s you have to take, and you are allowed to double major or minor in something else.</p>