<p>So I've been doing my research, and FSU has kept coming up; I love what I've read about the campus culture but heard that their performing arts programs are very, very selective. I have stats that should get me into the school with very little difficulty (GPA is 3.62W/3.45UW at a nationally-ranked public school; 31 ACT with writing; 2150 SAT, 1390 CR+M), so my question is: How selective, exactly (percentage-wise) is the Acting BFA?</p>
<p>-How many students audition, how many make the cut, and how many does the program yield from that?</p>
<p>-What's the audition protocol? Standard 'two contrasting monologues, no more than 2 minutes'? (The website doesn't allow unregistered users to view audition information...)</p>
<p>-How many performances go up annually?</p>
<p>-What's the local arts scene like? In addition, are there plentiful internship or job opportunities?</p>
<p>-Is there anything else I should know when considering this program and this school?</p>
<p>My s and I visited there in February (he’s a hs jr). This is what they told us–you have to apply to FSU overall and separately to the theater program. They give audition slots in October but acceptances to the university are made around Thanksgiving–you will be dropped from your audition slot if you were not accepted. We live in FL–UF has become so competitive that a lot of really smart kids are giving up and applying to FSU–it has raised the admission stakes greatly this year. Your test scores are fantastic but GPA is marginal for FSU.</p>
<p>What they told us about the actual progarm–they take about 12 students for theatre and 12 for musical theater each year (for BFA–didn’t know if you wanted BFA or BA). Each year varies based on what the existing students looked like (the boy who toured us told us when he auditioned they already had boys in the program so only 2 boys were admitted his year to the MT program. It is VERRRY selective–he told us that the other schools the kids (who got in) auditioned for were places like UCLA, NYU and Juillard. </p>
<p>Also, ANYONE can audition for productions. They had a criminal justice major who landed the lead role in one of their productions this year. The BA program is a lot easier to get accepted to and probably gives equal opportunity to get into productions. My neighbor’s d finished the BA program 3 years ago and she is a relatively successful actress in Chicago now.</p>
<p>Not sure if there are any % criteria for oos students vs. in-state. (I think he said they have about 1800 audition?)</p>
<p>Hey, I live in Tallahassee and am also going to be a theatre major come 2012(not sure where at though). If your looking at ba theatre, don’t do FSU, while they do let anyone audition for there productions, it is EXTREMELY rare for non BFA students to get in, also, BA students DO NOT get a good choice for theatre classes. If your going for BFA, than FSU is a good school to get into, but it is really, really, selective. Your grades will definitly get you into FSU, but whether you’ll get into the BFA program, no way to tell. </p>
<p>Additional stats
FSU-6 shows/year+new works festival
2 student theatre groups with full seasons (they cast BA, BFA, and community members)
Tallahassee Little Theatre(comm theatre, 14+ plays/year+1 musical)
Irish Rep Theatre(you don’t have to be Irish, 2-3 plays/yr)
Quincy Music Theatre(all musicals)
Theatre ala Carte(2 musicals/yr)
Tall comm college-3-4 shows/yr
Monticello opera house-mostly dinner and childrens theatre plus some musicals
FSU film school-BFA and MFA students always shooting short films
Capital city Shakespeare-2 plays/year
Wahi media-films
F.C Rabbath productions-short independent films
COCA-council on culture and arts-to hard to explain, google it</p>
<p>Tallahassee is one of those places that you kind of have to be here to see all that there is, once you hear about one thing, then you’ll find out about something else, then something else, then all of a sudden you realize ther’es a ton of things to do hear. It’s a pretty great atmosphere for the arts, and I’ve only really been plugged into everyhting for about a year, so there’s probably more that I don’t know about. </p>
<p>also, the audition- 2 contrasting monologues within casting age and range, combined no more than 4 minutes (and they really mean this, they WILL and HAVE cut people off before)</p>
<p>As a BA in FSU’s theatre program, I have to disagree. I would much rather be a BA then a BFA, and to be honest, I think like most programs, the BA program is what you make of it. I’ve had no shortage of opportunities to work at FSU, on the mainstage or in student theatre, which is as much a part of the theatre culture of FSU as the mainstage productions are. I have seen BAs get cast in mainstage, and I’ve seen them passed over in BFAs, but nine times out of ten, the casting has been fair. There are, of course, exceptions to this rule as there are in any subjective situation such as casting. Someone has a bad audition, and someone has a good one, etc. </p>
<p>In the end, FSU was a fluky place for me to end up, and it has it’s flaws, but I’m happy I’m here. If anyone has any questions about the program, I’d be happy to answer them to the best of my ability.</p>
<p>FSU BFA theatre is tough to get into. Stats will get you into the school. Audition only will get you into the theatre program. My son applied. There were 500-600 students there that day -total cattle call. Call back list 10.he was offered a spot at FSU with scholarship and opportunity to pursue BA Theatre. A friend of his did this and is happy with his choice . My son opted to attend a BFA. It is a solid program, and the price is exceptionally reasonable.</p>
<p>Also note that FSU’s GPA consideration is unweighted for core classes (i.e. not weightlifting or basketweaving) so it is exceptionally hard entrance.</p>
BA (Sometimes called BA in Theater or BA in Theater Arts) is a liberal arts program with a broad education regarding theater. Sometimes you have to interview for a BA, but sometimes you simply declare that as your major. It’s more of a generalist major where you can focus on production, stage management, design, theater arts, and some performance. With a BA, you can often double-major in a related or unrelated field.
BFA (sometimes called BFA Acting, BFA Musical Theater, BFA Performance, etc) is performance-based. There are more credits required in your major for a BFA than for a BA and it is often more difficult, if not impossible, to double major. You will need to audition for a BFA program and BFA programs are often competitive.