<p>Hello I live in the UK and i hope to attend a university in America in the fall of 2014 and I'm trying to get as mush research as possible. My passion is Theatre and hope to study a BA in theatre/acting. However I have no background or practise in it as I am heavily involved in Sport so I've never had the time so I would like to know if there are any universities that don't require an audition or background practise to get in. Thank you</p>
<p>There are many BA programs in theater that do not require auditions. Perhaps you could narrow down what part of the country you are interested in? West Coast, NYC, Boston, etc. ? Small town or big city?</p>
<p>Thanks for replying any information is helpful.</p>
<p>Well I was thinking somewhere in the regions of New York, New Jersey, Ohio, North Carolina, California anywhere really but those would be key. I would say california although I hear its hard to get into universities/colleges there or North Carolina like elon or North carolina university although i hear they are also hard is this true? Size isn’t an issue cause I don’t really have a preference there.</p>
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<p>I’ve been spending a lot of time looking at schools with BA’s for theatre that are not talked about on CC. Not sure what your grades and test scores are. But a school that jumped out as having a nice amount of technique, movement and voice training was the University of Maryland. </p>
<p>Take a look [Curriculum</a> Requirements | University of MD School of Theatre Dance and Performance Studies](<a href=“http://tdps.umd.edu/programs/ba-theatre/curriculum-requirements]Curriculum”>B.A. Theatre | School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies)</p>
<p>The school itself is known for great sports teams and a real college experience. It also has a wonderful reputation in general.</p>
<p>Thanks I read through the other thread and it was very helpful.</p>
<p>Thanks for this I looked it up and it looks like a great place.</p>
<p>I thought so but I have no idea how the program is regarded industry wise.</p>
<p>Muhlenberg check it out.</p>
<p>Umm, you live in the UK, and you want to study theatre in the United States?</p>
<p>Generally the UK has a much stronger tradition of theatre than the USA, so it strikes me as strange that someone from UK is coming to the USA to study theatre.</p>
<p>When you say theatre is your “passion” what do you mean? (It kind of sounds like sport is your real passion!) Is your passion for British theatre-- if so you may find that American theatre is quite different (except when we import our theatre from Britain).</p>
<p>There are a lot of colleges and universities in the USA that you can just get admitted to, without even declaring a major, and then after you have been in college for a bit, sometimes up to a couple of years, you can say “Oh, I guess now I will major in theatre.” It’s very different from the UK where colleges and unis make you specialize in one subject from the first day of class.</p>
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<p>I am KICKING myself for not discovering that Maryland drama program sooner. It has so much going for it! Unfortunately, that ship has sailed for my daughter who is a senior. :-/</p>
<p>Skewl, on paper it sure looks good but it’s not talked about on CC so how do I know how the training is regraded. I’m not a professional so I have no idea how to even judge it if we go visit the program. </p>
<p>Is it a gut thing? Do we check the credentials of the professors. Even then what do I look for with that. Is it working actors that you want to teach your kids or ones with MFA’s from what we think of as top schools. </p>
<p>I’m sort of looking off the beaten path maybe to unearth a gem, since it’s harder to find those BA programs that have a good mix of movement, voice and training. </p>
<p>If I am remember reading your posts I thought you spoke of your daughter finding a gem of a program that enabled her to have access to other majors.</p>
<p>shacherry, one way you can gauge the program is to ask industry professionals (directors, agents, casting directors, fellow actors) what they know or think of the program. The professionals you’d ask are the ones your son or you most respect and/or the ones who would work with someone like your son or - if you’re really lucky - who have worked directly with your son and know what his strengths/interests are. Of course, one person’s opinion on a program is just one person, but if you ask around a lot or if you get really enthusiastic responses, that is good information to have.</p>
<p>Another method I’ve used is to look at youngish actors whom I or my kids admire. We then look up how they got where they are. (If they are extremely well connected/extremely wealthy we mostly discount them.)</p>
<p>Often this unearths gems we hadn’t thought of before. Sometimes that’s not a college program, but that’s fine in that it still unearths possible paths. </p>
<p>Finally we did go alot by gut. It’s best to visit (not by tour) and sit in on classes and spend time there as well as you can; you can do this once you get closer.</p>
<p>My son has very carefully and intensively studied the professionals at each program. He can tell you who teaches there, what their backgrounds are and if they ever were on stage. This is as important to him as the curriculum…</p>