<p>In a recent thread, there was a question about extracurricular theatre at Boston University. (It was asked by a parent whose daughter loves theatre but wasn't sure she wanted a theatre degree.)</p>
<p>Today's edition of the online publication "BU Today" has a nice article about the student performing arts group "Stage Troupe," with a narrated slide show of scenes from their current production, "Beauty and the Beast."</p>
<p>From the article:
"Stage Troupe performs eight main-stage shows each year, including one during Parents Weekend; it is the Universitys oldest and largest extracurricular performing arts group for undergraduates not majoring in theater."</p>
<p>I realize there may be very little interest in this topic here, because most people on this forum are seeking or offering info about theatre majors rather than extracurricular theatre oppotunities at colleges.</p>
<p>But just in case anybody would like to take a look, today’s online issue of BU Today has an interesting video that is time-lapse photography of Boston University’s “Stage Troupe” club building a set for one of their musicals in four days.</p>
<p>The club seems to have many enthusiastic members, not just for performing but also for tech.</p>
<p>Thanks, NJ Theatre Mom, that was me who asked the original question, and I appreciate the response! I would think there’d be other theater-loving students who’d be interested-- after all, as so many of the posts in this forum make clear, only a tiny percentage of actors are going to get accepted at the elite BFA programs, and strong theater clubs like this one are great for “regular” theater kids!</p>
<p>Yes, there are plenty of very talented people who either cannot or don’t wish to follow the path of an arts professional but who still want to participate in theatre performances whenever they can.</p>
<p>We attended a very well done club show at La Salle University in Philadelphia a couple of years ago and were impressed by the fact that the club had funds to hire a well-qualified person from the community to direct the show. Probably that’s how they do things at many college theatre clubs.</p>
<p>Dan Knechtges, our alum who choreographed SPELLING BEE, supported himself for a couple of years (2002 and 2003) by directing productions put on by Princeton University’s Triangle Club. Started in 1883, the club has access to substantial funding, more than the department, more than many professional companies. If you’d like to know more about them, check out this link:</p>
<p>[Princeton</a> Triangle Club - History](<a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/~triangle/content_page/history.html]Princeton”>http://www.princeton.edu/~triangle/content_page/history.html)</p>
<p>Enjoy.</p>
<p>Doctorjohn, the info about Triangle at Princeton is fascinating to read. I was surprised to learn that they go on tour each winter…that McCarter Theatre was originally built for the Triangle Club…and that F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote three of their shows.</p>
<p>According to the website, Jimmy Stewart, Jos</p>