<p>I'm finishing my list of schools I'm applying to, and I hope to enter a BA theater major with a concentration in playwriting, if available. But, I just can't seem to find a final school to apply to that would meet my needs and round off my list. I'd like to be at a academically selective school, but sometimes I feel like their theater programs are not hands on enough to prepare me for a career in any aspect of theater. I'd love some suggestions for strong academic schools that have strong, hands on BAs where I can get a liberal arts education, and real world experience in one. This is where I'm applying so far: </p>
<p>Amherst College
Ithaca College
Emerson College
Fordham University
University of Massachusetts
University of New Hampshire</p>
<p>and here are a few stats to give an idea as to where I'm at: </p>
<p>White male, MA
4.0 weigthed
10 out of 152
SAT I 1980 CR690 M600 W690
SAT II Lit 750
SAT II USH 700</p>
<p>You should definitely look at Kenyon College. Check out the website and feel free to PM me if you have specific questions. My daughter did a BA in theater there (set design concentration but very broad-based program) and is still in close touch with friends and faculty from there. It’s a wonderful program and school.</p>
<p>James Madison University… academically selective… strong playwriting courses… opportunities for student work to be produced. James Madison has quite a large number of students who come down from the northeast. I am on the faculty… born and bred in the northeast. I feel very comfortable here… Only 2 hours to DC and 6 hours to NYC. The student body here is wonderful! Couldn’t ask for a better place to work, train, and live. Worth a look and a visit. PM me if you have questions.</p>
<p>Washington University in St. Louis has a playwriting track – the theater dept is listed as Drama</p>
<p>Fordham has a playwriting major </p>
<p>Connecticut College has opportunities on campus and through the professional theaters it’s affiliated with and Skidmore has playwriting opportunities along with a pre-professional theater focus in its program</p>
<p>My S is a playwriting and performance major at Fordham and is always happy to speak with potential students. Please feel free to PM me with any questions you might have about the program! Good luck! :)</p>
<p>This is a little outside the box, but you may want to check out the University of Alberta (in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada). It’s one of the best university theatre/drama programs in Canada. [Home</a> - Drama - University of Alberta](<a href=“http://www.drama.ualberta.ca%5DHome”>http://www.drama.ualberta.ca) . It has 7 undergrad programs and 5 grad programs. Tuition is similar to studying out-of-state.</p>
<p>Williams has a GREAT summer theater scene and my impression–my daughter looked at the school 9 years ago–was that the BA program was very good. Extremely competitive admissions and demanding academics. Middlebury also has a very strong theater program and is affiliated with a professional theater company (PTP/NYC, formerly Potomac Theater Company)–again, like Williams, very competitive, but a wonderful school if that’s the kind of environment you like. If your high-school’s college counseling office works with Naviance, you might be able to get a sense of whether your transcript and scores would make you competitive for those schools.</p>