Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio, has produced a number of working actors, including many who have appeared on Broadway and those with featured roles in shows like Parenthood, The Walking Dead, and The Knick.

http://www.otterbein.edu/public/Academics/Departments/TheatreDance/TheatreAlumni.aspx

Tell your child to defer college for a year, go to a major city (NYC) and wait on tables while auditioning for parts. If s/he says that's too scary/tough/not fun, then you will know that you should not shell out major $$$ so they can be a theater major in college because they don't have the chutzpah. And if your child truly does want to do theatre, I think real life experience will be better anyway.

Juilliard

Do you need to go to college to be a musical theatre actress? I would think a good acting and voice coach, dance lessons for a truly talented person would be a better choice from a financial point.

Northwestern

Northwestern for musical theatre. Syracuse for drama or musical theatre. NYU.

Wesleyan.

Sister went to Ithaca for stage. She's living off my rich dad and doing a lot of volunteer work.

Is Emerson still good?

It's musical theater is going to require a lot of talent. Are you just talking about drama or are you talking about performance?

Cincinnati Conservatory is very good for Performance. If you are just looking for general drama, I think you could go most anywhere.

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Anonymous wrote:Any suggestions? My DD is in ninth grade and really taking a look at going this route.

the one that insists on a double major so she can earn a better living than waiting tables.

Does you child actually have talent? I mean, serious talent. Nowhere needs another mediocre theatre major.

Says the kind of parent who belittles and then crushes her child's dreams.

I had a classmate who went to Carnegie Mellon for theater.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any suggestions? My DD is in ninth grade and really taking a look at going this route.

the one that insists on a double major so she can earn a better living than waiting tables.

Does you child actually have talent? I mean, serious talent. Nowhere needs another mediocre theatre major.

I hear Yale has a nice drama dept. Combined with a business major she'll be all set.

Anonymous wrote:Any suggestions? My DD is in ninth grade and really taking a look at going this route.

the one that insists on a double major so she can earn a better living than waiting tables.

Does you child actually have talent? I mean, serious talent. Nowhere needs another mediocre theatre major.

Any suggestions? My DD is in ninth grade and really taking a look at going this route.