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million dollars, I don’t just want good training, I want the faculty doing my
effing laundry.
    It’s a similar situation at NYU. At any given moment,
there are over a thousand drama students. I just don’t see how it’s possible
for one establishment to handle that many anger and tears monologues. NYU
differs from BoCo in that it will always skew in favor of grades over talent. If
you actually read the books assigned in English class instead of skimming
sparknotes.com, but you sing on the legal limit of the pitch, you may want to
try NYU. If you can kick your face and screlt an E especially well, but you pronounce
that word, “expecially,” then maybe go for BoCo.
    Who Are the Notable Alumni from BoCo and Tisch?
    BoCo: Karen Cartwright.
    NYU: A shit ton of people who’ve won Academy Awards,
Tonys, and Emmys, and a shit ton of other people who are like, “Ugh. That
person? Really? Of all the people in our class?”
    TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY: DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND
DANCE
    What is Texas State’s Nickname?
    Texas State MOO-niversity! – Nobody’s calling
it that. I just decided to because it’s in Texas and they have cows and NOT
because half the classes of ’16 and ’17 attended the MOO-nifieds discussed
earlier.
    How Smart Do I Have to Be to Attend Texas State?
    Slater. Any Slater will do. They’ll take the Slater
that wanted to date Tori or the one that allegedly requested that Larry in the A
Chorus Line revival wear sleeves.
    How Many Weeks on Broadway Will My Education from
Texas State Cost?
    This school is so great with scholarships that you
might actually get away with one year on a tiered Production Contract tour and
a summer at the Goodspeed Opera House.
    What Did You Learn About Texas State?
    The musical theatre department was taken over by actress
Kaitlin Hopkins, in 2009. Since then, the school has featured a faculty
primarily of working New York actors who I may not recognize, but for some
reason really have their shit together when it comes to developing a solid
program. The website, however, is straight out of 1998. I think it was made on
GeoCities.
    What is the Audition Process at Texas State Like?
    WARNING: There is a prescreen! Texas State asks that
you submit a video that includes one contemporary monologue, and two
contrasting songs no longer than thirty-two bars each. They also suggest that
if you have dance experience to add that in at the end – but it isn’t
required. Um... Why the hell is it NOT required? This is genius. Unlike NYU,
where they ask that you incorporate movement into your vocal artistic review,
Texas State requests that you present an entirely separate piece dedicated to
dance. It can be a one-minute number, or you could just present random dance
moves! The exact dance moves listed include, but are not limited to: leaps,
jumps, battements and/or turns (I guess you can do those two at the same time
if you want), buffalo, Irish, clog, and other technical elements like jazz
square and isolations. I suppose the jazz square and isolations means they are
auditioning you to be in the graduating class of 1986.
    What Are My Odds of Getting Into Texas State?
    Since Texas State is considered an up and coming
contender that is so affordable, kids have been known to turn down CMU, CCM,
and Michigan to attend. It’s safe to say that in about ten years, Texas will be
the new Michigan. They are all about diversity and making the best unique
version of you, so their class sizes are not much more than twelve. The
competition is dense because the price point is so low. You may get turned off
by the fact it is just some school out in Texas, but I urge you to factor cost
chiefly into your college decision making. Remember, you are pursuing a degree
in musical theatre. Say it with me, “I am going to pursue a college degree in
MUSICAL. THEATRE.” #broadway. #tonys. #dreamsbeforelogic.
    Who Are the Notable Alumni from Texas State?
    All those fresh and earnest assholes you see showing
up at