WOOHOO!!!
Nice to have met you in Jen's office a week or two ago and lovely to see your decision. :-) I hope you have a great time here, and feel free to contact me if you ever have any questions about anything.
Brandeis is a great place to stage manage and a great place to study theater... you can also double major pretty easily if you so desire (or even triple!)
The teachers they have in the department are pretty amazing and everyone is very supportive of your training as a stage manager. (I think the undergrad SMs get the best experience of our department, MFA designers and actors and undergrads included).
I am graduating from Brandeis in a little less than a month, and I feel prepared to enter the real world. I think the program has made me a well-educated, well-rounded person, and has given me a great start on a career in stage management.
I will add, however, that if one is looking to be in a city, this isn't it. It is a suburban campus, though Boston is easily accessible.
If anyone has any questions about the program or anything, I am happy to answer them.