Answers to Most Frequently Asked Questions
Your On-Campus Audition is for both Drama admission and Drama scholarships.
Prepare 2 contrasting monologues, each approximately one-minute length. You will have no more than two minutes total performance time. One of your monologues should be from a classical play (written prior to 1920); the other should be contemporary (20th century) comedy or drama.
Comfortable dress for the workshops is entirely appropriate for your audition. Wear sensible shoes. Ties are not required or recommended.
Turn in your resume at registration when you arrive for on-campus auditions. Your information will be copied for all faculty members viewing auditions. You will not have the opportunity to hand them information when you enter the theatre for your audition.
Auditions will take place in the afternoon, and you will be assigned a specific time slot. A stage manager will announce your name to the faculty members viewing the auditions before you enter. Introduce yourself before you begin your audition: include your name and the title, author, and character for each of your monologues.
Your 2 minutes begin when you start your monologues, following your introduction. Perform the first piece, pause, then perform the second. After you finish, the faculty may have
something to say to you; if not, you may say “thank you” and exit.
There is some time allotted in the On-Campus Audition schedule for callback auditions. These have nothing to do with whether you are still being considered for School of Drama admission: if you are called back it simply means that the faculty wishes to have a little more information about you. They may ask you to perform again; they may simply ask you some questions. If you are not called back it in no way indicates that you have not been selected.
Technical Production, Design, Dramaturgy and Stage Management Emphases Interviews
These interviews primarily discuss your previous experience in Production, Dramaturgy or Stage Management and your interests for future study and exploration.
For Technical Production or Design: please be prepared to talk about your specific area of interest. You may bring a portfolio of design work (drawings or photos) and a current resume to illustrate your previous work.
For Dramaturgy : please bring a sample of your creative or non-fiction writing. The interview will address your work and interest in theatre history, dramatic literature, criticism, dramaturgy, playwriting, and/or directing.
For Stage Management : please bring a prompt book from a previous production if you have one. This is not a requirement.
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