Admissions - Summer Drama Programs

Application

Drama applicants must submit an accurate and current 8" x 10" black and white headshot with their application.

Audition

Performance

  • All applicants are required to perform all of the following:
  • Two contrasting monologues from contemporary plays, each piece should be one to two minutes in length
  • Sing a short selection from a song, preferably 16 bars, without accompaniment

Applicant must:

  • Not exceed five minutes in the performance component of the audition
  • Memorize all material
  • Read the entire plays from which the monologues are extracted (Do not use monologues from monologue books without then reading the play.)
  • Select material appropriate for his/her age and experience
  • Avoid accents, dialects or stylized characters
  • Dress neatly and comfortably

Interview

A panel of theatre professionals will conduct a personal interview with each applicant following the performance component of the audition.

Suggested Monologues - Men

Suggested Monologues - Women