Vocal Audition

You will perform two vocal selections (an accompanist will be provided).
You will be given a short ear-training test.

Guidelines for vocal selections

• Two selections of 36 measures each, one ballad and one up-tempo.
• Choose music that shows your voice at its best, including range, expression, diction.
• Music must be memorized (bring music for the accompanist).
• Bring clean copies of your selections to the audition with your cuts clearly marked.

Recommendations for success

• Work with a voice teacher to select repertoire that is suitable for your voice and allows you to sound your best.
• Choose repertoire that you have already performed, or will perform before your audition.
• Choose two contrasting selections (style, tempo, mood). Selections may include pop, rock, jazz, movie and musical theatre repertoire.

Acting Audition

You will perform one monologue.

Guidelines for monologue selections

• 1-2 minutes in length (please do not go over the 2-minute limit).
• Choose a monologue that is modern/contemporary – do not choose classical or verse material or a monologue that requires a dialect or accent.
• Text must be memorized.
• Text may be comedic or dramatic.
• Text may be chosen from a play, musical, or other written narrative form such as a novel or short story as long as it is in first person. Please do NOT use text from a movie.

Recommendations for success

• Work with an acting teacher to select a monologue that is suitable for your type and allows you to show off your talent.
• Choose a monologue that is “active” – you are talking to someone and you want something from them in the current moment. Do not choose a monologue in which the character is telling a “story” from the past without a clear need to accomplish something in the present.

Dance Audition

You will learn and execute a short piece of choreography during the audition.

Guidelines for preparation

• Warm up prior to the audition.
• Wear appropriate dance or movement attire (jazz pants, leggings, tights, leotards, form-fitting athletic wear). Do not wear shorts, baggy sweatpants or sweatshirts, or shirts that expose a bare midriff, etc.