A Midsummer Night's Dream

Auditions
Performance applicants are required to have an audition for the Department of Theatre faculty. Prepare two contrasting (one comedy and one dramatic) one-minute monologues from published play scripts. Use the following guidelines in preparing for the audition:
• Choose something in your appropriate age range that does not contain a dialect.
• Secure assistance in the preparation of the audition materials.
• Introduce the audition pieces by stating only the play's author, title and the character's name. Background information on the scene or plot is not necessary.
• Maintain a positive attitude, dress comfortably and most importantly, have fun!

To increase your competitive edge, please avoid auditioning with major characters from the following plays: Getting Out, The Glass Menagerie, Hamlet, Macbeth, 'night, Mother and Spoon River Anthology . We also find that the following playwrights are generally overdone or are more difficult for high school seniors to deliver successfully: Mamet, O'Neill, Pinter, Shakespeare, Shepard, and Williams.

Portfolio Reviews
Design/Technology and stage management applicants are required to complete the six design exercises listed in the School of the Arts application.

Complete and send the six drawing and design exercises included in the School of the Arts admissions packet. On the day of your portfolio review, bring any other examples of your previous work, such as photographs, renderings, floor plans, or other pertinent materials. Art classwork and other art projects will also be appropriate.

Interviews
Theatre Education applicants, as well as performance, design/technology, and stage management will be interviewed by one or more faculty members. The purpose of the interview is to get to know more about the applicants -- their interests, commitment, and communication skills.
The interview is as important as the audition or portfolio review. Applicants should be prepared to discuss their recent theatre activities and career goals.

Important Dates:

Complete undergraduate application deadline for scholarship consideration - November 16
Audition/Portfolio review for scholarship consideration: Friday Nov. 30th

Deadline for complete undergraduate application - February 1

Please note that while the university application deadline is February 1, 2008, only completed applications that include: transcripts, SAT or ACT scores, and letters of recommendation, will be considered prior to the February 1, 2007 deadline. Reservation forms are mailed out on a first come, first serve basis.

Performance Audition/ Portfolio Reviews:
Friday Nov. 30th

Audition/Portfolio review for Scholarship consideration:
Friday, Feb 15 - 9:00 am -5:00 pm
Friday, Feb 22 - 9:00 am -5:00 pm
Friday, Feb 29 - 9:00 am -5:00 pm

Audition/Portfolio Review/Interview dates fill up quickly, so get your completed application in EARLY.

If you have sent your completed application to VCU and do not hear from Theatre VCU by February 14th, please contact Undergraduate admissions at 804-828-1222.

For more information about the Theatre VCU admissions process please contact Kathleen Legault, Administrative Director, Theatre VCU at 804-828-1514 or klegault@vcu.edu.