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BFA in Performance – Acting
To schedule an audition, you must first submit a complete application. After the initial review of your application, the Theatre & Drama department will contact you to schedule your audition.
Written requirements
- Resume and photo: Bring to the audition a typed resume that includes your previous theatre experience and training. Include any dance or music background, in addition to roles performed. Bring a photo with a good likeness.
- Brief personal statement: Bring to the audition a short essay (no longer than two double-spaced pages) describing reasons for choosing theatre training at Michigan and a theatre career. This may include goals, professional ambitions, and ideas about the field itself.
Performance Requirements
- Performance: Prepare two contrasting monologues from plays, not to exceed a combined total of four minutes. These selections may be from comedies or dramas of any period, although more modern works are preferred. They should not be from unpublished work. The pieces should be prepared and memorized. Try to incorporate some physical movement in at least one of the selections. The plays of Shakespeare or verse texts are not encouraged.
- Workshops: Particpate in improvisation/movement and voice workshops.
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Improvisation: The interviewer may choose some, but not all, of the following tasks, and may ask that some of these tasks be rendered with specific guidelines or conditions. Listen to the instructions and try to fulfill them as you:
- Discuss briefly the plays and characters of your audition pieces.
- Tell a joke.
- Perform a simple physical task without words.
- Re-do one of your audition pieces with a different set of goals and conditions
- Ask the interviewer some questions relating to the Theatre program.
- Interview: Be prepared for a short conversation with the interviewer. This might include a discussion of your previous theatre work and your goals. It is important to be relaxed, honest, direct and yourself.
2007/2008 Audition Schedule |
| On-Campus Audition Dates |
Regional Audition Dates |
| December 7, 2007 |
New York City: February 2 & 3, 2008 |
| January 18, 2008 |
Chicago: February 5 & 6, 2008 |
| February 22, 2008 |
Los Angeles: February 9 & 10, 2008 |
| March 14, 2008 |
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Audition Tips
- Arrive early and be on time for your scheduled audition.
- Warm up physically and vocally before the audition. Be relaxed and focused as much as possible.
- Wear neat clothing that you feel shows you to an honest advantage. Avoid constrictive or excessively stylish clothing.
- Choose material that you feel comfortable with and is appropriate to your age and experience. Avoid excessively stylized pieces, dialects, extreme physicality and props.
- Remember that the audition should demonstrate both your talent and your potential.
- Be simple, direct and honest. Avoid lengthy explanations or apologies.
- Remember that the interviewer wants you to be successful!
General Undergraduate Audition Information
School of Music, Theatre & Dance Undergraduate Admissions
UM Undergraduate Admissions
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