MPulse Ann Arbor

Theatre & Drama Academy

June 29 - July 12, 2008

Session Fee: $1,600

Number of Participants: typically 15-20

Priority Application Deadlines:

March 1 for the Ann Arbor audition dates of March 15 and 16

March 15 for recorded auditions

Gregory Poggi, Director

Erik Fredricksen - Acting, Stage Combat

Annette Masson - Voice

Janet Maylie - Acting for the Camera, Scene Study

Jerald Schwiebert - Acting, Directing, Movement

The Theatre & Drama Academy provides a hands-on opportunity to work with some of America's best professional theatre artists/teachers at the new and state-of-the-art Walgreen Drama Center on the Ann Arbor campus.  Students interested in performance receive a well-rounded, intensive experience that will give them preparation for a college career in the theatre.  A University of Michigan credit represents the highest standards in the field, to those interested in live theatre, television, or film.  The Academy culminates in a performance in the technologically advanced and intimate Arthur Miller Theatre in the Walgreen Drama Center.

The Academy is open to students currently in grades 9-11.  Applicants must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher in academic classes.

CLASS OFFERINGS

• Acting
• Acting for the Camera
• Auditions and Resume Preparation
• Drama Analysis
• Voice, Combat, Movememt

Individual attention will be given to each student by our nationally recognized faculty.  Each student also receives practical instruction and advice on how best to audition and develop a resume for university programs in theatre.

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS

Please review all of these requirements carefully. Your application will not be considered if it is incomplete at the time of the deadline.

Application Deadline

  

You may audition in person at the University of Michigan's Walgreen Drama Center on North Campus or you may submit a recorded audition via DVD (preferred) or VHS  tape.  Live auditions will take place on Saturday, March 15, and Sunday, March 16.  NOTE:  If you wish to audition live, ALL application materials must be received by March 1 for priority consideration.

If you are submitting a recorded audition and want priority consideration along with those auditioning in person, all application materials must be received by March 15 .  Late applications (with recorded auditions only) may be accepted if openings remain.  Click here for current information regarding openings. 

NEW FOR 2008

The audition will be WAIVED for Summer 2007 Theatre & Drama Academy students who wish to return in 2008 to the same session.  The application, application fee, transcript, resume, and photo are still required and should be submitted by March 1. The recommendation is optional.

Transcript

  

With your application materials, include an official transcript that has been sealed in a separate envelope by your high school counselor.

  

Resume

  

Please include a current resume, outlining your experience in theatre and any relevant work experience.

    

Photograph

  

Please include a headshot with your resume.

     

Recommendation

  

Include with your application at least one recommendation from a teacher who knows your work and skills. This recommendation should also address your capacity for leadership, collaboration, reliability, and effectiveness in communicating with others.  The recommendation should be included with your application materials and be in a sealed envelope (with the teacher's signature across the back seal.)

Acting Audition

  

Prepare a 2-minute memorized monologue from any play.  Applicants doing a live audition may be asked to do some audition improvisation and to take coaching.

Live Audition Dates

    

Saturday, March 15 – 1:00 to 3:00 PM
Sunday, March 16 – 1:00 to 3:00 PM

University of Michigan Walgreen Drama Center (North Campus)

1226 Murfin Avenue, Ann Arbor

If you request a live audition, you will be notified by email of your audition date and time.

DVD/Video Instructions

   

• Your face must be clearly visible.  At some point, your entire body must be visible.  Record a monologue no more than 2 minutes in length.
• Indicate on both the recording and its jacket/case, your name, the title/author of your selection and the MPulse Ann Arbor session to which you are applying.

 

 

Acceptance Notification

  

Decision letters will be mailed by April 30.   Sorry, no decisions will be given by phone or email.

The General Information link includes many important items.  Please click here if you have not yet read this information.

Click here to go to the Application web page.

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"I enjoyed the MPulse Theatre and Drama Academy. I learned new approaches to acting from all the wonderful professors, the residence life staff were fun and easy to get along with, and it was a great experience."

Alex (Florida, 2007)