Audition Info
Acting for Stage & Screen
Once you have completed the initial application to the university, you will be contacted by our admin staff with information about the audition process for Acting for Stage and Screen.
You will be asked to submit a transcript of your grades, a headshot and a resume.
Your resume can include acting experience and any other experience in performance, the arts, sports and athletics, volunteer work, paid work, courses, education, clubs, awards, etc.
Acting experience is welcome but not required.
The headshot doesn’t need to be professional. Any photo that shows your face clearly will work.
All applicants who submit their transcript, headshot and resume will be invited to audition.
Step 1
Acting for Stage & Screen students in rehearsal for Romeo & Juliet, 2024. Photo by Kyla Fradette.
You will receive the Audition Information Package.
It will include detailed instructions of what to prepare for In-Person or Distance Auditions.
For both, you will be asked…
to prepare two contrasting monologues from a selection we will provide.
This includes contemporary and heightened language monologues (such as Shakespeare).
Step 2
Step 3
The Audition
For In-Person Auditions, you will…
take part in group activities led by a panelist.
these may include warm ups and improvisation games.
perform your two monologues.
For Distance Auditions, you will audition by Zoom. You will…
take part in simple vocal warm ups, led by a panelist.
perform your monologues.
perform a prepared creative movement piece, information for which will be outlined in your Audition Information Package.
Instructions for this will be included in your audition package.
Both Distance and In-Person applicants will be asked questions as part of an interview to help us get to know you.
Both Distance and In-Person applicants may be asked to take part in a callback.
Details about the callback will be shared with you at the time as part of a same-day callback, or in advance if you are asked to return to re-audition later.
We want to get to know you, both as an actor and also how you will fit into our program.
We look forward to meeting you!
