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The materials you upload are what we will consider your AUDITION. There is NOT a pre-screening process. Make sure you upload your best work.

Students wishing to pursue a Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) degree in performance (Acting, Musical Theatre, Directing or Teacher Certification) or a minor in Musical Theatre must audition for admission into the program.

Students wishing to pursue a B.F.A. degree in Design and Technology must interview and present their portfolio for admission into the program.

For more information about the audition process and Drake University, please visit https://www.drake.edu/theatre/prospectivestudentinformation/

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Please upload your headshot. *

Please upload a copy of your theatre resume.*

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For the BFA in Acting or Theatre Education:

Prepare two contrasting monologues (memorized); one must be classical (pre-1900) and one contemporary (post-1900).
For this audition, please perform monologues from plays. Do not audition with monologues from film scripts/movies, television shows, or musicals.
Auditions are timed; monologues should not exceed 90 seconds in length, with a total of three minutes for the audition.
Actors need to introduce both monologues prior to the timed part of the audition. Timing starts with the first word of the first monologue.

Please note: You must time your monologues back to back. Any transition between monologues is part of the total three minutes for the audition.

All videos must be under 32MB.

Upload one classical (pre-1900) monologue.

Upload one contemporary (post-1900) monologue.

Please note: Your total audition package should not exceed 10 minutes.

Acting:

Prepare two contrasting monologues (memorized); one must be classical (pre-1900) and one contemporary (post-1900).
For this audition, please perform monologues from plays. Do not audition with monologues from film scripts/movies, television shows, or musicals.
Monologues should not exceed 90 seconds in length, with a total of three minutes for the acting audition.
Actors need to introduce both monologues prior to the timed part of the audition. Timing starts with the first word of the first monologue.

Singing:

Prepare two contrasting songs (memorized) from the Musical Theatre repertoire.
Actors must sing to accompaniment, each song should be no longer than 90 seconds.
Actors have a total of three minutes for the music audition; the timing of the song starts with the first piano note. This does not include the introduction of the songs.

Dance:

Please upload a video demonstrating your dance abilities (may be tap, jazz, modern, ballet, hip-hop, or combination any of them). Not to exceed 3 minutes in length.

All videos must be under 32MB.

Upload one classical (pre-1900) monologue.

Upload one contemporary (post-1900) monologue.

Upload your first song.*

Upload your second song.*

Upload a video of your dancing abilities.*

We may choose to follow up with a Zoom interview to get to know you better.

Upload a portfolio (one PDF file) with at least 5 examples of your work that contains evidence of artistic achievement and creativity. Items may include drawings, paintings, slides, photos, renderings, light plots, prompt scripts and play programs highlighting your production involvement, or perhaps your graphic design work.

Items for the portfolio might include:

Photographs of anything the student has worked on in any production aspect of theatre (sets, lights, props, costumes, special effects). The majority of photographs should show specific work done by the student, but a generic production shot can be included for things like sound design or stage management to give the faculty an idea of the scope and budget of the production.
Artwork (drawings, paintings, craft projects, models, etc.) done by the student. These can be theatre-related or can be artwork done as a hobby, or from a fine arts class, for example. Any kind of artwork is acceptable.
Draftings (hand draftings and/or CAD draftings are encouraged if you have learned those skills). Production paperwork created by the student (stage managers, sound and lighting technicians, etc. may want to show plots, prompt scripts, cue sheets, reports, etc. that the student has generated and used). Items that show your process and your organizational abilities are very helpful.
Samples of sound work, if sound is your primary interest.
Samples of sewing projects if you have any and if your primary interest is in costume construction.
A small prop that you may have constructed or designed.
Computer graphics or animations.
Anything else you think shows a specific skill that you feel is important for the faculty to know about.

Please upload your pdf portfolio.*

If you'd like to submit audio files, please indicate how many files you would like to upload.*

Upload an audio file.*

Acting:

Prepare one monologue (memorized)
Actors need to perform one monologue from a play. Do not audition with monologues from film scripts/movies, television shows, or musicals.
Auditions are timed; monologues should not exceed 90 seconds in length. Actors have a total of 90 seconds for the audition; the timing starts with the first word of the monologue. This does not include the introduction of the monologue.

Singing:

Prepare one song (memorized)
Actors must sing to accompaniment. The song should be no longer than 90 seconds. Actors have a total of 90 seconds for the audition; the timing begins with the first piano note. This does not include the introduction of the song.

Dance:

The dance audition is optional for minors.

All videos must be under 32MB.

Upload a video of your monologue.*

Upload a video of your song.*

Upload a video of your dancing abilities.*

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