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Audition Requirements

INTRODUCTION (“SLATE”)

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There should not be a separate introduction or “slate” video. Instead, “slates” are to appear at the beginning of each piece and included as part of the time allotment.

  • The proper slate for a song is to share your name, the song title, and show in which it appears.
  • The proper slate for a monologue is to share your name, the title of the play, and the playwright.

SONGS

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Students should prepare two contrasting pieces. Each institution is responsible for indicating which options are accepted.

  • One song should be a ballad and one song should be an uptempo so as to contrast style.
  • Each song file should be 60-90 seconds (This time limit includes the slate at the beginning of the piece and is strictly adhered to; please do not upload media files longer than 90 seconds).
  • Students must sing to musical accompaniment, which could include live or pre-recorded accompaniment. No “a cappella” singing (meaning singing without music).
  • Songs should be filmed in a ¾ shot which means the top of the head to the knees should be visible in the frame.
  • One song should be written before 1970. This song can be either the “uptempo” or the “ballad” (student’s choice).
  • One song should be written after 1970 and contrast the style of the first.
  • Many accompaniment tracks to musical theater songs are available on Youtube and other websites. If you do not have a way to work with a live accompanist or don’t have access to a recorded track of your music, consider using an app that will play the piano part for you. Harmony Helper is one such app that allows you to take photos of your sheet music, upload them to the app and then generate a piano track that you can use.
  • When using pre recorded music, make sure the music source (the speaker or output) is closer to you than it is to the device on which you are recording. By having the accompaniment near you, your voice and the music will reach the microphone on your device in a more balanced manner.

MONOLOGUE

  • Monologue must be from a published play.
  • Monologue cannot be from musicals, television shows, or movies.
  • Each monologue file should be 60-90 seconds in length (this time limit includes the slate at the beginning of the piece and is strictly adhered to; please do not upload media files longer than 90 seconds).
  • 1 contemporary monologue (written after 1900), 60-90 seconds in length.
  • The contemporary monologue should be filmed in a “close-up” shot which means the top of the head to the chest should be visible in the frame.

DANCE

Important notice

Please do not be discouraged if you are not a dancer. Admission to the Conservatory will not be determined based on dance ability, rather, we will use these videos to place you in the appropriate dance group so you are taking class with other students at your level. What is most important is that you send a video showing the level where you are now, and that you HAVE FUN in the dance video. A 30-second video of you step-touching with a smile on your face is plenty, and you should be proud of where you are!

Students may be asked to execute one or both of the following options. Each institution is responsible for indicating which options are accepted.

  • All dance media should be filmed in a “full body” shot taking care to keep the student’s entire body in the frame at all times.
  • Applicants do not need to slate in any dance media.
  • Regardless of which style of dance you execute, the choreography and the movement should be story-driven and connected to the music where the applicant is dancing with a sense of purpose.
  • 30-60 seconds of dance in whatever dance discipline you feel most confident. This may include, but is not limited to jazz, ballet, tap, modern, cultural dance styles, hip hop, lyrical, or contemporary.
  • Please do not submit “barre work”. Instead, check to see if the auditioning program offers the optional “Ballet Submission”.
  • Please use steps, movement, and physical vocabulary that you are familiar with and can execute well.
  • Dance media can be self-choreographed, but must be a solo video of you. This can include a show, competition, or other performance so long as you are clearly featured on your own.
  • All choreography must be performed to music; please no “a cappella” dance media.
  • Applicants are encouraged to keep a full-length mirror behind the filming device so as to see themselves as they execute choreography.
OPTIONAL BALLET SUPPLEMENT

Ballet Media should be no more than 60 seconds.

  • Execute a brief series of plié, tendu, and grande battement.
  • Execute pirouette en déhors (to both sides).
  • Execute one or more grand jeté across the floor.
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