Auditions and Interviews

The Department of 剧院 seeks students interested in studying acting, 导演, 场景设计, 服装设计, 照明设计, 声音设计, 剧场技术, 阶段管理, 戏剧作法, 剧本创作, 剧院管理, and general theatre studies. Auditions and interviews determine the student's experience and potential for success in a theatre-related career. A student participating in auditions through an organized event does not need to schedule a private audition.

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Auditions and interviews should include one or more of the following approaches:

  • Audition: Actors should provide a headshot, 重新开始, and prepare a memorized two-to-three-minute monologue from a contemporary play, 20-30 lines from a play by William Shakespeare, and one verse from a Broadway musical. The student must provide recorded musical accompaniment and use their own playing device.
  • 投资组合审查:
    • 舞台经理, 设计师, and technicians should provide a 重新开始, as well as present examples of work in the form of photographs, prompt-scripts, 幻灯片, and/or drawings of productions on which the student has worked. Examples of related skills (sewing, woodworking, drawing, etc.)也很有帮助.
    • Students interested in 剧院管理 should present a comprehensive 重新开始, 写作样本, and any photographs or examples of completed projects.
    • Students interested in theatre studies may choose to combine an audition and portfolio review.
    • Students interested in 导演/戏剧作法 should present a 重新开始 of theatre work and an essay on their artistic goals for a career in the theatre industry in 导演 and/or 戏剧作法.
  • Interview: All prospective students will interview with members of the faculty to assess skills and interests. Interviews allow students to talk with a faculty member in an informal manner and discover what the University of Evansville and the student have to offer each other.

Auditions and Interviews Schedule

The University of Evansville will conduct auditions and interviews in-person and via a virtual platform this year. We will be participating in several group auditions, UE private auditions (in-person and virtual), and private auditions as part of the National Unified Auditions.

Those locations and dates are:

  • New York City, January 27–28, 2024
  • Chicago, February 5–8, 2024
  • Los Angeles, February 10–11, 2024

The University of Evansville 剧院 has a $25 audition fee for all private auditions. To apply for a need-based fee waiver, please email theatre@cooao.net.

The University of Evansville will host on-campus auditions on these dates:

  • 2023年9月30日
  • 2023年11月4日
  • 2024年1月15日
  • 2024年2月24日
  • 2024年3月16日

The University of Evansville will host online auditions on these dates:

  • 2023年11月4日
  • 2024年1月15日
  • 2024年3月16日

The University of Evansville plans to have representatives conducting auditions and interviews in conjunction with the following events:

  • Indiana Thespian Festival
  • 国际 Thespian Festival
  • Texas Thespian Festival
  • Kansas Thespian Festival
  • Greater Houston Auditions
  • Colorado Thespian Conference
  • Pennsylvania Thespian Conference
  • Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Showcase, Jacksonville, Florida
  • Musical Theater College Auditions
  • Georgia Thespian Conference
  • Minnesota Thespian Conference
  • National Unified Auditions

The University of Evansville is a proud, founding member of the National Unified Auditions.