directing experience. The portfolio might therefore include work in other disciplines such as acting, design, choreography, opera, singing, photography, video, film, painting, or writing. Share your artistic interests. › An essay with pictures. Using pictures and words, create a 750 to 1,000-word essay on one of the following topics: › Tell a compelling story from your life (or someone you know) and describe how you would bring it to the stage. › What surprises/inspires you most about your experiences with live performance? Give an example of how you might create such a moment yourself. › Describe how you would go about sharing your passion for the theatre with children. Give an example of a project you could direct to demonstrate that passion. PRODUCTION PROGRAMS Students seeking an interview for Costume Construction, Costume Design, Lighting Design, Scene Design, Scene Painting, Sound Design, Stage Management, Technical Direction, or Wig & Makeup Design must present a portfolio that showcases the variety and caliber of your work in fine arts or theatre. Your interview therefore includes a portfolio review. Such a portfolio might include pieces from the following: › Drawings, any subject and media › Examples of work in color › Drafting › Prints › 3-D projects of any type › Actual theatrical design work, either for a production or a project › Photographs of projects › Evidence of work in carpentry, electronics, mechanics, scenic construction › Sound files
ADVICE FOR YOUR AUDITIONS Props and Costumes Feel free to use a chair if you need it. Keep the number of props and costume pieces down to one or two at the most. Clothing Please dress in clothing comfortable enough to allow you to do your best work, while still maintaining a professional look. No gym clothes, nothing too tight or revealing, and no heels above three inches tall. Accompaniment For on-campus and Chicago auditions: An accompanist will be provided for your audition. Please be sure to bring your sheet music, clearly marked, for each of your two songs. For New York and Los Angeles auditions: Please have your piano accompaniment recorded and bring a playback device to play your two songs. Dance We may request you to send a video of ballet, jazz and/or contemporary dance that is no longer than one minute in length. An additional one minute dance video of hip-hop and/or tap will be optional. Please do not send us dance videos unless we have requested them. Directing Candidates: Applicants for the directing program will audition with two monologues using the same guidelines and procedures detailed above. You will also need to interview. At that interview, you will need to present: › A portfolio that showcases any materials that might demonstrate your work and interest in theatre and/or in the arts. If you have directed a play or scene or assisted on a project, bring materials from that work (a promptbook, photographs, a videotape, photography, etc.). We also understand that students interested in the Directing program might have little or no formal
Letters of recommendation from two people familiar with your work should be included.
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