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Webster University’s Sargent Conservatory of Theatre Arts requires auditions/interviews for all students planning to major in theatre. AUDITION/INTERVIEW REQUIREMENTS FOR PERFORMANCE PROGRAMS: ACTING, MUSICAL THEATRE, DIRECTING As a prospective Acting, Musical Theatre, or Directing major, you must prepare two monologues of no more than three minutes total. The selections should be of a contrasting nature. Choose characters close to yourself in age from scripts written after 1930. You must memorize and fully prepare your monologues. Do not plan a long and involved introduction. Simply announce the name of the play and character and begin. Do not select Shakespeare or classical pieces. Do not do extreme characterizations of body, voice
or speech to alter your own age, physical abilities or mental health. The characters should be as natural, authentic and close to you in real life as you can imagine. Do not alter your dialect or accent. Use your own speech, even if the character would normally speak with an accent that is different from yours. Musical Theatre candidates only: The audition will consist of the presentation of two monologues using the same guidelines and procedures detailed above. In addition, you must present two songs of contrasting nature of no more than 32 measures each to provide substantial information on your vocal quality and range. One of the songs should be from the “Golden Era” that spans from 1943 to 1964.
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