THEATRE ARTS AT MARYMOUNT MANHATTAN COLLEGE
BFA in Acting
BA in Theatre Arts
(Theatre Performance, Design & Technical Production, Directing,
Producing & Management, Theatre Studies or Writing for the
Stage)
Auditions for the Department of Theatre Arts at Marymount Manhattan College have closed. If you are interested in beginning your studies with us in Spring 2014 or Fall 2014 please check back over the summer for these audition dates and locations. Scheduling will begin in early September. If you have any questions about the Department of Theatre Arts and our different programs, please contact Theatre Recruitment and Admissions at 212-774-0767 or email us at theatre@mmm.edu. Thank you for a great season!
Interview
and Audition Information
Marymount
Manhattan College is a distinctive liberal arts college on
Manhattan's Upper East Side. We take great pride in our excellent
theatre education and training offered within a liberal arts
curriculum. Our theatre classes in acting, design, directing,
dramaturgy, playwriting, producing and stage management are small in
size (an average of 12 students each) with focused personal attention.
All in the great theatre city of New York!
All Theatre
Arts applicants must interview and/or audition with the Theatre Arts faculty to be
admitted into the BA in Theatre
Arts or BFA in Acting
programs. The Admissions Office of the College must receive
your admissions application to the College at least three weeks prior
to your scheduled interview or audition, in order for you to interview
or audition for Theatre Arts. Your
admissions file for the College does not need to be completed with
transcripts, test scores, essays, and recommendations, but the
application must be received for a prospective student to be
interviewed and/or auditioned for Theatre
Arts. An online MMC admissions application is available
on the Admissions web page.
Based
on your audition or interview and your academic record and family need,
Competitive Scholarships may be awarded in both the BA in Theatre Arts and the BFA in Acting. The range of
these Competitive Scholarships is currently $1,000 to $4,000 per year.
Your admissions file to the College must be completed in the Admissions
Office by March 17 to be considered for a Competitive Scholarship. Any
admissions file completed after this date will be considered for a
Competitive Scholarship based on remaining funds available. No
additional written application is required for Competitive Scholarships.
Interviews and auditions are scheduled at
the College as well as regionally. The interview and audition
information on this web page applies to interviews and auditions
conducted at the College, those held in other cities may be conducted
with different formats. Please call or e-mail us for specific
information. To schedule an interview and/or audition, please complete
the Online Interview/Audition Form. You may also call Theatre
Admissions at (212) 774-0767 or e-mail Theatre.
- Prospective students for the
concentrations in Design
& Technical Production and Producing & Management
in the BA in Theatre Arts
are interviewed by faculty on Fridays, the day before scheduled
Saturday interview/audition dates. Students should present portfolios,
prompt books, photographs, drawings, models and other appropriate
support materials. They are invited to attend Friday design and
producing classes, and may also attend the Theatre
Arts information session on Saturday afternoon.
- Prospective students interested
in the BA in Theatre Arts
with concentrations in Directing,
Theatre Studies or Writing
for the Stage are interviewed by faculty on the Saturday
interview/audition dates. Students should bring rehearsal scripts,
prompt books, research, writing samples, photographs and other support
materials. Students interested in Directing
must participate in the Acting Audition.
- Acting Auditions
for the BFA in Acting
and BA in Theatre Arts with a
concentration in Theatre Performance are held on the
Saturday interview/audition dates. These auditions are for both
programs. Please decide by the day of your audition if you wish to be
considered for only the BFA in
Acting, only the Theatre
Performance concentration of the BA in Theatre Arts, or for both
programs. Acting Auditions are conducted as a
sample class and consist of three parts: a vocal and physical warm-up,
presentations of prepared monologues, and an informal interview with
the Theatre Arts
faculty and other auditionees. Please dress nicely, but in attire in
which you can move freely. Prospective students must present one
2-minute contemporary (written after 1945) monologue that best
demonstrates their abilities. Audition material must be selected from
published plays or film scripts; please do not audition with original
material. Choose a monologue that you connect with personally and that
demonstrates your abilities. Do not prepare monologues that are
caricature or extremely broad comedy, or material that requires an
accent. If you need suggestions, consult the enclosed list of
recommended monologues or telephone Theatre Admissions
for advice. Pictures and resumes are recommended but are not required.
- Students interested in the Musical Theatre Minor
participate in Musical Theatre Auditions on the
Saturday interview/audition dates. These auditions are also conducted
as a sample class. Please prepare an up-tempo and a ballad from the
standard musical theatre repertoire - no pop operas or rock tunes.
Prepare both songs in their entirety, however, you will probably sing
from only one. Knowing two complete songs means that you have more
prepared if the faculty needs to hear additional material. Please
prepare a 16 bar cut from each song. For sopranos, the 16 bar cut
should show your best vocal range and personality, your "best self."
For belters, the 16 bar cut should show how high you can belt (your
money note), and the choice should reflect your "best self." Same for
baritones and tenors, if you have two voices in which you can sing, we
need you to prepare two songs. Although you need to know the two songs
in their entirety, please realize that you will probably only present
the prepared 16 bar cuts. The Musical Theatre Audition
is not simply "testing voices" - we are looking at the entire
performance of the selection (remember that acting counts!) An
accompanist is provided; please bring sheet music. Audition tapes are
not allowed. Students must be admitted to the BA in Theatre Arts with
a concentration in Theatre
Performance to pursue the Musical Theatre Minor.
- All prospective students and
their families are invited to attend the information sessions about our
Theatre Arts programs that are offered at each
of the Saturday interview/audition dates. At these sessions faculty
present an overview of the College and Theatre Arts
programs, and answer your questions.
Interviews
and auditions conducted in other
cities will be conducted with different formats. In your confirmation
letter for your off-campus interview or audition you will be notified
as to how those interview/audition days will be conducted. You may also
call or e-mail us for specific details.
Prospective students unable to travel to a New
York City or a Regional interview in the areas of Design & Technical Production,
Producing & Management, Theatre Studies, or Writing for the Stage may
mail a portfolio to Theatre Admissions and a telephone interview will
be arranged.
For an appointment to meet with a Theatre Arts
representative, to visit a class or for additional information, please
call Theatre Admissions at (212) 774-0767 or e-mail
Theatre.
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