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Department of theatre
Prepare Your B.F.A. Video Audition
Audition for the B.F.A. in Musical Theatre, or, explore our other degree option.
Students seeking acceptance into the B.F.A. in Musical Theatre program must submit a video audition.
Your B.F.A. audition video will also be considered your scholarship application video.
EMAIL links to your completed videos to [email protected].
In the SUBJECT heading of the email, please write: BFA AUDITION
In your email please include your full name and the name of your high school and city.
PFW is honored to participate in the Musical Theatre Common Prescreen.. Tips about how to record videos is available at their website:
https://getacceptd.com/musical-theater-common-prescreen
Although we follow the guidelines set out in the Musical Theatre Common Prescreen we are also very flexible. If you have recorded other common prescreen options we are happy to see those instead. We do not need professional quality videos. Please just be sure we can see and hear you clearly, performing well-prepared, memorized material.
What to prepare and include in your video submission:
Songs:
(Musical Theatre Common Prescreen OPTION B)
- One musical theater song from any time period.
2. One song of your choice from any time period and in any style that best suits you (musical theater, pop, hip-hop, folk rock, rap, soul, country, punk, etc.) This song should contrast the style of the first selection.
Monologue:
(Musical Theatre Common Prescreen OPTION A)
One monologue from a published play or written by a professional writer.
(A professional writer is someone whose plays have been produced, but may not have been professionally published.)
Optional Wild Card Video (not required)
An opportunity to show your personality or share something about you. This media can be ANYTHING you want – a special skill, an interesting story about yourself, a passion speech, an instrument you play, etc. “What do you want us to know about you?”
All video submissions will be reviewed and considered, even if they do not adhere strictly to the guidelines outlined above. Questions about the process may be directed to Dr. Julie Lyn Barber at [email protected] (August 15 through May 15) or Dr. Beverly Redman at [email protected] (May 15 through August 15).