Overview: Audition Process for Academic Programs
UA Theatre and Dance holds auditions annually to admit high school seniors into its Musical Theatre and Acting concentrations. For applicants looking to start their degree program in the 2025-26 academic year, two audition days will be held in January 2025. Students who wish to attend one of these Audition Days must submit an application via Acceptd and undergo the prescreen process.
Note that entering freshmen must be admitted by January 15 of their senior year in high school in order to access the scholarship application. If you would like to apply for scholarships with The University of Alabama, make sure to apply to the university by that deadline. You can find more information about these scholarships at the Undergraduate Scholarships website.
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Acting (BFA) Concentration Prescreen Criteria
UA REQUIREMENTS
Overall
Each piece should be filmed/uploaded as a separate piece of media. No continuous videos.
Slate
There should not be a separate “slate” video, rather slates are to appear at the beginning of each piece. The proper slate for a monologue is to share your name, the title of the play, and the playwright.
Monologue
Students wishing to audition for the acting concentration should submit two contrasting monologue pieces that fit the following description:
- One 60-90 second contemporary monologue (written during the 20th century-present).
- One 60-90 second classical monologue.
- Monologues must be from a published play.
- Monologues cannot be from musicals, television shows, or movies.
Please note that the time includes your slate. Please do not submit media files longer than 90 seconds.
Audition and Interview Day Application
All students who submit Acting Prescreen videos by the November 15, 2024 deadline will be considered and may receive an email invitation to audition on campus. If you receive an invitation, you will be asked to come to campus for an in-person audition on:
- January 18, 2025
More details regarding audition days will be sent to invited students via the email submitted on Acceptd. You do not need to attend both days.
Please note, a virtual audition is an option to those under certain extenuating circumstances and can be scheduled once a prospective student has passed the Prescreen.
BFA Musical Theatre Concentration Prescreen Criteria
The University of Alabama is a participant in the College Musical Theater Prescreen Criteria in partnership with Paper Mill Playhouse and dozens of other university and collegiate equivalent musical theater training institutions.
To be considered for an audition into the Musical Theatre Concentration, you must be academically admissible and submit a Prescreen application on Acceptd by November 15, 2024.
Information on the 2024-2025 College Musical Theater Common Prescreen Criteria can be found on the Papermill Playhouse website.
We require the following options via the 2024-25 Musical Theater Common Prescreen Criteria:
- Songs: Option B
- Monologue: Option A
- Dance: Option A
- Ballet: Option B
- Wild Card: Optional
For questions regarding the audition process please contact Stacy Alley at slalley@ua.edu.
Audition and Interview Day Application
All students who submit Musical Theatre Prescreen videos by the November 15, 2024 deadline will be considered and may receive an email invitation to audition on campus. If you receive an invitation, you will choose one of the following days to attend an on-campus audition:
- January 18, 2025
- January 25, 2025
More details regarding audition days will be sent to invited students via the email submitted. You do not need to attend both days.
Please note, a virtual audition is an option to those under certain extenuating circumstances and can be scheduled once a prospective student has passed the Prescreen.