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 2027-28 academic year, two audition days will be held at the beginning of 2027. Students who wish to attend one of these Audition Days must submit an application via Acceptd and undergo the prescreen process. If students pass the prescreen, they will be invited to attend one of the two in-person auditions on campus. If a student needs to audition virtually, they must make a request by emailing thtrdnce@ua.edu.
Prescreen applications for BFA in Theatre, Acting or Musical Theatre Concentration will close November 1, 2026, at 11:59 PM CST. Prescreen decisions will determine if students are invited to the on-campus auditions. Please reach out to thtrdnce@ua.edu for more information.
Students who pass the prescreen and attend an audition will expect to receive final decision confirmation by March 1, 2027 for both Acting and Musical Theatre concentrations.
Audition Dates:
January 16, 2027 (Musical Theatre only)
February 6, 2027 (Acting and Musical Theatre)
Important UA Information:
Entering freshmen must be admitted to The University of Alabama during their senior year in high school in order to have full access to scholarship applications. The priority deadline for 2025 was December 15. The deadline for applicants to the 2027-2028 year has not been announced. If you would like to apply for scholarships with The University of Alabama, make sure to apply to the university in accordance with the scholarship deadlines. You can find more information about the scholarship application process on the Undergraduate Scholarships website.
Housing priority selection deadlines are generally the first week of February. When considering the application process and your audition date, take note of the housing application process. You can find more information about housing application deadlines on the UA Housing and Residential Communities 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 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM Central Time 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:
- February 6, 2027
More details regarding audition days will be sent to invited students via the email submitted on Acceptd.
If you have any questions about the Acting program or application process, please reach out to Seth Panitch (Head of BFA Acting Program) at spanitch@ua.edu.
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 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM Central Time.
Information on the College Musical Theater Common Prescreen Criteria can be found on the Acceptd website.
We require the following options via the Musical Theater Common Prescreen Criteria:
- Songs: Option C
- Monologue: Option A
- Dance: Option A
- Ballet: Option B
- Wild Card: Optional
Song Requirements
OPTION A: One song written before 1970 (musical theater, Golden Age, pop, hip-hop, folk, rock, rap, soul, country, punk, etc.). One song written after 1970 (musical theater, pop, hip-hop, folk, rock, rap, soul, country, punk, etc.). This song should contrast the style of the first selection.
OPTION B: One musical theater song from any time period. 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.
OPTION C: School leaves it up to the applicant to select either OPTION A or OPTION B, whichever they feel serves them best.
Monologue Requirements
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.)
OPTION B: One contemporary monologue (typically written after 1950) 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.)
AND
One classical monologue (typically written before 1950) from a published play or written by a professional writer. Classical monologues should have heightened language. (Heightened language often has poetic elements as found in Shakespeare. However, it may also include Molière, Christopher Marlowe, Thomas Middleton, Thomas Kyd, Aristophanes, August Wilson, Tony Kushner, Suzan-Lori Parks, Mike Bartlett, George the Poet, Andrea Gibson, or contemporary adaptations of classical plays that still utilize heightened language.)
OPTION C: No monologue required.
Dance Requirements
OPTION A: Show us your best version of dancing or moving. Please include at least one turn, one jump and one kick (or other suitable rotation, elevation, and extension that works for your body).
OPTION B: Show us your best version of dancing or moving.
OPTION C: No dance required.
Ballet Requirements
OPTION A: Show us your best version of ballet. Please include a brief series of plié, tendu, and grande battement, a pirouette en déhors (to both sides), and one or more grand jeté across the floor.
OPTION B: Ballet optional.
OPTION C: No ballet required.
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 November 1, 2026, at 11:59 PM Central Time 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 16, 2027
- February 6, 2027
More details regarding audition days will be sent to invited students via the email submitted. You do not need to attend both days.