Theatre Department Admission & Scholarship Auditions

• Theatre scholarships are for students majoring in Theatre.
• Awards range from $3,000 - $10,000 per year.
• Awards are renewable annually up to four years, based on satisfactory performance and continuation of the theatre major.

Spring Audition Dates for Enrollment Fall 2012:

 

Saturday - Sunday, March 3 and 4, 2012

To schedule an audition and to receive a scholarship application, please email Allison Fannin, Fine Arts secretary, or call The Sarofim School of Fine Arts at 512-863-1504.

Audition Requirements:

Auditions and design presentations should be 5 – 6 minutes total. Bring your picture, resumé, scholarship application to the audition. 

• ACTING:  Two contrasting (comedic and dramatic) monologues – one classical and one contemporary
  
  OR
• MUSICAL THEATRE: One contemporary monologue and two songs from the musical theatre repertoire with accompaniment CD – one ballad and one up-tempo
  
  OR
• DESIGN: Portfolio presentation supported by appropriate visual and written materials
• And for all scholarship applicants who audition, please submit a two page essay on what you feel the role of fine and performing arts plays in today’s world

 

Complimentary tickets to see our spring production of “The Beggar’s Opera” are available for scholarship applicants. Please contact Ms. Kerry Bechtel to reserve your free tickets, (512) 863-1701 or bechtelk@southwestern.edu

Recipients may also be eligible for additional assistance such as academic scholarships. In addition, recipients may apply for University need based aid. For more information on financial aid and scholarships, please click here or call 1-800-252-3166.

Eligibility Requirements

Candidates must apply for admission to Southwestern University separately. Admission to Southwestern University must be granted in order to receive an award, however, admission status is not normally determined until after the audition deadline. This offer is void as of May 1, 2012 if you have already accepted financial aid from another college or university.