Please help in relation to waapa
Mon, 27 Dec 2004, 11:31 amWalter Plinge7 posts in thread
Please help in relation to waapa
Mon, 27 Dec 2004, 11:31 amHey guys :) I'm 15 years old and really want to do musical theatre and am dying to go to WAAPA. My friend Patrice Topiki went and auditioned there wen she was 17 and she's now 20 having graduted from WAAPA and is in the musical We Will Rock You doing understudies for leads. But she was apparantly really lucky to be accepted at that age and she's good at singing acting and dancing. Wheras i think i can only get in on my singing...acting i'm not overly confident with and dancing i'm going to take heaps of lessons. How good do you have to be to get in & what age is good to start? I'm thinking of going to the conservatorium of music in QLD first coz u also have better chance of getting in i've heard. Can anyone tell me about the audition process and wat the course is like? Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys, Bec xo
Re: Please help in relation to waapa
Tue, 28 Dec 2004, 10:02 pmWalter Plinge
You're right 17 is a young age and she was lucky. Not many people are accepted that young. They usualy want people who have had at least a little life experience out side of school, although there's no harm in trying. Even if it's to get used to the audition proccess, or just to get your face known, they'll see you as being keen if you keep coming back to audition. That leads to the next point. You can have twenty people tell you what it's like to audition, but without actually going there you really never know. All I can say is that it's nerve racking and yet quite fun.
As for expectations of talent, they look for people who have potential. Vocal, acting as well as movement. If you can show that you have the potential to LEARN the there is the possibility of you getting in. Admittedly females have a harder time than males, because more females are good at all three than men, but just go for it... keep training (because you can never be too good) keep auditioning, and if you're lucky then you'll get in. Remember that it doesnt just ride on how good you are, the group they pick have to be able to work together and cast a show.
Good luck Bek
As for expectations of talent, they look for people who have potential. Vocal, acting as well as movement. If you can show that you have the potential to LEARN the there is the possibility of you getting in. Admittedly females have a harder time than males, because more females are good at all three than men, but just go for it... keep training (because you can never be too good) keep auditioning, and if you're lucky then you'll get in. Remember that it doesnt just ride on how good you are, the group they pick have to be able to work together and cast a show.
Good luck Bek