Your Musical Theatre Audition Experience
Thu, 16 Feb 2006, 11:22 amSonya4 posts in thread
Your Musical Theatre Audition Experience
Thu, 16 Feb 2006, 11:22 amHi Everyone,
I am a 16 year old student studying Year 12 Dance for my South Australian Certificate of Education. Part of the course requires me to submit and "Out and About Project" on any related dance topic. This is worth a majority of my mark together with a couple of practical dance moderations
The topic I have chosen is "The Musical Theatre Auditioning Process" together with analysing a couple of Musical Theatre Course. This will also assist me in my future prospects in Musical Theatre as well as gaining a tertiary score for university.
I would be most greatful if you could tell me about your audition experience.
What course you auditioned for, how long was the audition, what were the requirements, what songs/monologues you did. If you got in or not, were you too young or too old.
Anything at all will help me, it can be funny or maybe you had a sad experience, or you have tried out many times with no success.
Thank you
Emma
I am a 16 year old student studying Year 12 Dance for my South Australian Certificate of Education. Part of the course requires me to submit and "Out and About Project" on any related dance topic. This is worth a majority of my mark together with a couple of practical dance moderations
The topic I have chosen is "The Musical Theatre Auditioning Process" together with analysing a couple of Musical Theatre Course. This will also assist me in my future prospects in Musical Theatre as well as gaining a tertiary score for university.
I would be most greatful if you could tell me about your audition experience.
What course you auditioned for, how long was the audition, what were the requirements, what songs/monologues you did. If you got in or not, were you too young or too old.
Anything at all will help me, it can be funny or maybe you had a sad experience, or you have tried out many times with no success.
Thank you
Emma
Re: Your Musical Theatre Audition Experience
Wed, 22 Feb 2006, 07:51 amI auditioned for WAAPA in 2004 in Adelaide. I drove 5 hours from a country town and booked accommodation Friday and Saturday night in Adelaide.
My audition was 11am on Saturday morning and if I got in 'callbacks' were held on Sunday which involved the dance audition.
I was told that the auditions were being held until 5pm on the Saturday then we would be notified about who got the callbacks.
I did a shakespearian piece for my monologue and the panel of 2 got me to do that first then I sang both my songs Cabaret and Some where over the Rainbow. I was very happy with my audition.
My background - I have studied singing, dancing and acting since I was 4 years old and I was then 18 years old at the time of audition. I have entered many competitions, eisteddfods and arias in all genres. I have won at most of the events I have entered including aggregates, championships at Royal South Street Ballarat which is a national dance competition.
Its awful to assume that it would be a nature progression to get into WAAPA and I was very confident by the panels comments and attitude but when my family and I went back at 5pm we found that the WAAPA people were already on a plane back to WA. I was told there were no callbacks at all, whether this was correct or not I dont know. I had been told after that yes a couple of SA people got in but funny there were no SA ppl in last years intake of 1st years. Who knows.
However, I ventured to Ballarat and auditioned for BAPA (Ballarat Academy of Performing Arts) did the same monologue and songs plus danced in my audition and got in!!! Its a fantastic course and totally recommend it.
My audition was 11am on Saturday morning and if I got in 'callbacks' were held on Sunday which involved the dance audition.
I was told that the auditions were being held until 5pm on the Saturday then we would be notified about who got the callbacks.
I did a shakespearian piece for my monologue and the panel of 2 got me to do that first then I sang both my songs Cabaret and Some where over the Rainbow. I was very happy with my audition.
My background - I have studied singing, dancing and acting since I was 4 years old and I was then 18 years old at the time of audition. I have entered many competitions, eisteddfods and arias in all genres. I have won at most of the events I have entered including aggregates, championships at Royal South Street Ballarat which is a national dance competition.
Its awful to assume that it would be a nature progression to get into WAAPA and I was very confident by the panels comments and attitude but when my family and I went back at 5pm we found that the WAAPA people were already on a plane back to WA. I was told there were no callbacks at all, whether this was correct or not I dont know. I had been told after that yes a couple of SA people got in but funny there were no SA ppl in last years intake of 1st years. Who knows.
However, I ventured to Ballarat and auditioned for BAPA (Ballarat Academy of Performing Arts) did the same monologue and songs plus danced in my audition and got in!!! Its a fantastic course and totally recommend it.