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
yet another waapa victim?
Wed, 12 Apr 2006, 02:02 pmWalter Plinge
I as many, have auditioned for WAAPA.
My Audition was terrible. I couldn't sleep all the night before and had only just finished my high school exams so I was nackered.
When I got to the mighty good talent school in Adelaide all I could think was; I hope I remember the changes and cuts I've made to my songs. I worried and worried. By the time I was called to go in for my audition I was shaking, my friend who had come down with me for moral support was amazed, she'd never seen me so scared.
I went in with my accompanist, (who had already faced David and Chrispin twice that morning when accompanying his son and his son's girlfriend) and we began. I sang "Unusual Way" from Nine and "Poor Wandring One" from The Pirates of Penzance, and as predicted I stuffed up the cuts and changes. I made a complete fool of myself and still came out laughing, somehow.
When it come to my monolouge I was so shaken after fudging my songs I simply rattled it off hoping to get out of there as fast as possible.
Suprisingly Chrispin and David simply smiled and laughed with me throughout the whole ordeal.
After the monolouge, we had the routine interview. I was so embaressed that I couldn't even look up, I was as meek as a mouse.
When the interview came to a close and I could feel the conversation whinding up I looked up and David looked at me and said "You have a beautiful voice, please don't stop singing or performing because you got a little nervous here." Well as you may have gathered I didn't get a call back and wasn't accepted into the course. However I will be auditioning again this year. The only advise I can give is don't make the panel the enemy, they are there to encourage you and no matter how badly you f#*! it up they aren't going to take to you with an axe. They're only people not gods.
I hope my psychobabble is of some assistance.
Sera Davey xox