Dance and Choreography for Musical Theatre Pre-screen and Audition Requirements

Pre-screen Filming Guidelines

Please review the guidelines prior to filming and uploading your pre-screen. Guidelines include information on video labeling, and framing. It is very important that all guidelines are followed. If you do not follow the guidelines, your application review may be delayed.

Required Application and Pre-screen Materials

  • A brief résumé that includes experiences in recent years that you believe would be helpful as the starting point for a conversation. You might include productions you’ve been involved in, roles played, honors and awards received, as well as other interests.
  • A current headshot or recent photo , so we can recognize you at your audition. This does not need to be a professional photograph.
  • Two (2) self-choreographed solos, each 60-90 seconds:
    • One (1) solo must be set to music and be character or narrative driven.
    • One (1) solo of a contrasting quality to the first.
      • This solo may be set to music or not.
      • Examples of contrasting qualities include time, space, genre, and theme, as well as fast tempo vs. slow tempo, sharp vs. smooth, gestural vs. fully body, and stationary vs. travelling.

Note on Self-Choreography

While extensive choreography experience is not required for admission, we want to see who you are as a dancer and choreographer. We encourage innovative and creative movement that reflects your interests, so it is important that your solos are self-choreographed .

Required Audition and Interview Materials

The audition and interview is made up of three (3) parts:

  1. A class led by the Dance faculty.
  2. Individual performance of solos.
    1. Applicants invited to audition can choose to perform either solo from the pre-screen.
  3. A short interview with a member of Dance faculty.