Dates:

• Friday, November 21, 2008 - scholarships available
  
• Friday, February 13, 2009 - scholarships available
• Friday, February 20, 2009 - scholarships available
• Friday, March 20, 2009
  
• Friday, March 27, 2009
  
  *Auditions will continue to the following Saturday morning if necessary.
  

Set up an audition/interview:

Contact us at:

Abilene Christian University
Department of Theatre
ACU Box 27843
Abilene, TX 79699-27843
(325) 674-2303
theatre@acu.edu

Competitive Entry:

• All students must audition/interview to be accepted as theatre majors.
• Up to twelve freshman will be admitted to the program each fall.
• If you are not accepted, you may still enroll in certain theatre classes, but you must audition again later for acceptance.

Requirements:

To be eligible for departmental entry, you must:

• Provide documentation of high school GPA.
• Gain clear admission to ACU.
• Pursue a full course load (12 hours per semester).
• Complete an audition/interview and be accepted as a theatre major.

Actors should prepare the following for their audition:

• One-page resume of theatre experience.
• One-page statement of career goals.
• Three-minute prepared audition (two contrasting monologues of 90 seconds each).
• Singers should prepare a one-minute song and bring an accompaniment CD or tape. This is in addition to the three minutes allotted for the monologues.
• A cold reading will be provided at the audition.

Designers and directors should prepare the following for their interview:

• One-page resume of theatre experience.
• One-page statement of career goals.
• Drawings, photos and/or press articles demonstrating work.

Scholarships:

• Two to four $1,000-$1,500 scholarship awards will be presented to selected freshmen who are admitted into the program.
• You must audition on or before February 20 to be eligible for a scholarship.