Theatre Auditions

Bachelor of Arts (BA): Does not require an audition or portfolio review. If a student is academically admissible to Salem State University, they can be a BA Theatre Arts Major.

BA Theatre Concentration Options: Musical Theatre, Performance and Technical Theatre

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA): Requires an audition or portfolio review as part of the application process.*

*If a student does not initially apply to the BFA, they will also have the opportunity to audition during their first year.

 

BFA Theatre Concentration Options: Design, Directing, Performance, Playwrighting, Stage Management & Technical Theatre

Audition Requirements for the BFA Performance Program:

• Prepare two monologues. The monologues should be contrasting styles, and each monologue should be about one minute long, for a combined time of two minutes total.
• Provide your theatre resume.
• Provide your headshot or a recent photograph.

Portfolio Review/Interview Requirements for the BFA Directing,  Stage Management, Technical Theatre, Theatre Design:

• Prepare a four-minute portfolio presentation. Your portfolio can include any relevant paperwork, photos, renderings, or production books you have from previous shows.
• Provide your theatre resume.

Play Review Requirements for the BFA Playwriting program:

• Submit a PDF of an original 10-page one-act play OR a 10-page writing sample from an original full-length play through Slideroom. The playwrighting sample must demonstrate an ability to employ effective structure, develop dramatic characters, utilize effective language, and convey dramatic action.
• Provide your theatre resume.

Submit application materials online at salemstate.slideroom.com.