thesbohemian

elodie,
I don't know about film studies, but I've received a nice, well-thought-out replies every time I've contacted a theatre faculty member with specific questions. The thing to do is look closely at the faculty bios and find the right person to ask. If they aren't the right person, they'll usually forward the question to somebody who is. Just make sure your questions are specific and won't require a dissertation to answer. Also, make sure you thank them for their time. I've been amazed at just how generous some of these busy people are with their time toward prospective students.

thesbohemian

I have six monologues prepared for my auditions - serious and comic classical, serious and comic contemporary, "against type" classical, and "tastefully sexy" contemporary. All of them show something different. Most of my schools only require two. Some want one classical and one contemporary and others only want to see contemporary. After performing the initial two monologues (and my song), some schools will likely ask for a third monologue. In that situation, will it be best to tell the auditors which others I have ready and let them take their pick based on what they want to see or just be decisive and go with my gut on what I THINK they want to see?

doctorjohn

If they ask for another monologue, ask them what sort of thing they'd like to hear, and if they say, "What have you got?" then tell them what you have. The fact that you have so many monologues prepared is impressive all by itself. Who knows? Somebody may want to hear all of them. (Better be prepared to do all of them.)

Glad to see you back. Hope things are better.

notarebel

thesbo -- I hope the sek-say monologue is the one I think it is. You rock my socks and I MISS YOU!!! <3

thesbohemian

Doctorjohn,
ALL OF THEM?! (or How to Turn Thesbo Into a Wet Rag) I guess that'd be a good sign, but ... meow. Above I mentioned faculty people who are amazingly, wonderfully generous with their time and you absolutely rock the top of that list. Thanks so much!

Notarebel,
It's the TASTEFUL one. Miss you, too, m'sweet. MUAH! Check your IMs.

wlmarboh

Does anyone have any experience with AMDA or know of anyone who will comment on their program? My d has heard both good and bad.

doctorjohn

I don't really think anyone will ask for all of them, Thesbo. But imagine how confident you'll feel if you're on top of all of them! And as for the rest, you're welcome. My teachers were generous with me. You'll do the same for someone else someday. That's how the universe works.

notarebel

wlmarboh -- alwaysamom said in part 5 of the old thread that "I can tell you from what I hear from friends and family members who are in the business side of theatre in the city, that AADA and AMDA are not very well respected in the theatre community." I don't know anything about them except that.

everybody -- Don't trip out because thesbo has six monologues. I am auditioning for eight schools and will only use four. That is what most of us have and should be more than enough. She is just freaky - and wonderful - that way. I looked at the old threads and remembered that some people yelled at their kids when they saw she sent in most of her applications and set up her auditions in October. "A Monica in a World of Phoebes and Joeys ..." Mwahahaha!

Kellster

Have any seniors already done acting auditions? Any stories? This and the MT thread are like reality TV exept I will be going through it all next year.

notarebel

Kellster - None for me til next month. I think Thesbo has one this week. I got a flu shot and start daily doses of garlic, echinacea with goldenseal and vitamin c next week. If anybody with a cold comes near me they DIE! CAn somebody please fast forward to April? AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHGGGGG!!!!!!!!!! Reality TV? HA! Fear Factor and American Idol rolled into one with best friends biting each others heads off all around. You have SO much to look forward to ...

notarebel

Where did everybody on this thread go? i am all out of questions. sorry to sound so frantic above. gotta stay healthy for the coming onslaught. hehehe

Kimdirect

Hey, I'm new to this board so not as much "in-the-know" I was wondering if someone could list some of the universities with the best programs for theater. Thanx.

gluemom

Kimdirect

Go back to Pg 1 and you will find links to answer many of your questions.
Good luck!

notarebel

kimdirect - the best schools are the ones that are right for YOU. it could be said that the top 5 most PRESTIGIOUS bfa schools are arguably the royal academy of dramatic art, juilliard, carnegie mellon, north carolina school of the arts and nyu/tisch. after that, there are probably 20 others you could argue into the top 10 or even the top 5. the first thing you should do is figure out if you want to get a bfa or a ba degree. if you look at the mt thread you will find a link to a FAQ. there is a section there that talks about both types of degrees and there is a little test you can take to get an idea about which is best for you. after you do that, read this whole thread from beginning to end and yuou will get some ideas about schools that might be good for you. you should become an expert! haha! then look at the schools websites and get their brochures. after that you should try to visit as many as you can. doctorjohn and others have given lots of awesome advice here.

is valerie - the person who started this thread - still reading? if you are you did a good thing. a lot of people will benefit from it. how is your son doing at ucla?

doctorjohn

kimdirect:

Another resource you should check out is the current Directory of Theatre Training Programs. I've recommended it many times. It provides a thorough listing, by state, of the colleges in the US (and some in Canada) which have theatre programs. Here's the link:

http://dorsettheatrefestival.com/htm...ning_book.html

Write back when you have specific questions.