BRbway

Has anyone gotten their final callbacks for Juilliard? 5 kids from my school got through the first round, then 3 are going to the final callbacks in NYC.

KatMT

briansteffy

If you go to the Baldwin Wallace and Syracuse University websites they have photos and resumes posted for their graduating seniors... there is quite a variation in terms of "looks"... I think these pages are very helpful to students looking for headshots.

need2leave07

Hey do you guys know when CMU will send out their notification of admissions?

pateta00

hello...here is my situation..i want to be an actor(film, tv) but i also want to have a degree(in case acting doesn't work out).I decided i want to major in buss.(maybe work on the entertainment industry) and minor in acting.My problem is i was rejected(my fault, i screw up my apply.) by UCLA , but i've been accepted to UC boulder, U of Arizona, U of pitts., indiana bloo., FSU,University of British columbia,USC(will not go $47.000 year) .I know that all of the schools above have very good theater programs, but which would be better in terms of internships, job placement,facilities, faculty, connections(famous studios,alumi)?.My biggest concern is going to a school and then find out that the acting oportunities are minimal , that they don't have good internships etc.
PS: Although i love theater i'm more interested on tv/film

briansteffy

Pre-College Theatre this Summer. My S and I have downloaded the applications for five summer theatre-acting programs. Two require an audition (Rutgers, Flying Swan) and three do not (NCARTS, Boston University, Penn). We have ruled out CMU and Syracuse because they overlap with our scheduled vacation. We have also ruled out others because of distance, focus is less on process and more on final productions, etc. Anyone know how hard it is to get into Rutgers and Flying Swan? I ask this because I suspect that, assuming S gets into one or more of the other programs, that they may want a commitment before decisions are made by Rutgers and Flying Swan.

3inCollege

Does someone have experience with the Univ of Minnesota callback weekend? I know the program only admits 20 students per year. It's a major expense to attend, and I'm just wondering if they invite hundreds of kids to this or whether it means you have a good chance at admission.

nikilick

Hi there. I'm a junior at the Guthrie BFA program. Callback weekend is DEFINITELY DEFINITELY worth it. They call back usually about 40-50 kids that they are interested in...so, roughly half of them will make it in. If you can afford it, go! I fell madly in love with the program when I attended callback weekend, and returned on such a high. I knew it was the place I was supposed to be - and I ended up being right! Our program is incredibly unique, so it really is a service to yourself to be able to check it out. Usually, when you come to a callback weekend (at least mine, and the years since) you:

have a meal with all the prospective and current students
orientate (what groups your in for auditions, ect)
see a show performed by the junior company (my company this year! we're doing Electra)
*this is really important. I saw the sohpmores do Midsummer Night's Dream when I went to the callback weekend and completely blown away. I knew that's what i wanted to be doing

the next day (saturday)
more auditions (you get seperated into groups and rotate throughout the day)
some sort of movement workshop (we ended up having to do it for the movement instructor, Marcela, as part of our audition)
financial aid orientation
dinner at the Guthrie
see a show at the guthrie

Sunday
callbacks from the previous auditions (just if they need to see more of you. the callbacks are usually for voice and for acting)
some sort of workshop with our acting instructors
final wrap up/questions ect.

plus, if you are coming in from out of town, you can stay with the students for free. we're never really around, but that really saves an expense.

i understand that it is expensive, but it has been my understanding that nearly all kids invited for callback weekend come. i know Julliard just started a callback weekend and that is all expense paid, but our program is new and doesn't have the same sort of financial backing as Julliard (doesn't mean our training isn't badass though). but you get all your meals paid for and housing, so it's just the plane ticket that you have to shell out for.

the callback weekend really exists so that they can get to know you. it's astonishing how perceptive they are - they truly find diamonds in the rough, but it takes getting to know people to do that. if it is impossible for you to afford it, don't beat yourself up. there are some people that still get in if they can't come. but if you can at all, DO IT. it a really valuable experiance. if you have any questions, feel free to ask

hilaron

I am curious when the Guthrie callback weekend is, and how soon after auditions they notify students? My daughter auditioned in Chicago in early February for Guthrie (plus 5 other programs - Michigan, Illinois, BU, Ithaca, UCLA - straight acting, not MT), and is on pins and needles waiting to hear back. I was not aware that some of these programs also held callbacks, so that is all new to me (and just one more thing to worry about!) Anybody know which other BFA programs rely on callbacks, and when they start sending their callback and/or admissions decisions out? Do they wait until all auditions are complete, or do they have rolling notifications? This waiting is really nervewracking, to say the least. . .

travellinghopefully

I could be wrong but my d (who also auditioned for Guthrie) told me that if you have not been notified by now, you did not get a callback...Of course, she could be wrong....

WallyWorld

Guthrie callbacks are in a week (March 3-4) and I think it is safe to say that if you have not heard by now you have not been called back. I dont remember hearing that any of your other schools have callbacks but I could be wrong. Thier web sites will tell you if they do. Julliard does as well and it is in three weeks from now.

Callback notifications tend to come out quickly, admissions vary by school and tend to take longer since many schools are either still holding admission or have just concluded doing so.

travellinghopefully

Anyone going to College of Santa Fe? My D got in, don't know alot about it....

JanaMT88

travelling, I know there is alot of information about Santa Fe in the musical theater forum. Congrats to your d!

I have a question as well. Any input would be IMMENSELY APPRECIATED!

Which school has a better theatre program: Evansville or the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign? Also, how would Brown compare to these two programs?

thankyouthankyouthankyou!

doctorjohn

Jana:

Evansville and Illinois are both fine programs. Evansville is a medium-sized university with a strong commitment to the liberal arts. Most students go abroad sometime in the junior year. Because the faculty is relatively small, they focus on production work and preparing students for graduate school. Their track record of getting graduates into the best MFA programs in the country is incomparable: NYU, Yale, American Conservatory Theatre (in San Francisco), UC San Diego, etc. They also have a long history with the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. They were among the very first schools to participate, and they have sent more productions to the Kennedy Center than any other school, I believe.

Illinois has a conservatory-style BFA program similar to those at North Carolina School of the Arts and Carnegie-Mellon. Lots of voice and speech work, and movement work, in addition to acting. Their core acting teachers are excellent.

Both schools have very strong production programs, with decent budgets and excellent technical support.

I don't know enough about Brown to comment, sorry. But my impression is that, like many of the old-line Ivy League schools, it's the extra-curricular opportunities that are the strongest aspect of theatre there. Others should be able to speak more directly to that.

My best advice to you is to visit the schools. One will fit better than the others, almost inevitably.

Hope this helps.

briansteffy

We too are considering the Acting program at Evansville, particularly because they offer 'tuition exchange'. Has anyone visited? What's the campus like?

travellinghopefully

So I know there has been some confusion on this, does Purchase have callbacks or not? And if so, when did people find out?