Prof. Himmelheber

I look for name (centered at header); contact info (top left hand side); height, weight, eye color, hair color & vocal range (opposite contact info on right hand side of top); followed by a list of "representative roles" (no more than ten, please) with the name of the show, role and where it was produced (school name, community theatre name, etc.); then a list of all pertinent training (e.g., ballet 5 yrs. - through en pointe, Dolly Dinkle Dance Studio & Jimmy Bean's Dance Palace, etc.); and finally, a list of special talents tht the student is EXCELLENT at (roller blading, gymnastics/tumbling, fencing, juggling, stage combat, and other talents that might be used onstage - no "good with children," as you aren't being hired to babysit).

Hope this helps,

eve

devron

Do the schools really need to know about our height and weight? I know directors would, but do the schools?

Also, do you think the schools want a photo? Should it be black and white/professional?

Thanks!

Prof. Himmelheber

The standard is an 8"x10" headshot, showing what you look like (not on your "best days" or on "prom night," but the face that they will see when you enter the audition; so they can REMEMBER you after seeing 500+ actors). It needn't be a professional headshot at this point in your career - with digital photography, many people have access to the tools for a beginning headshot.

You can also print a regular (4x6, etc.) photo at a processing place, then take that photo to a photo-magic machine (at Walgreen's or other store that might carry this), where you can crop, blow up, change to black and white, cover blemishes, take out red eye, and write your name on it (all on a preview screen with easy to use tools) before printing. Cost for that blow-up is typically no more than $5 - $10.

eve

Prof. Himmelheber

Yes, height and weight (AND YOU MUST BE HONEST HERE) are rather important to me - I need to know what about the physical instrument that I am considering investing four years and many department hours and funds in.

Also, a headshot alone won't necessarily jog my memory, but a 6'2' 105 lb. frame would.

Either color or black and white is acceptable. I prefer black and white for the contrast. TRY TO MAKE A XEROX COPY before submitting it to any mass production (we xerox to distribute headshots to faculty; it is a common practice with prospective actors/students, to save the student money and to have them be seen by many in the department/theatre - and xerox can really be awful if the picture is too darkly or too lightly processed).

eve

kymum

Hi.
My s is a HS jr. and is starting the college search process. He is
interested in drama and we're trying to get a list of places to begin.
He has a wide variety of interests and doesn't want a school that
is strictly theatre oriented.
From PSAT scores he'll be a National Merit Finalist, has SAT's of
760 CR, 730 W and 690 M. Top 25% of a college prep HS.
Lots of parts in HS productions, but is also a varsity soccer player,
Eagle Scout and member of the All State Chorus. Because of these
other interests hasn't devoted full time to drama. Will that hurt?
It's really only in the last year or so that he's realized how much he
truly loves acting and that that's when he's happiest.
He has call back audition today for the baker in Into the Woods.
Any suggestions??
Thanks!

fishbowlfreshman

Some schools like kids with other interests so it shouldn't hurt. This isn't all-inclusive and I'm not sure if it has yet made it over to this thread, but here is a good college list to start with that somebody came up with on the MT forum broken down into categories ...

Conservatories
The Juilliard School
Carnegie Mellon University
North Carolina School of the Arts
Purchase College
California Institute of the Arts
Webster University
University of Cincinnati Conservatory

Large Universities with Elite BFAs
New York University/Tisch School of the Arts
Boston University
University of Southern California
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Guthrie Theatre Program
DePaul University
Rutgers University
Florida State University
University of Arizona

Small/Medium Sized Colleges and Universities with Elite BFAs
University of Evansville (Best for getting into a top MFA)
Southern Methodist University
Otterbein College
Emerson College
Ithaca College
Syracuse University

Elite College and University BA programs
Brown University
Vassar College
Swarthmore College
Middlebury College
Northwestern University
UCLA (Practically a BFA with single digit acceptance rate)
Cornell University
Emory University
Sarah Lawrence College
Bard College

Large State University BA programs
Indiana University
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Cal State Fullerton
University of Alabama
Arizona State University
University of Nebraska
University of California, Irvine

Less Classifiable, but good BAs
Fordham University
College of Charleston
Kenyon College
Catholic University
Brandeis University

kymum

Thanks for the information. That's incredibly helpful.
Also, sorry, but I'm new to this. A message re a
private post popped up but then disappeared, so it
wasn't opened. sorry to whoever sent it!
KYMum

mamamia

I'm wondering what the criteria was for deciding what is a conservatory in the list (which I've seen on other sites as well), because DePaul is considered one of the oldest conservatory programs in the country, yet is not listed as a conservatory. just curious - doesn't really matter of course.

believersmom

kymum-
To get your private messages, just go to the upper right corner of this page and click on private messages[you have to be logged-in to do this]. It didn't disappear, just the notice that you have one did
Welcome, have fun!

doctorjohn

kymum:

This thread in the Musical Theatre forum is helpful. See my post about the Directory of Theatre Training Programs to start.

Books and other resources for MT students

Good luck!

actorsdad

Anybody hear about any acceptances for drama at UMich? Everybody seems to have been deferred, rejected or haven't heard. Does any body know their procedure?

miabella

just for the record...Unifieds were a blast! I had such a great time, what a fantastic experience!

stacey_ga

Has anyone ever have an auditioner ever say that "They will be seeing you soon," but then be rejected?

fishbowlfreshman

No, but that would suck and would be very unprofessional on the part of the auditor. Did it happen to you or are you analyzing your chances from something said at the end of an audition? In the on-the-spot type acceptances I've heard of - which do on occasion happen - the auditor made it very clear. Like, "We really like your work and want to go ahead and offer you admission right now." Short of that, it's best to not read much into anything until you have it in writing.

stacey_ga

Thanks for the info, in my last audition the auditor said "I'll be seeing you soon," so I was just wondering.