Audition Feedback? - Page 5

soozievt · 03-30-2009, 01:46 PM

persichack, btw, I think I know which boy you mean and he fortunately has many fine acceptances in hand, as does your son.

CarnegieMT2012 · 03-30-2009, 01:47 PM

I'm not sure what the odds are for getting off the waitlist, but I know for my year, 2/3 girls were accepted to UMich as well and chose to go there, and we just ended up not accepting anyone from the waitlist.
We did though get our 13th mt (boy) who was accepted as an actor but then reauditioned in the beginning of the year for mt and was accepted. The school does that every year. Within the first few weeks, they allow as many people as they want to re-audition for mt, but the odds are pretty low, and I think of the 5 that did it, only he was accepted.

lauriemom · 03-31-2009, 11:44 AM

This may be helpful to some who are wondering about waitlist. CarnegieMT2012's post was interesting and helpful to me. D auditioned for MT last year, but considers herself an actor, who sings. Like another poster, she had a very positive experience with being sent from room to room. Being asked by Barbara to do 3 monologues and then to do one of them three different ways. She was told "you're definitely an actor." She was also told she would "do well where ever you end up." Anyway, one morning about this time her status changed online to waitlist. Later that same day we got the priority waitlist letter for acting. She returned the form saying she wanted to stay on the list. About a week after that, we got a letter stating she was in the top 5 of the priority waitlist and the day and time they would call to tell her if she got in. They did call on May 6, 2008 to say "they were not going to the waitlist for anyone this year." CMU is a great program, but we looked at the outcome as we just saved a small fortune. Even though their aid package which came with the waitlist letter was better than we expected, it was still A LOT of money. I wish happy results for everyone.

B'dwayMom · 10-03-2009, 01:46 PM

Hi, as I work with my D on her audition dates and monologues I have a few questions maybe someone can help -
1. most schools say no monologues from current Bdway plays - My D has been working on a mono for a month now and as we went to purchase the play in it's entirety it is opening on Bdway this month - will they still accept it? or will it be frowned upon if she still does it?
She did so much research to find the right play / character for her - it would be a shame.
2. her audition is late Jan. at CMU and Point Park - trying to fit both in that day - we will see. As I read thru these threads it seems everyone knows everyones name, the people who you audition for - how do you find these names? Gary, Kaf? Please help
3. and if you know the names, is it OK to call ahead? or annoying to the auditioners?

thanks so much - trying to schedule all auditions and get her to finalize her essay to submit all apps is giving me a stomach ache!

xatty · 10-03-2009, 11:37 PM

B'dwayMom, my D is a freshman at CMU who is loving it there. Here's my take on your questions.

1. I can't imagine they would not accept a monologue just because the play is on Bway. They are looking for what your D's got and they can tell that from whatever she decides to do. At my D's CMU audition she did her first song all the way through. On her second song they stopped her and said they wanted to hear something with more mix/belt and did she know "All That Jazz"? So she sang it. If you look on the lists, "All That Jazz" is one of those songs they tell you not to sing because it's overdone. They want to see what her skills are. I'd say go with what she feels best presents those skills.

2 & 3. We did not know the names until they introduced themselves at the pre-audition meeting they had with students and parents. I would guess most people did not know the names beforehand. The comments in this thread are about what happened at the audition and so people refer to their names. I would not recommend trying to contact anyone beforehand.

Good luck to your D.

Pohsmom · 10-05-2009, 09:09 AM

My d worked really hard on a piece from a new play that I had never seen anywhere. When we got to Unifieds I was walking down the street and there was the marquis..."Reasons to be Pretty" opening March 2009. Even though it wasn't "currently" on Broadway we were a bit disappointed. It was irrelevant and I don't think anyone cared or even noticed but it was a funny moment now that it's over. If you d is really committed to the piece and it really works for her she shouldn't have to change.

B'dwayMom · 10-11-2009, 12:20 AM

thanks for the note, I feel better about it already - CMU has some real specific requirements for the monologue - before 1900.... and as she prepares, I am trying to find songs and monologues that work for most of the schools she is auditioning for. There are 11 on the list - auditons for her start Dec. 5th....

Caffinated_Luv · 11-06-2009, 11:41 AM

How strictly enforced is the 1.5 minute time limit on the monologues? Everytime I've timed my classical monologue, it's run about a minute and 45 seconds to two minutes. My audition is Sunday. Should I try to cut some of my monologue before then, or will they not really care if my monologue is only slightly over the time limit?

CarnegieMT2012 · 11-06-2009, 06:23 PM

Hi! I will see you at auditions on sunday, i'm Lindsay Spangenthal i'm a sophomore mt. Have no fear, they aren't strict on monologues time. If they've seen enough though, they might stop you, but have no fear, it just means they saw what they wanted. If you have any other questions, don't hesitate to find me on facebook.