Audition Feedback?

cb842 · 02-20-2006, 09:37 PM

Hey guys,
I had my CMU audition for MT this past Sunday, 2/19. I thought it went really well. Although I'm not a dancer the dance portion was good, but from what I hear the dance audition does not have as much of an impact as the singing and acting. For my acting audition I had Barbra MacKenzie-Wood. She was great, she was really nice and after my first piece she said she really liked the piece and asked me about the play. Then I did my my other monologue which went great as well. She did a little interview and asked me if I had any questions and I asked my questions and then it was done. Before I left she shook my hand and said "You did a great job, a great job". I dont know if she does that to everyone or what. I didn't see Tony so I dont know if that is good or bad. The audition didnt even feel like an audition it was so informal. It was great, I loved it. Then I did my singing audition with a lady who had brown hair and glasses (I forget her name). She let me do both my pieces through and didnt say much during the whole time. She did not work with me either. I left there feeling great, but I'm hoping you former students or currents can give me some honest insight on what you've seen over the years at auditions and if there is anything I should know.

carlv · 02-25-2006, 08:00 PM

My son auditioned of CMU in chicago. He said the singing and dancing went well and he got to do both his monologue twice, once for one of the men teachers and then they asked him to stay and do them for the head of the department. She worked with him some. He felt really good about it, but he knows they are auditioning many hundreds of kids and are only taking 26. So the chances are not good. They said they are not sending out letters until the first week of April.
Good luck to you.

cmuhpfl · 03-03-2006, 07:18 AM

After long hours checking out all the schools. It is my opinion that CMU has the best MT program in the nation. The only problem is how few they take. But I guess that's what makes them even more unique. It's just my opinion...I could be wrong.

thesp33 · 03-04-2006, 11:21 AM

i go to a performing arts highschool in Nativk Mass and alot of us audition. we had a master class with Kaf Warman and we were told that going into the other room was the equivalent to getting a call back and that means they r interested. they dont accept many i know and its hard for people to get in. if they work with you on ur monologues its a good thing. if they dont it means they might have seen what they needed to see or that they just dont think u have what thye need. remember at these types of schools they r casting a company they r not going to accept 4 thin white boys when they can only accept 15 guys.
my audition process u ask?? i went and auditioned for Barbara and Kaf at Pittsburgh and then i was sent to the other room. when i got to the other room i did my two monologues. and tony said thankyou and asked me if i had any questions.
thats what i have to say IM me with anything else

BroadwayBound88 · 03-04-2006, 10:42 PM

I had such a great audition experience, not necesarily in my performance, but with the school itself. I auditioned late January in Pittsburgh, and I absolutely loved everything and everyone and the only tragic part is the selectivity. Oh well. I didn't get in to CCM, so I'm expecting a CMU rejection, but they run a lovely audition.

Personally, my acting audition went great. My singing was not so hot because I was a little nervous and had trouble getting my starting note and had to start over when the first bar wasn't in the right key... which majorly unnerved me, because I never have pitch issues, but that's nerves for you. The lady was great, however, and complimented my headshot and outfit and said "Cute!" after one of my songs, which, at minimum, makes you feel like you're dealing with a person vs. an alien. Dance was interesting. It was pretty easy and I did the ballet combo without much difficulty, but my brain just wasn't functioning by the time we did the jazz combo for real and my entire group fell apart, but at least we were still enjoying ourselves. Based on the competitiveness, I knew the odds were pretty unfavorable to being with. It's just too bad so few people are accepted, because I just loved it so much.

broadwaycorey · 03-06-2006, 11:35 PM

LOVE the faculty and the students.

cmuhpfl · 03-07-2006, 05:28 AM

Do you go to CMU?

broadwaycorey · 03-07-2006, 02:02 PM

no i auditioned there 2 weeks ago

ThespianDreams · 03-07-2006, 04:11 PM

At my CAP21 audition I met a guy who had auditioned for CMU a week or so back.

After he sang and acted and all that jazz, they asked him if he would go there or Eastman if accepted to both. He had already been accepted by Eastman for Trumpet.

He said he honestly wasn't sure, it depended on the financial aid situation. He had a passion for both trumpet and musical theater, and he was having trouble trying to chose between them.

Then they offered him a full scholarship on the spot!

Needless to say, CMU turned into his top choice. He just went to the NYU audition incase anything went wrong with CMU.

He must have been pretty amazing. To say the least.

rossji · 03-07-2006, 04:25 PM

WHOAAA!! I have NEVER heard of ANYONE being accepted "on the spot" at CMU, let alone with a full scholarship!! HE MUST BE AMAZING!!!!

chrism · 03-07-2006, 04:26 PM

Yeah, that's so amazing I can't even imagine it. Wish I could hear someone who is so amazing, just to reset my standards!

soozievt · 03-09-2006, 04:12 PM

Accepted on the spot is pretty amazing at CMU and I have never heard of that happening, so... WOW.

lindsaylou33 · 03-09-2006, 06:26 PM

I'm a good friend of the trumpet player/auditionee you're talking about. He had been emailing Gary and Barbara before his audition just to get his name out there, and they remembered him when he came in to audition.

The way he told it to me, they made it very clear that they were incredibly interested and that he shouldn't worry about financial matters. They didn't offer him anything official, but he did receive an email from Gary afterward that said he was excited to let him know the results of his audition...so I'd take that as a good sign.

Just for reference, the student is a tall, african-american baritone who's a very intense actor. He also has a wild/goofball side and is very confident/striking in presence.

ThespianDreams · 03-09-2006, 08:10 PM

Yes- thats him!

I must have gotten the story wrong. He was an awesome kid, really nice.

Small world, huh?

sheholden · 02-05-2009, 05:35 PM

Neither of my auditors coached me either! okay, that's good to know it's not an anomaly. Whew. Of course, mind was last weekend and yours was apparently a long time ago! Anyways, it still helps to see that. Did you get in?