University of Oklahoma - Page 2

Ericsmom · 07-06-2005, 11:22 PM

Two things - double check what OU does at unifieds. I thought I'd been told that it is only a pre-audition, in lieu of a video tape, and that you are then invited to audition on campus if you are chosen.

Also, to clarify my above post on the contrast between OU and OCU, at OU we were specifically told that the MT head would not meet with us when we visited because he had not seen my son perform to decide if he would invite him to audition. This was a huge contrast to rolling right off a trip to OCU where we had a nice personal attention visit with Dr. Herendeen! Such a welcoming attitude is nice, even though they have no idea what my son can do.

mtmommy · 07-06-2005, 11:39 PM

That was my D's experience--she pre-auditioned at unifieds last year. As another anecdotal experience, I can tell you that although my D hasn't been to campus yet, she loved the chairs of MT and drama that she met at the unifieds. They made her feel very comfortable.

Mary Anna · 07-07-2005, 05:11 PM

I can tell you from a professional stand point and being from the area, that OU is thought of as a great school for straight theatre and OCU great for MT

Dancer101 · 07-07-2005, 07:13 PM

good program and growing...takes videos in place of live audition which I find a little questionable for college, but I think their curriculum offers a ton.

I like that you study both classical and MT.

Definately a keeper.

Dancer101 · 07-07-2005, 10:30 PM

I am referring to OCU in the above statement

Mary Anna · 10-28-2005, 12:35 AM

Did anyone here attend the MT auditions at OU last Sunday?

Is anyone planning on auditioning?

I had a student there last weekend and wanted to compare notes.

xxx,Mary Anna

mtmommy · 10-28-2005, 08:50 AM

I'm bumping this thread for MaryAnna, hoping our hard working moderator can merge the two!

mtmommy · 10-28-2005, 08:55 AM

Mary Anna--I bumped the old OU thread up for you. Let's hope CollegeMom can merge the two together. My daughter attended the audition, as you know, but she's asked me not to post speciic information about her auditions this fall. I am allowed to make general comments about programs, though, and she was impressed with the program and thought it was a great school.

CollegeMom · 10-28-2005, 09:01 AM

Thank you MTMommy for noticing this new thread on OU and suggesting the merging with an old thread on this school. It is helpful to keep everything about each school on one thread when possible.

A suggestion about sharing about current auditions is to do as others have in the past which is to share about the auditions in general.....how the day was set up, what was involved, impressions of the school, and so on. This is quite possible to do without actually discussing your child's specific audition. Then others can learn some first hand accounts about a school or the audition day but nobody has to divulge their child's personal experience there if the child understandably does not wish you to do that. Just an idea!
CollegeMom

mtmommy · 10-28-2005, 09:20 AM

CollegeMom--Yes, I really appreciated those descriptions of auditions to help my daughte prepare for her own. The problem is, I wasn't able to attend the audition and anything I know is so secondhand I am wary of making an error. The things I know are that the campus is a lovely large university campus, the MT in a beautiful older building, and my daughter and her escort were made to feel welcome from the moment they walked in. There were about 16 students because OU does pre-auditions and pares the students down to 5 audition dates of 16 students each for a total of 80. From these they choose 12. The students were divided into two groups. I THINK one group rehearsed and auditioned while the other went on a tour and then they switched, but I am not positive how this worked. I THINK the accompanist was the musical director who my daughter said was wonderful. About 5-6 faculty were in the audition, and she said she thought they were all nice. The dance audition was later in the day. Students who had four or more years of dance were allowed to bring a prepared solo. All students learned a combination, but the actual dancers learned a different combination from the others. She said the combination was very fast and fun and she demonstrated it for me. The solos were performed after the combinations were performed. They came home with a thick packet with information, including bios of this year's freshmen. If they wanted it, they were given letters for school to excuse their absence. The parents had a tour, too, and the faculty spoke with the parents. My d's escort said it was very informative. She doesn't know anything about MT and got interested in it and really liked the school, too. All in all, they both felt the whole process was very professional.

mtmommy · 10-28-2005, 09:23 AM

One more thing I remembered: the vocal audition includes one pre-1960 song and a contrasting song, both about one minute long. The monologue is about one minute also, I believe.

CollegeMom · 10-28-2005, 10:08 AM

Thank you MTMommy for providing that information about the OU audition and about the school itself. That is exactly the kind of information that is helpful to others who are contemplating applying or even auditioning at these same schools. It is informative, yet does not reveal the student's personal audition experience. It is OK to share that too, but some kids do not wish for that to be shared. All this other information is valuable and can be shared without divulging the personal end of it. Thank you for taking the time to do this. Also, thank you as some readers are not aware of all these fine college options, and so it helps for exposure of what else is out there for those who have not looked into some of these schools.
CollegeMom

mtmommy · 10-28-2005, 12:19 PM

I guess I know more than I thought I did LOL. I just remembered something else. The tappers were asked to put on their tap shoes and tap in the dance audition, too.

NOCCAMom · 10-28-2005, 03:36 PM

My D auditioned at OU on the 24th. They were split into two groups, some who auditioned while the others went on the campus tour and then vice versa. She said that they were all allowed several minutes with the accompianist before hand to practice. She said they were very warm, friendly and "laid back" but professional. She said everyone in her group had great voices. The dance audition was done as a group. She is a fairly good dancer and she thought it not easy but not overly difficult. She attended their performance of "Urinetown" the night before which she said was great. As it turns out there was a girl she went to NOCCA with who was cast in a lead role as a freshmen. She got to tour the department and dorms with her. She ended up more impressed than she expected to be.

Mary Anna · 10-28-2005, 04:20 PM

Another word about Urinetown.

It was directed by Jeff Macarthy of the original production. I believe he received a Drama Desk nomination. It was a thrill for the actors to work with him. I was told by a couple of students, one being NOCCA mom's D, that it was a very impressive production.

It is nice to hear such great things about OU and how well they handled the audition process. Sounds like there was no personal interview, but I guess after being together most all day, the faculty felt like they got to know the students.

Thanks for the additional feed back.

xxx,Mary Anna