<p>Some of the schools I auditioned for and looked at specifically asked for a Shakesperean piece. Those that didn’t asked for a classical piece. I have read and studied some Chekhov and Ibsen, but the characters I have read from them seem more mature and difficult than the Shakesperean roles I have done. </p>
<pre><code> My city has an arts scene, but it is not very big. There really are not many places to go for good (not a scam) acting training. I already attend a performing arts high school for drama (I transferred my junior year…long story) and I tried to convince my parents to let me join a community theatre/acting school, but it was waayyyyyyyy too expensive ($700-$745 for 3 months of twice weekly classes at my age/talent level) and they’re sketched out by the area of town it’s in. There’s literally courses in LA for nearly the same price as that.
A casting director from our state theatre came to our school and coached all of us on our monologues twice and my theatre teachers have worked in NY and had professional careers before they settled down and started teaching. So, I’ve had professional help. I don’t really know, I’ll talk with my teachers when I get back to school because something NEEDS to happen.
As far as callbacks, none of the schools I’ve auditioned for have them. They just mail acceptance/rejection letters about 1-2 weeks after the audition (with the exception of Ball State, who is waiting for all auditions to be over before they mail decisions–UGH). There were callbacks at the college fair because that wasn’t really for actual admissions, it was just to get our faces and names seen and see what schools showed interest.
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<p>Thanks everyone for your responses!</p>