<p>sjane14, stay confident and prepare yourself well. If you are 100% invested in it, and you prepare yourself the right way, then you will land somewhere. I agree that audition experience counts, but talent, the ability to take direction and apply it is equally important. No college professor is really that interested in the fact that a kid had three lines in the local community theater production of “Our Town,” or did summer programs for four years if their audition is weak. </p>
<p>If you have the talent and drive, many college teachers do not mind having a “clean slate” to work with. Also, many teachers will tell you that some of the kids with lots and lots of stuff on their resumes have not learned much about acting and what they’ve learned has to be erased and retaught anyway.</p>
<p>I would say that if the video projects and feedback from them are what has you interested in the acting field, then make sure you articulate direct and succinct answers to the questions you will get from judges at auditions when they see that you do not have “experience.” Don’t waver. If you are asked a question about not having experience, explain it, but don’t sell youself short. Don’t speak about it as a negative, and don’t make comparisons to other kids. Let the judges judge. Be true to yourself.</p>
<p>NJTheatreMom makes a good point. Some auditions won’t have an interview. Some will. Find out what each school’s tendancies are in auditions. I’d say the auditions in which you do your monologues and that’s it can be just as hard for a kid with “experience.”</p>