Las Vegas "Unifieds"

MichaelNKat
Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:41:20 +0000

Given that UArts is in your D’s “top 6”, I would give serious consideration to an on campus audition. The time allotted to each auditioner at LVNPPA appears to be limited to 90 seconds (which seems to be LVNPPA’s limitations, not any of the schools in attendance). In contrast, the UArts on campus auditions allow for 3 minutes to do 2 monologues and 4 minutes to do 2 songs. This is a significant difference in the opportunity to show your stuff!!! In addition, at the on campus audition, students are interviewed as part of the audition process, providing yet another opportunity to have the auditors get to know a bit more about you.

Finally, if on campus, there is a load of opportunity to speak to current students, ask questions, see the facilities and explore the theatre district where UArts is located. You will walk away with a wealth of information and impressions that are critical to sensibly distinguishing between schools on the “top 6 list”, particularly when it comes time to make some decisions about where to go. While it would be quite a trek to come to the east coast, if your D has strong feelings about UArts, I think it would be worth it and perhaps you can structure the timing so that it is part of a sweep of other mid-Atlantic east coast schools at which your daughter wants to audition (if any).