<p>MomCares, so well said. I couldn’t agree more.
Best of luck to all, and now is the time to concentrate only on what you are in control of, which is the audition and interview.
The only thing I would add is that the student should be prepared for the interview as well as the audition–this is something my D didn’t prepare well for in the beginning and she was sort of tongue-tied. Make sure you know why you’re applying for that particular school, what you hope to learn, and what you can contribute to the program. Ask intelligent, specific questions that you are genuinely curious about. And besides knowing your monologues and songs cold, know their context cold–why the character is saying or singing what they’re saying or singing, where it stands in the context of the entire play or show, what is motivating them. This will help your performance stand out.</p>