Please send to us via regular mail the following:
Materials that must be sent
by regular mail by January 7, 2009 include:
- 8X10 headshot with a resume
on the reverse side
- If you have no
e-mail address: a self-addressed, stamped envelope to receive
a confirmation of your audition date and time.
- Official transcripts or official copies of academic records from all post-secondary institutions attended
- A minimum of three letters of recommendation (Waiver of Access to Letters of Recommendation and Letter of Recommendation Form at http://graduateapp.ucsd.edu). Preference is for online letters of recommendation. For the online letter of recommendation process, you must provide the email address of each recommender.
- Statement of purpose, on-line or form at http://graduateapp.ucsd.edu
These materials should be sent to the following address:
UCSD Theatre
and Dance
Admissions
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0344
All applicants in the acting
area must audition. These auditions take place in late January and
early February in four cities across the country: New York,
Chicago, San Francisco, and San Diego.
Again, here is information
regarding auditioning for our program:
UCSD Audtion Tour Dates
January - February 2008
San Diego, at UCSD
January 9, 2009
New York, at NYU
January 22, 23, 24, 25, 2009
Chicago, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago
Actor Auditions February 3, 4, 2009
San Francisco, at ACT
February 7 and 8, 2009
Each audition will be scheduled
for approximately 7 minutes. Although this time is limited, we hope
we will be able to gain a clear impression of your present
range of skills and imagination, the scope of your ability to analyze
text, and the level of technical skills you have at your command.
Most importantly, and most difficult, we seek to determine your potential
for growth in the theatre.
We ask that you present two audition pieces. These monologues
should meet the following criteria: Each piece should be no
longer that two minutes in length. One should be from a contemporary
play and the other from a classical/verse play. Obviously, it will
be to your advantage if you choose clearly contrasting audition
pieces that show us as much as possible your creative range. We also
suggest that at least one piece be within your age range.
Attending your audition will be a member of the acting faculty,
as well as other faculty members and possibly a representative of
the La Jolla Playhouse. Callbacks are conducted at the end of each
day for those candidates we wish to see again. At that time,
we may request that you present a third audition peice or
one or both of your original selections.
You must bring the following to your audition:
- $40.00 cash or money order (payable
to UC Regents) for the audition fee (no checks will be accepted).
Please arrive early to check in with the tour stage mamager to confirm
your audition slot and pay the audition fee.
- Give the stage manager a local
telephone number in the city where you are auditioning (friend, family,
hotel)
At the conclusion of the audition
tour, there will be a final selection process. We will then notify
as soon as possible those actors we wish to admit to the
acting program.
If you have questions about the application
process or about the materials required of you, please contact Lee Montaño
at (858) 534-1046 or by e-mail at lmontano@ucsd.edu
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