Program Auditions and Interviews
All prospective students must audition &/or interview for scholarship consideration & acceptance into their program of interest.
To be accepted into the Dance program as a BA or BFA candidate & to be considered for scholarship opportunities, you must audition. (There is no audition requirement for the Dance minor).
To be accepted into the Musical Theatre program & to be considered for scholarship opportunities, you must audition.
Scholarship, Program Audition & Interview Information
Date, Time & Location:
- Date: Saturday, November 4, 2023
- Dance call: 10:00 a.m.; individual singing/acting slots to follow
- Location: TBD
Prospective Majors Must:
- Apply & audition for acceptance into the program and scholarship consideration
- Prepare the audition requirements below
- Be prepared for a dance audition to be taught on the spot
Audition Requirements to Prepare:
- Two contrasting 32 bar musical theatre songs
- One short, memorized monologue
- Headshot
- Resume
Audition Decisions:
- February 10th - all prospective Musical Theatre Majors will find out if they have been accepted into the program.
Scholarship Consideration
Students interested in being considered for a musical theatre scholarship must audition. You will also need to fill out the Online Scholarship Application Form, & are encouraged to file a FAFSA.
- December 1, 2023 for preferred scholarship consideration. February 1st, 2024 final deadline for scholarship consideration
Questions?
- Email, Amy Baker Schwiethale, Musical Theatre Program Director (amy.baker@wichita.edu)
Audition and/or interview for scholarship consideration in the Theatre program which includes theatre generalist (BA), theatre performance (BFA) and design & technical theatre (BFA). Students interested in the BFA in Theatre Performance program must audition for acceptance.
Scholarship, Program Audition & Interview Information
BA In Theatre: Students do not need to audition or interview for entry into this program.
BFA in Design & Technical Threatre: Students are required to interview. Students are encouraged to share examples of their artistic/show work if available.
BFA in Theatre Performance: Students are required to audition & interview for entry into this program.
Scholarship Consideration
Students interested in being considered for a theatre scholarship must audition &/or interview regardless of degree area. You will also need to fill out the Online Scholarship Application Form, & are encouraged to file a FAFSA.
- BA in Theatre: interview
- BFA in Design & Technical Theatre: interview, & examples of artistic/show work if available
- BFA in Theatre Performance: audition & interview
Auditions are by video submission. Interviews are in person or virtual.
Due Date
- Date: December 1, 2023 for preferred scholarship consideration. February 1, 2024 final deadline for scholarship consideration.
- Program entry is ongoing throughout the school year.
Submit a Video Audition/Samples of Show Work & Schedule an Interview
- BFA Theatre Performance:
- Submit a self-tape of 2 contrasting monologues of 1.5-2 minutes in length each
- It can be done using your phone
- Use a neutral background if possible (white, blue or gray wall is best) & eliminate cluttered backgrounds
- Record horizontally, not vertically
- Frame yourself in a medium shot - from waist height to slightly above your head
- State your full name & the pieces you are performing (title of play & playwright) at the beginning of your video
- Email Sheldon Mba (sheldon.mba@wichita.edu), Interim-Program Director of Theatre
- Request an interview date. Specify if you want to interview in person or virtually.
- Headshot
- Resume
- Submit a self-tape of 2 contrasting monologues of 1.5-2 minutes in length each
- BA in Theatre:
- Email Sheldon Mba (sheldon.mba@wichita.edu), Interim-Program Director of Theatre
- Request an interview date. Specify if you want to interview in person or virtually.
- Headshot
- Resume
- BFA Design and Technical Theatre:
- Submit samples of Show Work (pictures of sets, lights, costumes, wigs, props you have
worked on, any stage management paperwork, etc.)
- PDF file (no Word or Pages documents) or double-checked website link
- Email Ed Baker (ed.baker@wichita.edu), Program Director of Design & Technical Theatre
- Request an interview date. Specify if you want to interview in person or virtually.
- Headshot
- Resume
- Submit samples of Show Work (pictures of sets, lights, costumes, wigs, props you have
worked on, any stage management paperwork, etc.)
Theatre Program Areas of Interest:
- BFA in Theatre Performance
- Focuses specifically on the profession of acting
- BFA in Design & Technical Theatre
- Focuses specifically on the professions of design, technology, or backstage work
- BA in Theatre
- Geared toward students with a wide variety of talents & interests who wish to design their own path
- Suitable for interests not covered by the BFA's (such as stage management, Directing, Education)
- Could be combined with a double major or a minor in another field