Bachelor's in Musical Theatre [Dance] (BFA)

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS

BFA MUSICAL THEATRE: DANCE CONCENTRATION PRE-SCREEN

All applicants to the BFA Musical Theatre: Dance Concentration program are required to submit pre-screen materials for review before they can be invited to a live audition. Pre-screens are to be submitted through GetAcceptd.com beginning September 1st.
You may not submit your pre-screen materials until you have first submitted the Roosevelt University Undergraduate Application.


The Pre-Screen deadline is December 1st, though earlier submission is highly recommended.

We are following the guidelines for the Common Musical Theatre Pre-Screen:

OVERALL

Each piece should be filmed/uploaded as a separate piece of media. No continuous videos.

SLATE

• There should not be a separate “slate” video, rather slates are to appear at the beginning of each piece.
• The proper slate for a song is to share your name, the title, and the show in which it appears.
• The proper slate for a monologue is to share your name, the title of the play, and the playwright.

SONGS

Students should prepare 2-contrasting pieces:

• One song should be a ballad, and one song should be an uptempo.
• One song should be written prior to 1970. This song can be either the uptempo or the ballad (student’s choice). One song should be written after 1970 and contrast the style of the first.
• Each song file should be 60-90 seconds (this time limit includes the slate at the beginning of the piece and is strictly adhered to; please do not upload media files longer than 90 seconds)
• Songs should be filmed in a 3/4 shot which means the top of the head to the knees should be visible.

MONOLOGUE

• One 60-90 second contemporary monologue (written during the 20th Century-present) from a published play. This time limit includes the slate at the beginning of the piece and is strictly adhered to; please do not upload media files longer than 90 seconds.
• Monologues must be from a published play. Monologues cannot be from musicals, television shows, or movies.
• Contemporary monologue should be filmed in a “close-up” shot which means the top of the head to the chest should be visible in the frame.

DANCE

Dance pre-screen must include the following:

• Double pirouette on both right and left sides.
• Either a short petit OR grande allegro combination.
• A short combination of your choice that shows technique, style and personality. This can be jazz, musical theatre, tap, hip hop, modern, contemporary or lyrical.

WILD CARD VIDEO

• Wild Card submission is completely optional.
• Submissions should be no more than 60 seconds.
• This media can be ANYTHING you want: a special skill, an interesting story about yourself, a passion speech, an instrument that you play, etc. “What do you want us to know about you?” and “What makes you unique?”

MUSICAL THEATRE: DANCE CONCENTRATION LIVE AUDITION

MONOLOGUE & SONG:

• One monologue from a contemporary play (not to exceed two minutes).
• One song selection: 32 bars of a song from the standard musical theatre repertoire. Do not bring more than 32 bars.
• Characters should be close to your age. All pieces should be performed from memory.

*You must sing with recorded accompaniment. Please bring this recorded accompaniment with you on a mobile device such as a phone or mp3 player. We will provide a speaker and auxiliary input cable to plug your device into a speaker. Recordings should not contain any lead vocals.  

DANCE CALL (1.5 hrs):

• The dance call will begin with a short ballet sequence. Then, your group will be taught a dance in the jazz style and once learned, asked to perform this dance sequence in progressively smaller groups.
• Please be sure to bring ballet flats, jazz shoes and hard soled character shoes (men)/heeled character shoes (women).
• Clothing should be form-fitting while allowing for freedom of movement.