THET-271 Theatre Juried Audition Techniques
This course is a capstone course for the theatre performance track in the theatre area of study intended to prepare a résumé and audition monologues for both professional work and application to transfer institutions. The culmination of the course will be the presentation of monologues and résumé to a jury comprised of departmental instructors and theatre professionals. Students will be expected to put significant time into their preparation outside of class meetings.
Hours Weekly
2 hours weekly
Course Objectives
- 1. Research job opportunities as well as requirements and expectations for audition experiences at different
theatres or in other work situations in the field.
- 2. Select, prepare, and present appropriate audition material.
- 3. Identify the strengths and weaknesses in their audition performance.
- 4. Demonstrate improvement in overall quality of their audition performance.
- 5. Tailor their audition material to appropriate situations.
- 6. Prepare and update a professional acting resume.
- 7. Audition for professional work and transfer programs.
Course Objectives
- 1. Research job opportunities as well as requirements and expectations for audition experiences at different
theatres or in other work situations in the field.
- 2. Select, prepare, and present appropriate audition material.
- 3. Identify the strengths and weaknesses in their audition performance.
- 4. Demonstrate improvement in overall quality of their audition performance.
- 5. Tailor their audition material to appropriate situations.
- 6. Prepare and update a professional acting resume.
- 7. Audition for professional work and transfer programs.