Audition Requirements

DANCE

• Entering 6th and 7thgraders must demonstrate knowledge of elementary movements of ballet such as body positions, placement and terms.
• Entering 8th graders and high schoolers must demonstrate knowledge of advanced balletic movements and terms. 
• Students will audition in groups. No prepared solos will be necessary
• Girls and boys MUST appear in leotards and tights
• MUST bring ballet slippers and jazz shoes 
• You will also be asked to dance barefoot
• Boys- Hair must be neatly combed back, off the face and secured with a headband, if it is long, or cut short
• Girls- Hair pulled back into a bun or pony tail (no unnatural colors)
• Absolutely no jewelry (this includes nose rings and tongue studs)
• MUST DEMONSTRATE A SERIOUS COMMITMENT TO DANCE TRAINING


DIGITAL MEDIA (High School Only)
• Submit a variety of samples of your visual and digital artwork
• You will be asked to "pitch" a project or a storyline for production
• Be prepared to discuss your work.

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
• Download the audition requirements document for the Instrumental Music emphasis.

LITERARY ARTS (High School Only)
Download the audition requirements document for the Literary Arts emphasis.

PRODUCTION DESIGN (High School Only)
• Download the audition requirements document for the Production Design emphasis.


THEATRE
• Select a 2-minute monologue from a contemporary, published play – no original material or poetry. (Some selections for download.)
• Bring the play and three copies of the monologue to the audition.
• You will be asked to discuss the play and the monologue you have chosen.

VISUAL ARTS
• Download the audition requirements document for the Visual Arts emphasis.

VOCAL MUSIC
• Prepare and memorize a two minute a capella excerpt from a piece in any of the following genres:  Jazz, European Classical, Musical Theatre, Contemporary, and Gospel/Spirituals.
• Provide 3 copies of notated sheet music (no lyric sheets allowed)
• Sight-read a notated rhythm example
• Sight-read a notated melodic example
• Pitch recognition
• Previous performance experience preferred