Please send to us via regular mail the following:
Materials that must be sent
by regular mail by January 4, 2010 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 2010
New York at Ripley-Grier Studios
520 8th Ave., Rm 17B
New York, NY 10018
January 21, 22, 23, 24 2010
Chicago, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago
151 East Walker Drive
Chicago, IL 60601
Actor Auditions February 2, 3, 2010
San Francisco, at ACT
30 Grant Ave
San Francisco, CA 94108
February 6 and 7, 2010
San Diego, at UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
Galbraith Hall, Room 202
La Jolla, CA 92093
February 12, 2010
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:
- $50.00 check or money order (payable
to UC Regents) for the audition fee.
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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