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MFA, Audition

General Requirements

Auditions and interviews for prospective M.F.A. students in the areas of acting and directing will be held through the University/Resident Theatre Association (212/221-1130) auditions held in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco, California in January-March each year. Auditions and interviews will be held on the Bloomington campus one Saturday in February; please contact us sometime in November to get the exact date (contact: Misty Pursley, academic secretary at acadsec@indiana.edu or 812/855-4503). Those students not participating in the U/RTA auditions, but wishing to audition for representatives of Indiana University in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, or on the Bloomington campus, should submit a letter requesting an interview/audition at the desired site, along with a resume, headshot, and Statement of Purpose to:
Graduate Secretary
Indiana University
Department of Theatre and Drama
275 N. Jordan Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47405-5551

Requests for a non-U/RTA audition or interview should be received NO LATER THAN THREE WEEKS BEFORE THE REQUESTED AUDITION/INTERVIEW DATE. It is the prerogative of the department to deny or grant an interview or audition request based on resumes and any other supporting materials.

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Specific Requirements

Acting:
  1. Two 2 minute pieces should be prepared. One should be verse drama (preferably Shakespearean), and the other should be a contemporary selection.
  2. Provide copies of reviews, photographs and/or other material that demonstrate the applicant's technical skill and creative ability.
  3. Provide a photograph and resume that lists the applicant's creative work in the theatre and related areas.
Directing:
  1. All potential directing students must prepare the acting audition described above, unless they are going through the U/RTA interviews.
  2. Provide copies of reviews, photographs, prompt books, and/or other materials that demonstrate the applicant's technical skill and creative ability.
  3. Be prepared to discuss in depth a production concept, the analysis of a script, rehearsal procedures, and potential directorial problems for King Lear by Shakespeare and one of the following Sam Shepard plays: The Tooth of Crime, Buried Child, or Curse of the Starving Class. Students interviewing through U/RTA should be prepared to discuss those plays on the U/RTA list only.
  4. Provide a photograph and resume that lists the applicant's creative work in the theatre and related areas.
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