Auditions

AUDITIONS FOR OUR PROGRAM

Admission to the Theatre & Dance department at WKU follows these steps:

1.  You must apply to WKU and be accepted.  Initial acceptance to the department is as a B.A. Theatre student.

2.  At your first advising session (ATP), you should declare your intention to pursue a BFA in Performing Arts with a concentration in Musical Theatre.  This will help you be advised into the correct freshman courses.

3.  Every semester at WKU, you will participate in a jury.  For more information on juries, read the JPR Manual: BFA Performing Arts.  (Be sure to look at the manual for students entering WKU 2006 or LATER.)  At your third jury (mid-way through your sophomore year), you will audition to be accepted into the B.F.A. concentration in musical theatre.

• If you are accepted, you will change your major status from B.A. to B.F.A.

• If you are not accepted, you may audition again. (You will receive feedback on your audition to help you prepare for your re-try.)

4.  INCOMING FRESHMEN:  If you were a GSA (Governor's School for the Arts) scholar in high school, you may apply for a GSA scholarship to the Theatre & Dance dept.  These scholarships range from 50% tuition coverage to 100% tuition coverage for all four years.  Deadline is in January, and you must apply for the GSA scholarship AND be accepted to WKU in order to be considered.

Although we will look at your GPA and high school records, this scholarship is primarily talent-based, so you MUST audition.  You can audition at the Louisville Youth Performance Arts High School (YPAS/GSA Auditions), or you may attend Dance Day at WKU.  For more information about Dance Day, contact tracey.moore@wku.edu.   For information about YPAS/GSA auditions, contact:  www.jefferson.k12.ky.us/Schools/Special/YPAS/index.html

 

 

AUDITIONS FOR SHOWS

The FALL 2009 MUSICAL, PUTTING IT TOGETHER, by Stephen Sondheim, has been cast.  Thank you to everyone who auditioned!  Come see the show, November 12 - 17.  Call 745-3121 for tickets.

Cast:  Sara Lohman, Morgan Howard, Liz Floore, Molly Kays, Madeline Gannon, Jonathan Meyer, Will Meredith, Robert Sharkey, Austin Gruber, Tyler Brown, with special appearances by Wes Drummond and Charity Gardner.

 

 

AUDITIONS FOR REVUESICALS

Auditions will be Wednesday, October 14 in Gordon Wilson Hall Room 307 at 6:00 p.m.  Please bring a short song or your best 16 bars.  There are LOTS of roles available! 

Singing Auditions 6 - 9 p.m.  (Accompanist provided)

Dance Call 9 - 10 p.m.

Schedule:  Rehearsals will take place as scheduled by your director.  REVUESICAL Performances are Nov. 30 and Dec. 1.  Please note that there is a MANDATORY technical rehearsal on November 29, which is the last day of Thanksgiving Break.

ACTORS NEEDED FOR THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS: 

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along

La Cage Aux Folles

Reefer Madness

The Wiz

Steel Pier

The Apple Tree

 

 

 

AUDITIONS FOR "BEFORE BROADWAY"

The show selected for the "Before Broadway" series this year is called LIKE YOU LIKE IT.  It is by Dan Aquisto and Sammy Buck.   It is a family-friendly retelling of Shakespeare's "As You Like It."  It's sort of like Shakespeare meets High School Musical.  There are lots of roles.  Auditions will be in February, and more details will be posted here, so check back.

 

 

 

THE HILLTOPPER SHOWSTOPPERS

Watch for upcoming auditions for this show-choir group.  To audition for the Showstoppers, or to help out as a technical assistant, contact tracey.moore@wku.edu

 

 

 

HERE ARE SOME OTHER WAYS TO GET INVOLVED:

 

HELP OUT IN THE MUSIC THEATRE LIBRARY

There are always scores and music waiting to be re-shelved. If you've got time, stop by and lend a hand. The music theatre library is located in GWH 313.

 

NEW YORK SHOWCASE

Each year, a junior in the BFA Musical Theatre concentration is selected to come to New York and assist with the New York Showcase. If you are interested, please see Tracey Moore or David Young.

 

ACCOMPANYING

The Theatre & Dance department is always looking for good accompanists. It helps if you can sight-read, but that isn't always necessary. Let us know if you've got a talent and you're interested in being a part of the musical theatre program.

 

TRANSPOSING

Many times, students in the Music Theatre concentration need to have their songs transposed. If you know Finale or another software and you're interested in making some money, please contact Tracey Moore at tracey.moore@wku.edu.

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