THEATRE AUDITIONS
The mission
of the theatre department is to offer the finest degree of theatre training
available to high school students, emphasizing the development of the whole
actor. We encourage strong academic
students who are also talented and passionate students of the arts to
apply. We are available to assist you
in the process and to maximize your chances to successfully enroll at the
Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Performing Arts.
Theatre
students will be required to perform a monologue from a published play. The piece should be no longer than two
minutes in length and should be memorized. Monologue selections will be
provided through the LVPA theatre department. If a student would like to
perform a piece that is not on our list, he or she should send an email to
dwagner@lvpa.org for approval.
Students will also be required to submit a 1-2 page essay on
why they would like to be a part of our program. This essay should include
information such as how the student came to be interested in theatre, the
student’s performance experience, and why it is important for him or her to
make such a huge commitment to this art form.
The
audition will conclude with a short interview. Keep in mind that we are looking
for enthusiastic students who are eager to learn and grow as artists.
Helpful Hints for the Audition
Remember to relax, stay focused, and do the best you
can.
We want you to succeed!
1. Be on time
with completed materials on hand.
2. Remember,
you are selling yourself. Make a good
first impression.
3. Choose the
audition piece that best reflects your casting type.
4. Don’t use
props.
5. Choose
clothes that are simple and allow freedom of movement. No costumes.
6. Time yourself several days before the
audition. Your piece should not exceed two
minutes.
7. Be prepared. Know your audition selection. Do not use a script during the audition. It only shows you didn’t take time to
prepare.
8. Introduce
yourself and your audition piece.
9. Find a point of focus above the heads,
or to the left or right of the theatre faculty to represent your imaginary
scene partner, rather than directly addressing the faculty as you perform.
10. Don’t panic if the one of the faculty
asks you to try your piece another way.
It is a way to see how versatile you are and how well you respond to
direction.
11. Do not describe the scene or provide
exposition (explanation). If you do a
good job, we’ll know what the circumstances are.
12. If you forget your lines, don’t
panic. Simply ask to start again, or
just pick up where you left off. Try your best not to break character, and
don’t stop to apologize.
13. Do not use a
dialect in your prepared audition monologue.
14. When you come to the end of your audition
piece, hold the last dramatic moment just before dropping the character. You do not have to indicate your ending.
15. Be confident!
Show us why you deserve this opportunity.
For more information, please contact Diane Wagner
Dobrowolski,
Director of Theatre
at (610) 868-2971 ext. 146 or dwagner@lvpa.org
