BFA Auditions/Interviews: Northern Kentucky University, Greater Cincinnati Region

Spring BFA Auditions

Application Deadline: March 19, 2021

March auditions will be video submissions through Acceptd.

Video Auditions must be submitted through Acceptd. Visit our landing page to start your application.

Any student admitted to NKU may declare the Theatre and Dance Bachelor of Arts degree as a major. For those wishing to pursue a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, the Theatre and Dance Program offers B.F.A. degrees with tracks in Acting, Dance, Theatre Design or Technology, Musical Theatre, Playwriting, and Stage Management.

It is helpful for students to demonstrate as much versatility as possible within the audition/interview. While we do not expect candidates to be polished theatre artists, we are eager to explore each applicant’s potential as a future theatre student.

Scholarships

All Academic Scholarship (including GSA and GSP) are handled by the admissions and financial aid offices. All talent scholarship are handled by the Theatre and Dance Program. Candidates attending the Fall auditions will be considered for talent scholarships. Scholarship award letters resulting from the Fall Auditions will be mailed by Jan. 15, 2020. You will only be notified if you are awarded a scholarship.

Audition Contact

Jamey Strawn, BFA Auditions Coordinator
strawnj@nku.edu
(859) 572-6917

FA 205 Nunn Drive
NKU SOTA Theatre & Dance Program
Highland Heights, KY 41099

BFA Audition Requirements

Performers: please choose material in your own age and type range which best reveals your specific strengths and individuality. Auditions will be timed and stopped if they exceed limits.

Designers/Technicians/Stage Managers: please notify us ahead of time if you need computer/projection equipment for your presentation. A windows laptop, projector, and screen will be provided.

Acting

Two contrasting monologues not to exceed 60 seconds each.
Artist Statement. (2 min.) Talk about yourself as an artist and what goals you have.

Note: Please make sure monologues are appropriate for your type, have a strong beginning, middle, and end, do not contain inappropriate content, and more important of all, that the monologues reflect you as a person and artist.

Musical Theatre

One 32-bar selection of a musical theatre song that reflects your strengths as an actor and a singer.
One 16-bar selection of a song in a contrasting style.
One monologue – not to exceed 60 seconds.
Dance audition. Please watch the demonstration video. Learn the combination and submit a video of you performing the combination.
Artist statement. (2 min.) Talk about yourself as an artist and what goals you have.

Note: Please make sure materials are appropriate for your type, have a strong beginning, middle, and end, do not contain inappropriate content, and most important of all, that the materials reflect you as a person and artist.

Dance

Solo dance (60 second minimum, 2 minute maximum). Dance should include extensions, multiple turns, leaps, and jumps. Dance attire required.
Please watch the demonstration video. Learn the combination and submit a video of you performing the combination.
Take 2 minutes to verbally answer the following questions: Why are you specifically interested in studying dance at NKU? Other than dance, what other aspects of artistic life are you interested in?
Supplemental Video. (You may upload a Dance Reel or RECENT footage of dance performance here.)

Designers/Technicians/Stage Managers

Presentation via video of support materials for area of interest, i.e. portfolio, drawings, renderings, photographs, designs, models, prompt scripts, concept narratives, etc. (Not to exceed 10 min)
Artist statement. (2 min.) Talk about yourself as an artist and what goals you have.

Playwrights

Upload dramatic writing sample(s). This need not be an entire script – scenes or excerpts are acceptable.
Artist statement video submission. (2-5 min.) Talk about yourself as an artist, what are your areas of interest, and what goals you have.

FAQs

What type of clothing should I wear to the audition?

Please wear appropriate audition/interview attire for your discipline. This includes neat, comfortable clothing which fits well and represents you as a professional artist. It is recommended that you bring movement dance clothes to change into when learning the dance combination or movement piece.

Where will auditions be held?

Auditions will be held in the Fine Arts Center on NKU’s main campus. View a map of campus, and driving directions.

Once arriving, you will be asked to sign in and then be escorted to a designated venue. Parents will be escorted to a waiting area.

Where should I park?

All guests of the university that are attending auditions on FRIDAY must use the Welcome Center Garage. You will be given a voucher to exit the garage for free. All guests attending auditions on Saturday may park in either Lot D or Lot I.

Map of campus

When will I know the results of my audition/interview?

Letters containing the candidate’s status will be posted via Acceptd within two weeks of the audition date. Successful candidates are required to declare their intentions via Acceptd no later than May 1, 2021.