
Degree Programs
M.F.A. in Acting Audition Requirements
The Acting Area in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Texas has embarked on a bold new plan that now recruits a new class only every three years. Our Acting class is a highly motivated and talented group of individuals wishing to pursue acting as a career. Talent and the content of successful application were the primary criteria for admission. This new class reflects a rich cultural diversity. We admitted fourteen actors in Fall of 2007, who will graduate in the class of 2010.
We will admit a new cohort in Fall 2010.
Prospective M.F.A Acting students are required to audition first, prior to submitting their application materials. Application fees paid to the Graduate and International Admissions Center (GIAC) cannot be refunded.
Auditions for the Class of 2013 will take place at all three U/RTA sites: New York, Chicago and San Francisco, in January & February 2010. http://www.urta.com
Additionally, for those who cannot attend U/RTA and wish to audition in Austin, we have scheduled the following onsite audition dates:
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Saturday & Sunday, December 12 & 13, 2009
Saturday & Sunday, January 30 & 31, 2010
10:00am - 4:00pm
Please prepare two contrasting monologues (one classical, if possible) totaling no more than 3 minutes combined. You will have the option of singing 16 bars of a song. Please bring your own tape or CD. A player will be provided. Please bring an 8x10 headshot and resume. There may be callbacks at the end of the day.
Please contact Phillip Salazar (512-475-7336) to schedule an audition in Austin. If you plan to audition at any of the URTA sites, you will follow their application & audition process.
The Department of Theatre & Dance is located in the Winship Building, at the corner of 23rd Street and San Jacinto Street (diagonally across the street from the football stadium on the UT Campus).
Application files submitted complete will processed before those submitted with recommendations and transcripts sent separately.
Application Deadline: March 1, 2010
Please read the following instructions very carefully.
You must have auditioned first, before being asked to submit your application materials for further consideration. We are not authorized to refund your application fee, sent to the Graduate and International Admissions Center (GIAC).
Materials must be sent to TWO places:
Visit the link below for their mailing address and phone numbers:
http://www.utexas.edu/student/giac/contactgiac.html
c/o Phillip Salazar, Graduate Program Coordinator
The Department of Theatre & Dance
1 University Station D3900
Austin TX 78712
Make sure your departmental materials are clearly labeled with your full name and UT Electronic Identifier (UT EID) on each page.
Do not attach the half-sheet “Cover Form” (from the GIAC web site) to any materials sent to the Department of Theatre & Dance. That form is only used for transcripts that you forward to GIAC (see above).
For general admissions information, please visit the Admissions page.

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