How to Become a Greensboro College Theatre Major

1. Apply and be accepted into Greensboro College.
2. All prospective theatre majors must audition and interview prior to acceptance in the theatre program. Due to the competitive nature of the theatrical business, all applicants may not be accepted into the theatre program.
3. Call the Admissions Office to schedule an appointment to audition for the Theatre Department faculty.
4. Audition and interview for either the acting, costume, design/technical, stage management - directing or K-12 certification emphasis.

Acting Auditions

Costume, Design/Technical, Stage Management & Directing Auditions

Audition Dates/Times

1. On-Campus
   Normally appointments are made during the college's Theatre Audition Dates.
2. Off-Campus
   North Carolina Theatre Conference (Nov) &
   Southeastern Theatre Conference (Mar)
   
   
   • Acting and K-12 certification emphasis majors - The audition process at the NCTC and SETC is a 90 second monologue with the option of 30 additional seconds for a song.
   • Costume, Design/Technical, or Directing/Management emphasis get a 120 second presentation to show your prompt books, materials or costume, design and technical capabilities with blueprints, patterns, sketches or directing and management capabilities with appropriate paperwork, photos etc.
   • Call Backs - following the auditions and presentations, Greensboro College posts a list of students that it wishes to interview.
   • Theatre scholarships may be offered at this time or invitations made to have candidates audition on-campus during the Open-House Weekends.

3. Other Options
   • Acting Emphasis - Greensboro College accepts resumes and video taped auditions following guidelines set forth by the department. (Call or email Theatre@gborocollege.edu for details.)

   • Costume, Directing/Stage Management, Design/Technical Emphasis & K-12 Certification - The Theatre Department accepts resumes, phone interviews and portfolios in e-mail, CD-Rom, slides or photographic formats. (Call or email Theatre@gborocollege.edu for details.)

   Theatre Department Scholarships

   Most students who go through the audition process and are accepted into the Greensboro College Theatre program receive a Theatre Scholarship.

   These scholarships require students to maintain a certain grade point average and to participate on stage or back stage on all Theatre Productions. This allows the techniques, theories and skills acquired by each student in the classroom and the shops to be tested in the performance setting.

   Any adjustments due to changes in a families' financial situation will be made through the office of Financial Aid.

   The Haley Theatre Scholarship

   The Haley Theatre Scholarship, named after a generous donor, is a four-year, full tuition scholarship award. This presents a wonderful opportunity for a talented high school senior who is interested in majoring in theatre with a career goal of working as a professional artist in the theatre world . This year's Haley Theatre Scholarship will go to an incoming costume, design/technical, or directing/ management student for the Fall 2008 term.(Click Here or contact the admissions office or the Theatre Department for specific audition and interview details.)

   Academic Scholarships

   Greensboro College offers a vast array of academic scholarships. Students are eligible to take a battery of tests to compete for money based on academic achievement. (Contact the admissions office for details).

   Work-study Program

   Greensboro College financial aid office makes work-study awards to students based on need. Efforts are made to place those theatre students on work study into one of the shops or department office to fulfill their obligations.
   
   

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