<p>dreaming, I can assure you that the above attire is what is appropriate and expected at college auditions. Pretty much everyone brings dance clothes and the since the schools expect this they give time and have a place for the students to change. We generally try to be helpful and not critical around here. Things are stressful enough for the students at this time so we try to be kind.</p>
<p>If you showed up in jazz pants and a t-shirt it would probably affect your chances of gaining entry. I know of one school that crosses you off the list if you show up in jeans!</p>
<p>dreaming…</p>
<p>Are you applying for acting programs or for MT? The attire may differ depending on the answer. </p>
<p>As others have pointed out to you, for a college MT audition, the applicant usually has TWO outfits. They wear dance attire for the dance audition segment and a nice outfit that is dressier for the singing/acting portion. That is the NORM…that is EXPECTED by these programs for musical theater applicants.</p>
<p>I am an actress only, so I don’t have to bring dance wear to my auditions.</p>
<p>A school I applied to says, in its letter, that loose fitting jeans are perfectly acceptable. I’m surprised at the difference between auditions here and there.</p>
<p>Musical theater is different-- but the two countries are different too-- why I tend to like British films better–the actors often have very interesting, much realer looking faces. And bodies, for that matter. But if you look over on the theater board you’ll see people talking about wearing jeans to auditions for straight theater here too.</p>
<p>As a 2010 MT hopeful, I have auditioned for many schools this year in dresses and have been just fine. As the above said, I wear tights, shorts, and if I don’t have much time before dance, a leotard under those shorts and my dress. I also wear flats, but nice ones, and I know plenty of girls who wear heels and operate just fine. I’ve been asked to do my piece as an “eagle” and asked to dance in my attire and have been just fine. One of my monologues even requires me to kneel. </p>
<p>Comfortability is a factor, but- a has been said- a lot of schools will write you off, not just based on your “looks” in a superficial way, but they want to see dedicated people who look professional and prepared to audition. It’s like a job interview, and I wouldn’t wear jazz pants and a camisole to one of those.</p>
<p>More heel questions: Did anyone who wore high heels during her singing and/or monologue audition get accepted into NYU?<br>
For those of you with inside knowledge of any MT college program, which style of LaDuca’s seems to be the most useful for college MT performances? The traditional T Strap (“Teresa”)? Tan? Black?<br>
We just saw Maurice Hines’ amazing “Sophisticated Ladies.” Those women were astounding in their towering shoes.</p>
<p>I wore flats in my singing/monologue audition and was accepted. Plain black character shoes (1 1/2 inches) served me fine.</p>
<p>I mean heels shouldn’t make a difference with your acceptance. I wore high heels walking in, and then took them off before I started acting. It really depends upon your level of comfort!</p>
<p>Just making sure one can wear the heels without being crossed out for non-compliance! :)</p>
<p>At every pre-college MT program my D attended (BTP, NYU, OCU), it was stressed that women should wear heels for auditions. (Not stilettos, mind you!) The heel height should be no more than 3 inches and you should practice walking elegantly in them. For serious MT students, women will ultimately be expected to dance in heels, not only walk in them!</p>
<p>My daughter wore heels to her MT auditions. However, when she got to the NYU/Tisch audition, they were talking about a preference for no heels or even recommended being barefoot. So for that audition only, she slipped off her shoes for the audition. She went on to attend Tisch.</p>
<p>classicalbk…to answer your question about LaDuca character shoes…
My D got these once she was in college (Tisch). She has black ones. I THINK they may be the ones called Alexia (I just went to look up the photos on the store site), and that is NOT a T strap but rather a tear drop shape with the straps. That is all she owns. However, when I think of the shows she was in during college, she never wore these shoes as each show had specific shoes for the roles. Perhaps if someone is in a chorus ensemble, character shoes may be worn but often roles involve shoes specific to the costume. She used the LaDuca’s however in dance classes where heels were required.</p>
<p>My D’s standard audition outfit for unifieds was a skirt, blouse and heels. On the morning she had her CMU audition she says she just felt like wearing a knit dress and Ugg boots (those sheepskin boots the girls like to wear) - maybe because it was cold in NYC, I don’t really know why she wore Uggs for only that audition. She just finished her freshman year at CMU, so the Uggs did not keep her out!. Maybe it’s not that big a deal what you wear. I really don’t know. I do know that if the school specifies or recommends what to wear, DO IT! Otherwise, I’d say look good and be comfortable.</p>
<p>My D’s audition outfit for schools this past spring was a black pencil skirt with a blouse (patterned or nice dark color) and black pumps. She had several auditors comment on how professional she looked.</p>
<p>As she was preparing for her college auditions her voice teacher made her wear heals to her lessons (twice a week) so that she would be very comfortable in them by the time auditions began.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the shoe input. My girl has ballerina dancer calves on short legs…and heels make all the difference. Anne1244- very interesting that the NUY summer program had sort of different advice than what they state on-line. And Xatty’s D wore Uggs and got into CMU! That is so funny. Thanks Soozie VT for the details on the shoes. I guess a great shoe for class and auditions is key- and just not to worry about trying to match up with shows this far out!</p>
<p>Thanks for the help! Drove a couple of hours to a city which carried them, and my daughter swears she could tell a difference the moment she put them on. They looked so flattering, felt “comfy”, and “stuck to her feet”. This is from a girl who lives in her pointe shoes. Got the beige Alexis. The price was sort of heart-stopping, but I understand these shoes will last for years, unlike her pointe shoes, which last for weeks.</p>
<p>My D never had La Ducas prior to college. She had no idea what she was missing, LOL. She grew up as a dancer, but in dance classes, they did not wear heels. She loved split sole shoes for jazz and tap. She had regular character shoes for shows. (by the way, she also did pointe) In college, a bunch of kids had La Ducas. After her first year, she really wanted them too. Yes, they are very pricey. Her grandparents treated her to them as a gift. In college, after the first year, they had to wear heels even in dance classes and so she LOVED finally having split sole heeled shoes. And yes, if you are going into this field, the shoes are an investment in “equipment” that will be used for many years as they last a while. They really do not compare to regular character shoes. Once you get La Ducas, it is hard to go back.</p>
<p>Ditto SoosieVT -</p>
<p>It was great, Soozievt, to be in the dance shop and have the freedom to pick the best shoe for the foot, rather than just focus on the T strap, as I would have thought without your input. Thanks!<br>
She has some classes this summer with a NYC dancer she studied with previously, who had some negative comments about all the teens in their stiff character shoes. So this summer she is ready for this woman! 
And who knew a girl could have so much fun, just because she can point her foot in a shoe!</p>