<p>frazzled35 - Very similar school numbers. Son had 13 schools, two of them non-audition safeties. Hofstra kept sending unsolicited e-mail to apply free, so son did, making the list 14, three non-audition. Budget kept the list in line with what we could afford without aid with the exception of CMU which is such a long shot, so why not?</p>
<p>Times3 - Congrats! Have fun this spring at the show!!</p>
<p>CONGRATS to your S Times3 and ENJOY! I love that show!</p>
<p>Just remember this crazy, exciting time will come to an end and your child will be exactly where they should be! Next year you will be a lonely lurker like me sending best wishes to the next group of budding professionals! I can’t believe I am saying this but I kind of miss the audition season!</p>
<p>Don’t wear a blue dress, every single MT girl at my Syracuse audition wore a goddamn blue dress.</p>
<p>Guess D will go with the red, Shhhhh! Don’t tell anybody!</p>
<p>It seems like MT is more ‘uniform’ than straight acting candidates. I know when my D did straight auditions last year, the outfits and looks were quite varied. Nary a blue dress to be seen! Why do you think this is? I wonder if this is because MT students feel like they have to prep for dancing?</p>
<p>connections, that’s an interesting observation. I think many times the MT’s have been auditioning and performing for years which includes doing their own makeup (guys and gals) and dressing a certain way for auditions (I’ve certainly seen the uniform for years on the community theatre circuit). My daughter takes great care with what she chooses to wear when she auditions for the straight plays at school perhaps because this is what she’s been doing for a while. All of her classmates that have performed with her before high school do the same thing. Very interesting…</p>
<p>cellomom51-my D had a red and purple that were her go to dresses-they seemed to be her favorites. Her blue was a spare in case anything happened to one of the others that she had. At unifieds it seemed there was a blue day and a green day where all the girls had on those colors.</p>
<p>I’m not sure that’s the reason, GSOMTMom–Before college, my D auditioned for straight theatre professionally and in community theatre and didn’t observe these ‘uniforms’ there either. However, she didn’t ever have to worry about wearing clothes that would be good for dancing; I was wondering if that impacted things for MT BFA auditioners? Or is there another reason people are observing the similar ‘uniforms’ for MT like the navy dress that was mentioned? I was just curious. :-)</p>
<p>I know I first became aware of the MT audition uniform (replete with nude heels) from Brent Wagner at MPulse, but I think D knew about it far earlier.</p>
<p>Just curious, MomCares: was Brent Wagner recommending the “MT uniform” or just commenting about it?</p>
<p>I don’t think it’s to be dressed for dance since virtually everyone brings dance clothes and shoes to change into.</p>
<p>Our D also went to mPulse and attended a master class in NYC with Brent Wagner. From those experiences i think we can say he does favor a simple look for auditions. But i think the best advice, given earlier by jeffandann, is to find the guidelines for audition wear for each school you are auditioning for and try to make sure your attire follows the guidelines for that school when you are there. Some schools are pickier than others. Mr Wagner will tell you directly that if you go 18 bars when he asked for 16, he will cut you. Conversely, Carnegie Mellon said if they were busy counting bars while you were auditioning there is a bigger problem than how many bars are in your cut. (Meaning if you are 18 bars instead of. 16 its not an automatic cut). So as you can see, some schools are sticklers for rules and others are more flexible. I’m sure there have been exceptions to rules at every school. Ultimately you’ll need to decide what works best for you.</p>
<p>@Times3 - Unless I’m mistaken, Brent Wagner was strongly recommending the uniform (he of course didn’t call it that) for girls at the time, but this was several years ago so he may feel differently now that it is apparently omnipresent. Also - when D auditioned on campus at UMich for MPulse I know of at least one very talented girl in red cowboy boots who was admitted, so “the uniform” wasn’t a deal breaker then and I’d guess it’s not now.</p>
<p>^Interesting! Thanks for the reply!</p>
<p>The golden rule is to make sure those doing the evaluations are focused on your audition, not wondering what you’re wearing and why. So if you dress simply and with style you don’t have to worry. There’s no formula just use your head.</p>
<p>Well, our D did MPulse also (maybe with yours, since they are the same year?) and she did not have on the ever-popular style of dress nor the nude heels. Then she went on to audition for UM in February last year wearing her 1950’s-styled very modest red dress with white trim and black buttons, a high neck and sleeves (it was not even a single solid-colored dress, God forbid!) with her very old black flats, because that was HER! She wouldn’t even let me buy her 2-inch black heels because she wanted to be able to move freely without tripping on her size 10 feet! She is a freshman at UM this year, so I think it is safe to assume that Mr. Wagner doesn’t judge based solely on outward appearances! D was much more concerned about her chosen materials and whether she was well-prepared. But I do remember that at Unifieds we were surrounded by zillions of nude heels and much shorter dresses! That’s just not in my kid’s comfort zone…</p>
<p>@ATLAST - I think our D must be a couple years ahead of yours as she’s a Junior this year. D cancelled her UM audition as she was admitted to her top choice school ED, so we didn’t see firsthand how kids dressed for those, but it’s great to hear that your D was admitted with her own look!</p>
<p>My daughter went to mPulse in 2011. And Mr. Wagner very much indicated he prefers that auditioners keep it simple.</p>
<p>I don’t think your daughter wore anything that sounds too crazy. Sounds like your daughter wore something simple that allowed her to shine in her audition - just as we were suggesting. But sounds as if she also found a way to inject her own personality into it. That is precisely what I keep saying. Be yourself, but keep it simple and not distracting. I by no way advocate a “uniform”. And as discussed, I’m all for flats if that is what they are most comfortable in. </p>
<p>I think the concerns are people who wear things like sparkles and sequins, crazy shoes and hair styles, busy patterns, things that are too revealing, etc… Simple by no means means just a solid colored dress and nude pumps. It means simple and not distracting. Sounds you like you found the perfect outfit with great result.</p>
<p>Bottom line…be comfortable, be simple, be you and you will be fine.</p>
<p>Hope I don’t come across as grumpy or cross … this board was a wealth of information for us as we navigated through the audition process and I just hope to do my part in passing along what we learned along the way.<br>
I’m wishing all of this year’s auditioners all the best in their journey. And to those of us who have children in college now pursuing their dreams, I wish you all the best as well. I appreciate everyone’s willingness to share their thoughts and feelings on here. I hope you’ll continue to post so we can keep up with everyone’s college experiences.</p>