<p>Has anyone been yet? What was your experience? How long did it last without the Dance portion.</p>
<p>Details Please?</p>
<p>Did you see this a few (or more) threads down?</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/carnegie-mellon-university-mt/1466868-what-your-audition-experience-like-cmu.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/carnegie-mellon-university-mt/1466868-what-your-audition-experience-like-cmu.html</a></p>
<p>I did. Your so nice to respond. That reply was from last year. This year there is not a Dance portion at the auditions. I was curious how that went and how much time if any it reduced the day.</p>
<p>Right but this is the first year of no dance. Have they held any auditions yet this season? I figured you might be able to tell how the day would go and cut out any references to the dance portion.</p>
<p>GSOMTMom - I clearly do not know how to use private messaging. But to answer your question yes. Maybe I am not authorized to send messages. I have sent you 2 and they dont appear to send.</p>
<p>I got both of them! You have to have 15 posts to respond to PM. You’ve arrived!!! :D</p>
<p>I think GSOMTMOM is right, this is the first audition date so I don’t think anyone has any experiences to share for this year yet. You are blazing the trail iammtmom!</p>
<p>I live close to CMU and know a few kids that have auditioned. They are extremely efficient. From what I remember them saying the song/monologue audition lasts maybe 10 minutes. Be prepared to take direction, even stuff like “do your monologue and act like you are swimming at the same time”. Its important to go all in with it! She wants to see if you can relax, take direction and have fun with it! I know for sure if Barbara Wood talks to you afterward you have a good chance of getting in or being wait-listed. My S’s friend was 10th on the list…if one female didn’t accept she was in (I think 10th). Ms Wood took her on a tour and introduced her to other faculty members. But she’s at CCM instead.</p>
<p>Best wishes to you guys!</p>
<p>Not sure if you are staying in town but the Benedum Center always has great musicals running!</p>
<p>Audition done!
Aprox. 25 students- only 5 boys. Arrive by 8 for 8:30am appt. - we were the first CMU alot offered. </p>
<p>I noted that all the girls looked VERY similar.
For the most part same hair, same style of dress, same shoes.</p>
<p>When we arrived- quick snapshot is taken along with 1 copy of headshot/resume. My d filled out a very short form. All these were put into a manila envelope. </p>
<p>MT and acting groups together.
It was all very pleasant and nice and VERY welcoming.</p>
<p>Welcoming remarks by- Barbara Wood, Senior Mitch MT student, Peter Cook and Gary Klein.</p>
<p>Groups were formed into groups of 7, seemed to go by alphabet. Manila envelope followed to monologue and song audition. </p>
<p>Parents were offered a tour of building.</p>
<p>My D was done by 10am.</p>
<p>D did monologues with Barbara - aprox 20 min.
Songs with Gary.</p>
<p>A very positive experience. Amazing that we have to wait until almost April for results.</p>
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<p>Thanks for posting! Sounds like a good audition was had!</p>
<p>Much quicker without the dance portion</p>
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<p>I am quite curious about this. What was this same style of hair, dress and shoes?</p>
<p>Back when my daughter auditioned in 2005, I don’t recall seeing this, and I wonder if times have changed? Is this a result of various coaches who may emphasize a particular look? I think the girls were not all dressed the same in my D’s year. Looking back, she did not even wear a dress! For about half her auditions, she wore dressy pants and top with heels and half her auditions were a nice skirt and top and heels. I don’t think everyone looking uniform is so great. </p>
<p>I know what I am writing is not specific to CMU but just commenting on the post about the recent audition. I guess one can differ from whatever this new “look” is that all the girls had (still curious the specifics) because my D was priority waitlisted at CMU.</p>
<p>sooziet- Me and my D are from the school of thought - “be your own person”.<br>
and when I said “all the girls” I should have said the majority.
Long hair, clipped away from the face, nude character shoes, a-line solid color, “darkish” knit dress.
My daughter was not in the majority, she wore combat boots and a dress that was not in that category. There were a few other girls that looked individual too. a few pants.</p>
<p>I think the MOST IMPORTANT thing is for the student to be comfortable and be themselves.</p>
<p>There were a few girls in 5 inch stilettos, if that is their comfort level. More power to them. And a few girls in bejeweled dresses, more appropriate for evening. </p>
<p>In the end- it will be about the talent. </p>
<p>Where did your daughter land- how is she now?</p>
<p>Thanks for describing and satisfying my curiosity! I do think there is a certain kind of appropriate type of clothing for auditions. I just don’t think it needs to be uniform! My daughter doesn’t even own nude character shoes, nor wore character shoes at the audition (though she did wear black dress shoes with no more than a 3 inch heel). I know the kind of dress you mean but my kid really isn’t into that type of dress. I also agree that super dressy clothes more meant for evening, is not quite right for an audition. I think kids should dress nicer than their typical school clothes (so, no jeans). </p>
<p>But yes, it IS about the talent, first and foremost!!</p>
<p>My daughter went to NYU/Tisch for MT. She graduated over 4 years ago and never left NYC. She just turned 25. From the week she graduated, she has supported herself in NYC entirely in the fields of music and theater. Currently, she is working in 3 facets of the field…she is an Equity actor performing in an Off Broadway musical, is a singer/songwriter performing her own concerts in NYC and sometimes elsewhere, and is a musical theater writer/composer with some significant commissions to write musicals. She recently had to give up her survival job teaching in a BFA in MT program. Things are going well. Thanks.</p>
<p>PS…I will add that at my daughter’s Ithaca audition (where she was admitted), they said nothing during the audition…the only comment made to her by the auditors were: “We like your outfit!” :)</p>
<p>That day, she was wearing a flared short grey wool skirt that was a little funky (had some embroidery and a little tulle sticking out at the hem), a sheer burgundy boat neck style fitted shirt with a tank top under it, tights, and black dress shoes with heels.</p>
<p>It’s nice to hear from you zoozievt that there is life after all this madness, and that it’s worth it!</p>
<p>Things DO turn out. In the midst of college admissions, it is stressful and you are not in control of the results, but in the end, things are fine and your kid will go to college and be happily immersed once there. Then, there will be new things to worry about!</p>