<p>I've heard it said [I'm sure I made everyone think of Wicked with that phrase ;)] that it makes you seem very invested in the school if you are prepared with a few questions to ask the audition panel at your college audition. But no one really gives any suggestions on what types of questions are good ones for this point in time (so many questions can be answered over the phone with the admissions people, or after you start college, etc.); if I were to audition for schools today, I don't think I would come up with any inquiries either because most of my questions are answered on the college's website, or I would think that it wasn't the proper time to ask about this or that.</p>
<p>Does anyone have any thoughts on what kinds of questions would be good to ask at auditions? I'm kind of at a loss on this subject.</p>
<p>Thanks! :)</p>
<p>“Have you decided on what shows you’ll be doing next season?” “Are freshman allowed to audition for the main stage productions?” / “What opportunities do freshman have to perform?” – Good starting points – the schools want to see your level of interest and what the student knows about the school. IF you already know the answer, tailor your question accordingly, i.e. “I see that you’re producing ‘Into the Woods’ next year, what other shows are in your lineup?” Or, “I’ve heard that freshman cannot audition for the shows at XXXXX. What performance opportunities might I expect in my first year?”</p>
<p>At one of my son’s auditions, the MT students in the program were talking with excitement about a campus drag show. Rather than the typical questions referenced above by MTTwinsCA (which by the way are perfectly fine questions), my son formulated a specific question about the drag show and the audition panel was very engaged. It was a bit of a risk, but it was a big name school and he thought, what do I have to lose? Whether it made a difference or not, who knows, but he did get an offer. If the student is doing an on campus audition, a lot of very specific and unique information about the school is conveyed. Utilize this to form a question that you would only ask at that school.</p>
<p>My daughter thought about what was important to her, and came up with questions like “What acting techniques are taught (Meisner, Stanislovsky, etc), What do your voice lessons focus on (do you only teach “classical MT” voice or teach belt starting as freshmen, do you teach voice health, etc), Do you teach the business of theater specifically?”</p>