<p>That's that. All in the title.</p>
<p>Audition is for actors or music theatre actors. Portfolio review is for all types of production or directing. </p>
<p>If your child has an interest in technical theatre that requires a portfolio review, you do a separate portfolio review (scenic design, costumes, etc.) with the technical department. You also audition for musical theatre, acting, etc. with a different set of people. My daughter is an artist and built the sets for her high school shows and she volunteers working the lights for childrens’ theatre productions. She auditioned for musicsl theatre and then separately for set design. There are some programs that will allow you to do both, but you would not be able to double major, and if you really want to do both, it’s unlikely that you would graduate in 4 years, though with enough AP credits, and maybe summer courses, I guess it’s possible.</p>
<p>At the Ithaca on-campus audition we attended, there were MT, Acting, and Theatre Arts majors all there together. It was really cool seeing the tech theatre prospectives with their portfolios; one girl had a wheely crate with a scale model of a dinosaur she had designed! Also a good reminder that theatre is a very collaborative process, which is why MT and Acting majors have a tech requirement in most schools. I can’t wait to see my MT guy trying to do costumes!</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>artRLx - does your child have an interest in technical theatre, or only MT and you were just asking because the application was confusing and you didn’t know which box to check off? I ask because my daughter is one of the few MTers we know who also has a big interest in tech. I’d like to stay in touch with people who want to do both. Thanks!</p>
<p>BethsMom: Hello ma’am. Actually, I am the child. And to answer your question, I’m only interested in performing art. Preferably musical theater but acting alone is also a good choice for me. </p>
<p>OK; great. So your question was answered then. Only choose the audition box on applications and not portfolio review. Break a leg!</p>