<p>My S and his best friend both auditioned. They were always co-cast, were considered the best 'new talent' at the local community theater, have similar very mediocre grades, and our local public high school is not a special or known place. Neither attended or had even heard of any of the camps or programs mentioned on this site. They both just graduated this spring from HS. </p>
<p>My S had an awful audition and didn't get a call back. His best friend starts this fall! </p>
<p>Friend is a fine looking guy from a mom's point of view, and so is S. S got waitlisted at SUNY Purchase, and friend got turned down. So, go figure! </p>
<p>I say, polish your audition material and go for it!</p>
<p>Fish :D, you made me smile, thanks for posting the link to the drama class of 2008. I re-reading my post, I think I may have gone a bit overboard in trying to explain my take on the "Juliliard student". Oh well, just trying to help :D.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone. Every single story or tidbit of advice you have given me is much appreciated. checkbookmom your story was great and showed how random and unexpected this whole entire process is. I hope your S does well and that he got into SUNY I also commend his friend for his accomplishment. MTgrlsmom you didn't go overboard in your explanation I gleaned the main point that you were trying to make. For my monologues I picked a selection from Ma' Rainey's black bottom, Medea, As you like it, and The primary english class. I think all of these characters are eclectic, witty, and (with the exception of Medea) charming in their own right.
Lemomo</p>
<p>When the girl from here auditioned 4 years ago, I was totally ignorant of this whole process, but I do remember she auditioned in Chicago (unifieds?). She had auditioned with a Shakespeare monologue, and at the callback, they asked her to perform it like she was at a slumber party! They also asked her to sing (a capella, I presume) and she sang something (Gimme, Gimme?) from Millie. She was surprised that they asked her what show it was from and gave her the impression that they were not familiar with Millie. She is a strong singer, too. I would have asked the mother more questions if I had known my D was going in this direction! Just be prepared for anything! Break a leg.</p>
<p>I don't know if they ask everyone to sing. Since she is a strong singer, she probably put something on her resume that prompted them to ask for a song. When she graduated high school, her goal was Broadway, but now that she has graduated from Juilliard, she has gone to LA. If they ask you to sing, you might have several (Bway, pop, etc) prepared and give them the choice of which they would like to hear. </p>
<p>I think everyone has a chance to get in. She is not "incredibly beautiful" but averagely attractive. She was a little overweight, but not too much. Our high school is definitely not a performing arts school and, in fact, has a crappy drama department (IMO). As has been said many times before, it all boils down to the audition and your ability to show your talent in 10 minutes or less. Have confidence and go for it!</p>
<p>Juilliard requires auditionees to have 16 bars of a song prepared. This is one of the requirements. Not everyone is asked to sing, and if they are it will be a cappella, but everyone has to be prepared to do so. </p>
<p>One thing to plan for with Juilliard, on audition day, (and I know we've had kids and parents here on CC in previous years not ready for this), is that if you do get a callback, you must be prepared to be available for the rest of the day, and often into the evening. Final callbacks will require two days in NYC in March.</p>
<p>Thanks. A question I had was in determining your audition location do they look at what state you live in to the proximity of the audition location.
Lemomo</p>
<p>I am so glad I stumbled upon this thread. My youngest daughter, who is 15 and a sophomore in high school, is starting to look at MT programs. Our oldest daughter, who just graduated from NYU Tisch/Strasberg Studio, is living in NYC. Although our oldest loved NYU, our youngest D is dyslexic, and, therefore would be a borderline gradepoint wise and we are confident SAT/ACT testing is going to be very difficult for her, even with accommodations. Our oldest D did know some acting and MT students who did not have the mentioned high grade point required (they were incredibly talented), they still had to struggle through the many liberal arts courses required at NYU. Throughout her life to this point, it is apparent that the dyslexia has enhanced our younger D's creative ability, however, so many schools for MT want both talent and high academic achievement. Anyhow, for some reason Julliard never entered our minds as a possibility for her. I am confident based on the discussion regarding their program, in particular Liberal Arts classes required vs. actual conservatory training, that our daughter should look at Julliard. As our oldest still lives and works in NYC, we'll have to check out Julliard on our next visit to New York.</p>
<p>it appears no one's been on here in like 4 months but hopefully someone will return with a response. i'm auditioning for juilliard in a month and am terrified. i go to a performing arts school and think i can safely say i am talented but am very nervous. i have my monologues picked out and am working on them with my acting teacher and some local actors i have worked with but can't stop thinking about the unknown. if anyone has auditioned, what is it like? the website says there is a group warm up then the individual auditions. someone also mentioned being told to do her shakespeare as if she were at a slumber party, is there much of this kind of thing? did many of you have to do your monologues differently? was anything else i should know about? any group improvs or anything? i am also scared my will be a disadvantage, i am a high school senior and incredibly determined and dedicated but is a majority of the applicants or the accepted older? i supose it makes sense that people with mfa's already are better than 17 yr old high school drama kids, it almost seems a bit unfair. ok now im just rambling because i've been reading these things for 2 hours and its almost midnight now. any and all advice or comments are greatly appreciated!</p>
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<li>Start with introductions to the faculty in the room. </li>
<li>Group warmup, including stage movement, and vocal work.</li>
<li>Put up lists of audition groups( i.e. 12:00pm 1.bob 2.sally 3.joe 4.moses 12:30 1.jesus 2.nehemiah 3.jose 4. bob, etc.,) In between sessions they would put up call back lists, often no one from a particular group would be called back so they would announce that. But when they did want someone they would put up a list with the person's name and give them an application with directions on it. I'm not going to say what is on the application they give, but it's easy and fun.</li>
<li>At your actual audition, you'll walk in introduce yourself. Do your first monologue (they may or may not work with you on it. anything goes) Do your second monologue (they might work with you on it). Then they may or may not ask you to sing. They may or may not ask you why you chose a particular monologue, or your background, etc.,</li>
<li>Then you find out if you're called back. And call backs are a whole different story. But really fun.</li>
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<p>Just be yourself. Be open and curious. Use your imagination for the warmups. It was a really fun audition. Relax and have fun!</p>
<p>Oh and pretty much half of the "freshman" class is made up of "grad" students. At unifieds there were ALOT of 30 year olds getting called back. Make of that what you will.</p>
<p>Hey I'm auditioning next month too and I'm scared out of my mind as well. I can relate to a lot of what people are saying. It is a really intimidating process. I pretty much have been overworking myself. I don't attend a performing arts high school so sometimes I feel like I'm at a slight disadvantage. I think Juilliard is going to judge every single person who is auditioning in accordance of their own ability level as well as their potential. I don't think they'll scrutinize a 17 yr. old high school students accomplishments compared with someone who has a m.f.a. I'm auditioning on the 4th of February and I'm mainly just nervous and excited because I'm happy that I have the opportunity to audition for Juilliard because that in its self is going to be a phenomenal experience and will teach me a lot of lessons and really test me as an actress. It really doesn't matter to me whether or not the people who I am auditioning for are courteous or not. At the end of the day I'm there to do what I love and to push myself. So amaynard don't worry I feel like I'm in the same boat you are in. I don't know if any of what I said is helpful because I don't know If I'm exactly the most helpful person. Hopefully that wasn't a case of the blind leading the blind.lol
Lemomo</p>
<p>They don't seem to care about your accomplishments at all: they care what you show them in your audition and, if you are invited, at your callback. That really seems to be what they care about, and not your resume. It's about what you do that day, in that room (and at the weekend of callbacks, if you get invited) that will get you in or not.</p>
<p>^^^You have posted on a VERY old thread and so those who were auditioning and posted previously on this thread are not the ones auditioning this year. </p>
<p>Also, I can’t imagine someone who is auditioning THIS year telling others on a public forum what their audition materials will be. Telling a friend? Yes. Telling the thousands who are auditioning in the same cycle at the same school who are not friends? No. I could see sharing what materials you used once you have been through the admissions cycle and want to share with newly prospective students. Just saying.</p>