<p>For everyone applying for next fall, how are applications going? I would love to hear from you if you have any questions about the application or auditions! I’m currently a freshman here at BSU, so if you are curious about anything just let me know.</p>
<p>I just sent in my application and I plan on auditioning in Chicago in Feb.
How do you like it? How many freshmen are there?</p>
<p>Hello futurereno: so glad to hear from you! Great job getting your application in early; Chicago is a great place to audition.</p>
<p>I love Ball State! It really is a creative environment where students are highly encouraged to collaborate with each other in order to create art in their classes as well as in the productions. The faculty is also fantastic; if I ever have a question, I never feel like I am intruding or inconveniencing them if I or any other student asks to meet with a professor. For these reasons, it is definitely the perfect fit for me!</p>
<p>Overall, there were about 150-170 incoming freshman throughout all of the options (Acting, Musical Theatre, Design/Tech, etc.) in the Department of Theatre and Dance this year.</p>
<p>Hi, taylor11!</p>
<p>I just got an academic acceptance to BSU and am scheduled to audition for MT on campus in February. I am really excited for the audition. I also want to look around the campus and Muncie, too. Do you know if they have campus tours on the audition day (afternoon- after MT auditions)? What is the audition day like? Also, are there any BSU musical/drama shows going on in mid Feb.?</p>
<p>Congratulations on your academic admission, I remember that is a very exciting time of senior year!
There are certainly tours available daily for you to schedule individually with the office of admissions. I am not sure if I would suggest taking a tour on the day of your audition though. Here is the link to the Office of Admissions page on the BSU website so you can schedule your tour! [Ball</a> State University - Visit Ball State](<a href=“http://cms.bsu.edu/AdmissionsLanding/UndergraduateAdmissions/ForProspectiveFreshmen/VisitBallState.aspx]Ball”>http://cms.bsu.edu/AdmissionsLanding/UndergraduateAdmissions/ForProspectiveFreshmen/VisitBallState.aspx)
For the first audition day, February 11, The Drowsy Chaperone will be running in University Theatre. On February 25, Six Characters in Search of an Author will be running in Strother Theatre. This is the link to the Box Office page if you are interested in getting tickets to these shows: [Ball</a> State University - University Theatre Box Office](<a href=“http://cms.bsu.edu/Academics/CollegesandDepartments/TheatreDance/ProdCalendar/BoxOffice.aspx]Ball”>http://cms.bsu.edu/Academics/CollegesandDepartments/TheatreDance/ProdCalendar/BoxOffice.aspx)
The audition day is an eventful one for everyone but certainly exciting and informative. You learn a lot about any department from auditioning on-campus, and for many this is a great experience.<br>
If you would like to PM any personal questions about your audition, I would be happy to help. Also, if you have any questions about this information feel free to contact me. Break a leg in February!</p>
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<p>Thanks for answering my questions. I definitely want to see “The Drowsy Chaperone” while I am there. Isn’t that the one Sutton Foster directed? I saw her in “Anything Goes” with Joel Grey this summer in NYC. They were adorable together. Big fan of both.</p>
<p>As far as the audition day, I was mostly wondering about dance. Also, I do not see anything listed about an interview? Do you see a different rep for each area (songs/monologues/dance) or a panel for everything? Are we called one at a time or in groups? Is there time to practice with the accompanist before the song audition? How many students typically audition at one time? That’s pretty much everything that comes to mind.</p>
<p>Yes, Sutton Foster is co-directing Drowsy with the head of our department, Bill Jenkins. There is a lot of great work going into the show, so I’m sure you will greatly enjoy seeing it!</p>
<p>In the dance audition, students are usually led through a ballet barre warm-up and then taught a jazz combination that you perform in small groups. There could also be some other parts included, and if you can tap, I think you will be asked to do some of that as well.<br>
There is usually some kind of interview time, where the people you audition for (faculty: option coordinators, teachers, etc.) are with you and the other people who audition and this is an opportunity for you to ask questions about anything you want to know. You wait in the green room with the other people auditioning, but you go on stage individually. When you go on stage for your audition, you should go straight to the accompanist to inform them of the tempo, and any notes you have about your selection. This is your only time to speak with the accompanist as far as I know. On Febuary 11 there looks to be many people auditioning, so it will be a full day of Theatre and Dance. </p>
<p>Does this help clear things up? Please let me know if you have any more curiosities!</p>
<p>Thank you for explaining the dance and audition format. Looking forward to February 11th. Appreciate your help, taylor11!</p>
<p>Taylor, this is Cynthia! Way to take initiative! </p>
<p>Love you!</p>
<p>luvzthe8r: Glad I could help, BREAK A LEG! :D</p>
<p>Thanks Cynthia! Love you too, this is the best practicum ever!</p>