<p>We’re getting ready to head to auditions at Ithaca. can anyone tell us what these auditions are like? What we should expect? Now that it is finally here, I find I’m more nervous than my D!</p>
<p>My D auditioned for Ithaca in NYC several years ago. It was a very stressful and rather unorganized day! Students and parents were packed into a too-small rehearsal studio. D signed up on the audition list, and purposely signed last, because she wanted more time to prepare. Then they took the list in reverse order! However, she was particularly impressed with their accompanist, who was not only excellent, but very friendly. He got her laughing and put her at ease. No one else on the audition panel said much of anything, or gave any feedback -- but that's not an unusual situation, so tell her not too worry too much about lack of reaction. Good luck -- and let us know how it goes!</p>
<p>My daughter auditioned last January and things have changed a bit. Now. all students and parents are seated in the mainstage theater for an orientation and info session with faculty and current students. Students are called out in small groups for each segment of the audition. She did not have much interaction with the auditors. Plan on staying or awhile. Students are called in sequence of the date they registered for the audition, if memory serves me right</p>
<p>My D auditioned in Jan. 2005 and it was pretty similar to what Michael posted. It started with an information session in the mainstage theater and the head of the program spoke, as did current students. Then, applicants were called out in small groups to attend their individual audition sessions, while parents and students waited in the theater, and during that time, the current students kept fielding questions from those sitting and waiting. There are just songs and monologues and no dance audition. I recall my D saying the auditors gave very very little reaction, no interview, etc. Don't read much into that. My D was accepted two weeks later and it was her first acceptance. The only other thing I recall was D said the auditor said she liked my D's outfit, LOL. Every school does auditions differently and you should try not to read too much into how much they reacted to you or not as some schools are overly interactive and friendly to each kid who auditions and some stay straight faced.</p>
<p>i'm auditioning in Chicago February 4th!</p>
<p>Thanks for the heads up....I'll let her know not to expect much of an immediate reaction. We're pretty excited about the chance to see Full Monty, and be in touch with some of the students who were kind enough to get back to me. As I posted elsewhere, she is feeling a cold coming on, but I hope it waits a few days!</p>
<p>going with my D too. Have fun-I am nervous also!!!</p>
<p>Hey guys! My name is Hannah and I'm a freshman MT at Ithaca. I'm going to be working the auditions tomorrow, and hopefully many more times throughout the semester, so if you have any questions about what to expect, feel free to ask! Looking forward to meeting you! :)</p>
<p>My D auditioned yesterday, and you were her guide! You seemed to put her at ease, and she LOVED everything about the program. Now, we have to keep our fingers crossed!!!!!!</p>
<p>Hi sarahlsmom!
Can you ask your daughter to summarize her day for those of us whose kids are still coming up? And BIG congrats to your D for getting one under her belt!!
Many thanks!!</p>
<p>Is anyone else having extreme difficulty finding a one minute dramatic and comedic monologue for a teenager between the ages of 17-20? I have been searching for months and still can't find anything and i'm getting sooooo frustrated ={</p>
<p>Nate -- there is a series of monologue books published by Smith and Kraus that I particularly like. They come out every year, and contain many monologues from each year's best plays. If you can get your hands on any one of these books, you should be able to find a number of monologues for your age range. The title of one I have is "2004: The Best Men's Stage Monologues."</p>
<p>sarahlsmom- I was so happy to be able to meet all the new auditionees and I'm so glad I was able to put someone at ease! I was worried that I was just making them more nervous. Haha. Remind me of what your daughter was wearing or what pieces she did and I'll probably remember her. :)</p>
<p>BrownSugar106- I know this isn't exactly from an auditonees point of view, but I can summarise pretty accurately what the day is like. First, parents and children both go into the Hoerner theatre where Lee Byron, the head of the department, speaks for about half an hour about different aspects of the program, and also takes questions. Then, students auditioning for a BFA performance degree are taken downstairs to do a vocal warmup. After they're done, they're brought back into the Hoerner to wait to be called for their audition. (They'll be called in order of the date you sent in your application) While they wait, a panel of students speak about their experience with the program answer questions, and also give tours of the building. Also, practice rooms are made available if you feel the need to go over material. Students will either do their singing or acting portion first (they're in two different rooms and generally we'll take them over to the singing audition first.) Sometimes the auditioners will ask you questions or work through a piece with you, and sometimes they'll just thank you and ask you to leave. For instance, in my audition for the school, I was cut off on both my monologues for time. And look where I am now, haha. After you're done with those portions, you're free to go! All in all, a pretty laid back day. Everyone does their best to make you feel comfortable and relaxed so you can have a successful audition!</p>
<p>Nate, I was using monologue books until I went to NYU to visit this fall and the girls I taked to said you should read the whole play. A good suggestion they gave is...find a monologue in one of those books that you like and then order the play and pick another monologue from the play to do. I think we spent like 500.00 on plays and scripts, though, to find a couple of good monologues since my school has no drama dept. or section of the library.</p>
<p>I had a great audition Saturday as far as warmth and welcoming. In fact, I've yet to find that stern-faced auditor I've been expecting. All of them have told me very good or excellent, and have made me feel successful so far as the process. Maybe by the time they are on the 500th person the thrill is gone. Remind me to post my thoughts later in the season if I have to keep on auditioning!</p>
<p>nate -- you should absolutely read the entire play when you have found a monologue that you like. The monologue books are just a good tool to expose you to lots of different plays.</p>
<p>Re: offsite auditions for Ithaca:
Anyone here ever auditioned for IC in Washington, DC/Va? If so, can that person post a little about what to expect? My D auditioned in DC last weekend for Syracuse and I cannot say enough about how well run the whole enterprise was, and how friendly. I am hopeful that Ithaca's will be the same.</p>