NYC Unifieds and Consortium Auditions 2013

College Majors Theater/Drama Majors
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<p>Photomom, received your message. Pretty soon I will be a member of the PM group. I think I am getting the picture now. Can you tell me what RADA is?</p>

<p>EVERYONE
I think I am overwhelming my daughter at this point because everytime I learn something new from you guys I email her. She is like mom “STOP”. Anyway, I understand now that it sounds like a good idea to have a longer list. I was thinking of my college days and I told my daughter no more then five colleges, boy was I wrong:) </p>

<p>This is what I am thinking we should do:</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Create a list of 10-15 schools and then rank them in different categories. Top choice, etc.</p></li>
<li><p>Look on each college website and see what type of acting program they have and what classes my daughter would have to take and what the audition, school, etc., requirements are for getting in. </p></li>
<li><p>Find out when the application process starts, including deadlines for EA/EA, and scholarship opportunities. </p></li>
<li><p>See if the school is going to participate in Unifeds next year and if so where.</p></li>
<li><p>If the school is not participating in Unified find out when they will post audition dates.</p></li>
<li><p>Start applying to school, writing essays, and requesting transcripts and recommendations by Summer 2013.</p></li>
</ol>

<p>Have I missed anything? We welcome any comments or suggestions.</p>

<p>Reminder:
Daughter is a Junior.</p>

<p>Very nontraditional, expressive, thrives in unique teaching styles and atmospheres.</p>

<p>Interested in majoring in acting and her main interest is in acting for TV and Film but understands theatre and stage training is part of that.</p>

<p>Dislikes alot of academics, however is a good student (A/B), and an average test taker.</p>

<p>Schools we are checking out so far, some at the suggestions of you guys. Thank you.</p>

<p>NCSA
NYU
Julliard
UArts
Coastal Carolina
Otterbein
Shenandoah
HARTT
NYCDA (conservatory)
Columbia College Chicago
Suny Purchase
Chapman
Cal Arts</p>

<p>We also looked at the following schools but I am not sure they are the right fit:
CM
Boston Cons
UCLA
USC</p>

<p>There were some others mentioned but I think they were more MT or heavy into Theatre with more classical work/training being done. </p>

<p>If I have missed any that you think fits what we are looking for please let me know. If I have any on the list that is more MT please let me know.</p>

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<p>RADA is the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, I think.</p>

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<p>Not sure if this has been posted about before, but I was just wondering how people feel about Unifieds - do you think Unified auditionees are considered equally to those auditioning specifically at universities? I know a lot of universities accept at least half of their class before Unifieds week, and I was wondering if this means the 15 minutes you get at Unifieds gives you less of a chance than the people who get a fuller day of auditions. Any feedback will be extremely useful, and sorry if this isn’t worded correctly or has already been answered! Thank you</p>

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<p>My daughter was convinced that only doing Unifieds would hurt her chances so we did a combination. I’m convinced now that it makes no difference to admissions. Plenty of people get in at Unifieds. Plenty of people get rejected on campus. And at many on campus auditions you have huge crowds, long lines, and the same few minutes with the auditors. If there’s a lot of travel involved that also can take a toll. Of course, there’s a chance you could be sick or something so pinning all of your chances on one weekend could be risky but barring that I think it’s a total toss up.</p>

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<p>I do not think I have ever heard that auditions at Unifieds are given less weight than auditioning on campus. Those who are running the auditions are skilled at this process, and can recognize the talent they are looking for, whether they see the kids on campus or off.</p>

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<p>RADA is the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, in London, England. It is certainly one of the top five acting schools in the world, and very likely THE best acting school in the world.</p>

<p>Admissions are highly competitive, there are thousands of applicants for I think only 28 places each year (in the BA acting program). Admission decisions are based entirely on audition and interview, with absolutely NO weight given to academics. As long as a student will be at least 18 by the time classes begin, they can audition for RADA no matter what their academic qualifications are, they don’t even need a high school diploma (which doesn’t even exist in the English system anyway). Like most English Bachelor’s programs, the program is only three years, not four. (But is nevertheless a “real” degree–over in the “United Kingdom” forum Americans keep asking whether the three year Bachelor’s program of an English university–including Oxford and Cambridge!–are “real” degrees if they only take three years. Yes they are).</p>

<p>There are a number of other acting programs in the UK that have similarities to RADA, if you are looking at RADA you should look at these others too. I wonder sometimes why so many people here limit their options only to schools in the USA, when there are lots of other schools in the world worth looking into.</p>

<p>KEVP</p>

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<p>Back to the original topic of this thread, the New York Unifieds and Consortium auditions coming up (gulp) later this week.</p>

<p>Well, OK, the truth is, this is a NYC tourism question. </p>

<p>My daughter, 12, is eager to see Wicked. Can someone advise me about the best way to get the cheapest possible tickets?</p>

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<p>[Campus</a> Visit Helping College-Bound Visitors Find Their Way](<a href=“http://www.campusvisit.com/]Campus”>http://www.campusvisit.com/)</p>

<p>Anyone traveling by Amtrak you may want to take advantage of this buy one get another tix half off when parent and student travel to a college visit.</p>

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<p>I just looked at the website for the TKTS booth in Times Square, prodesse-- and they say Wicked tickets are never available there. Which I guess means they’re still so successful they’re not doing cheaper options? We almost always use TKTS and almost always have great luck-- standing in line there would be a fine way of killing a bit of time during Unifieds (and since it’s not high season in NYC you might have good luck)-- but not, I guess, for Wicked.</p>

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<p>This is buy one get one free week for Broadway so you may be able to get tickets that way. There are often tickets at the box office on the day of the show. Walk up first thing (in the morning) and see what they have for that day. I think most theatres have someone there around 9 or 10. Great show, you guys will love it!!!</p>

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<p>This is definitely slow time for Broadway so you should be able to stand in line at TKTS and find lots of good options for your 12 year old but sounds like Wicked is not one of them. I am sure you get Phantom tickets for almost nothing and 12 (for most kids) is a great age to see Phantom if your daugther has not seen it yet.</p>

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<p>I encourage all to see Once the Musical. It is an amazing show, the story is so sweet and the music is just beautiful. It is sweet, funny and poignant, all at the same time!!!</p>

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<p>We have used Broadwaybox.com for online discounts. We got great seats/discounts for Peter and the Star Catcher and Once not long ago. I don’t think Wicked is on the discount list but Cinderella, Newsies and Mary Poppins are on their current “discount” list and all would be suitable for a 12 year old.</p>

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<p>For cheap tickets, first arrive early to whatever site you use.
TKTS is a great option in general, just not for Wicked.
There are several other options:

  1. Standing room only is often cheaper. I don’t know if Wicked offers this–try. We have seen MANY wonderful shows this way over the years. Usually you stand at the back of orchestra, so you have something to lean on. This is a great option if you are in decent enough health to stand for an hour or so at a time. I find I don’t notice I’m standing, as I lean on the ledge that separates orchestra from the back aisle.
  2. Rush tickets are available for some shows. This is day-of. Sometimes it is student rush only but other times it’s general. Not all shows offer this. Don’t know if that applies to Wicked.
  3. The coolest are ticket lotteries. These are around $20-$30 for excellent seats (like, front row). My sister used this to see Wicked actually. Go to EACH show’s site and google “lottery” and find out that show’s particular rules. But in general: You go to the booth a few hours before the show and put your name down for the lottery. You can only have two tickets per name. A few hours later, around 6:30 pm or, they draw the names. The catch is BOTH people HAVE to be there WHEN the name is called in order for them to award you the lottery. It sounds convoluted but my sister almost always gets these tickets.</p>
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<p>There is a lottery for Wicked tickets. I forget the details, google wicked lottery. Something like 2 hours before. They take entries for 1/2 hour, then draw names, I think maybe 20…again I can’t remember. If your name is called you can get 2 tickets, $25 each, unless the price has changed since I’ve done it. It is a long shot, many people enter. But both of my daughters and I have seen it that way. The problem is that if you lose, you then have to run to TKTS, and by then there might not be much for you. Other shows have lotteries, and they are not always at the same time. So, a few years ago we had a plan for running from one lottery, upon losing, to another. You can google playbill rush broadway and should get a listing of all shows that have rush, student rush, and lottery.</p>

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<p>lottery for Wicked is almost impossible but of course if you hit the lottery its worth your while.</p>

<p>We have gotten first row seats in lottery in the past its so awesome!</p>

<p>Photomom, how do you get the 2 for 1 deal for Broadway tix? at the box office? How does it work</p>

<p>and Tik Tok diner is a must see place. Don’t worry about where to eat, there are various eateries every few feet in the area where we are going for Unifieds.</p>

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<p>That is so funny…the hotel we are staying at gives us breakfast at the Tik Tok Diner…as often as we have been to NYC, we have never been. I really should be packing instead of on the internet…hate that part!!!</p>

<p>Here is info on the 2 for 1 specials
[Broadway</a> Week NYC?2-for-1 Tickets to Broadway Shows / nycgo.com](<a href=“http://www.nycgo.com/broadwayweek]Broadway”>http://www.nycgo.com/broadwayweek)</p>

<p>My son has been singing to me every night…I am going to miss that next week when auditions are over.</p>

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<p>For what its worth I just read a tweet sent today from @WICKED_Musical that says "Tix for #Broadway shows on T, W, Th, Su from 1/8/2/10 are $67 w student ID @ the box office</p>

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<p>I hope everyone has a ton of fun! It is helpful to do fun things. For one audition trip, D and I saw a play that was a lifelong dream of hers - but in retrospect we realize it would have been better to see a fun musical at the time than something very complex. Her brain was fried! Live and learn…</p>

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<p>The Times Square tix booth always seems to ave Ave Q for sale. It is such a funny show it will put anybody in a happy mood. It is not for young kids.</p>