<p>Hello! </p>
<p>I had my audition for the directing program at Tisch (housed inside the Playwrights' Horizons studio) this morning, and thought I'd share a little about my experience, since I had very little information going in about what it would be like.</p>
<p>The audition began at 9am. Besides me, there were only three other directing applicants. Now, this may not be the norm, but I get the impression that the directing program has a far lower applicant rate than other programs, which makes it feel a little less competitive.</p>
<p>After a faculty member talked to the group about the structure of the program, we were called in one by one for our individual auditions.</p>
<p>For my individual experience, I had about 25 minutes with the auditor. It was a very relaxed environment. After doing my monologue, I sat down and we went through my portfolio.</p>
<p>For my portfolio, I had three sections. Two were shows that I had already directed, and the last one included some rough outlines of ideas for other productions. In the sections for the shows I had directed, I included samples of marked-up scripts with cue sheets, programs, posters, photos from the show, set designs, costume notes, and any other written material for the show (press releases, articles, budgets, proposals, etc.). </p>
<p>While we certainly spent a fair amount of time reviewing the portfolio, a lot of the discussion was initiated by her asking me questions. More or less they were all related to what I had done. I was asked questions like, "Why did you want to tell the story of [insert show]?," or "What makes you want to do theatre?" I was also asked about what non-arts interests I had, and why I enjoyed them.</p>
<p>Overall, it was a very laid-back and comfortable experience. If you have any questions, please email me or PM me.</p>