<p>so how did it go chrisnoo?</p>
<p>I have my first ED straight theatre student audition tomorrow, Nov. 15. </p>
<p>Keeping fingers crossed.
Break a leg.</p>
<p>Will post more later
xxx,Mary Anna</p>
<p>Good luck to all you ED Tisch auditioners (upcoming and past weekend). Hope you all get your heart's desire!</p>
<p>weetziebat...it went well...really well actually...keeping my fingers crossed though</p>
<p>chrisnoo, congratulations on your audition going well. Will keep my fingers crossed for you that you get that positive response you want in a few weeks! :)</p>
<p>My D actually met a few kids who were auditioning today. Hope all of you did well!</p>
<p>Thought I better post thoughts/experience at NYU/Tisch audition before it goes out of my head.</p>
<p>My D did the Early Decision audition for MT at Tisch on Saturday Nov 19th.
she had an 11:30am time slot- with the Advanced Dance audition as well. Cap 21 is her first choice of studio - but as she considers herself an actress first and foremost - would accept Atlantic or Playwright's as well.</p>
<p>I found the audition to be well run - even if she had to bring her own CD. (I believe Tisch is the only place to not use live pianist)</p>
<p>It was held in the Tisch building at 721 Broadway - we first went to the 3rd floor - and once they had filled out an initial form and officially 'checked in' they were sent to the 2nd floor to get ready for the dance audition. Parents were welcome to hang out, or leave and come back about an hour and a half later after the dance audition was completed. I had planned to leave and come back - but she had so many things to 'guard' that I figured rather than schlep them all over the city - I would just wait in the waiting room on the 2nd floor.</p>
<p>The space is the normal space for the Experimental Theatre Wing - one of the Tisch studios - not CAP 21's facilities. The main comment the my D had about the space they used for the dance audition was that the floor was slippery and there were no barres or mirrors. Obviously not a space normally used for dance. But - a nice wooden floor and as there were only 14 of them in the audition - plenty of room to move around.</p>
<p>They used a jazz warm-up (no ballet at all) and then they all learned a combination (2 teachers from CAP were in attendance - one taught - the other took notes) She has had 13 years of ballet - 3 years of jazz and 2 of tap - and felt that it was relatively 'easy'. They do stress in their literature that they expect that only students who have had 10 or more years of dance to be at these auditions. She felt that some of the kids certainly did not have that much - and struggled a bit with the combination.</p>
<p>They were then given about 5 minutes to change their clothes and report back into the same studio - with parents invited - for an orientation session that lasted about a half hour. The 2 auditioners (they would split the kids into two groups) gave a quick overview of Tisch/academics at NYU/and thumbnail sketches of each studio. They encouraged the kids (as all were ED candidates) to think about other studio choices if they so desired. they were also informed that they could certainly say "CAP 21 only" and would ONLY be considered for that studio. They reassured the kids that they go about assembling the CAP 21 kids first - and then go on to see if students that they liked - but didn't have room for in CAP 21 possibly put down other options. They said they DO NOT automatically 'bump' someone to another studio if they put a second choice down.</p>
<p>They also said that they figured most kids who apply ED already know about the studios as there were no questions. The auditioners were informative,kind,humorous and tried to put everyone at ease.</p>
<p>They then split the kids up into 2 groups - with lists posted on the studio doors as to order. (They were taken in the order that they signed up on-line for the audition) My D had signed up in third place on-line - so when they split the groups up - she ended up going second into the audition room.</p>
<p>She did her monologues first - and her songs second. She then sat down for a mini interview. He asked her about the plot of the plays the monologues came from (READ YOUR PLAYS!) and why she chose her songs.
He asked her why she wanted to be at Tisch and if she had any other studio she would consider. She told him Atlantic - and he wanted to know why. (READ UP ON THE STUDIOS IF YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A SECOND CHOICE) She told him she thought it sounded alot like the way she works. (as well as other stuff...but I know that is the meat of what she told him)</p>
<p>She was finished with the entire audition by about 2:30pm -so about 3 hours. I did see kids from the 10am group who did not go in for their song/monologue auditions until after we got ready to leave. They say you could be there for 5 hours with the dance audition.</p>
<p>I know I have left out some details - and am happy to answer any questions - but I hope this helps someone down the line. I know posts before have certainly helped me in this process.</p>
<p>They said letters would be mailed out on December 15th. As we are in the Pacific Northwest - I figured we would know by around the 19-20th.</p>
<p>Hopefully - it will be a happy holiday! Keep your fingers crossed!</p>
<p>janenw</p>
<p>Jane, thanks for sharing your experience! A good friend of my d's applied ED, too, but I haven't heard how that went. Last year my d didn't do the dance audition and since we signed up for the audition immediately, she auditioned first and we were out of there in less than an hour (LUCKY! Ha ha.) Many people last year thought it wasn't well-run; I didn't think that at all. Anyway, good luck to your daughter! My d loves it there!</p>
<p>Jane, so glad to hear that the audition went well. I'll keep my fingers crossed for your D and hope that she gets the good news that my D got three long years ago now! By the way, not to increase the stress, but it's not unusual for E.D. kids to hear before the 15th from NYU so it's possible that your wait won't be as long as you think. :)</p>
<p>Jane, as you know I'm excited for your D and sending positive vibes her way. Sounds like a great audition. </p>
<p>Not to get into the details now but in the past, I felt it was a WELL RUN audition, organized and everything. The actual audition with the judges went well for my child, no complaints. Other stuff I shared here in the past had more to do with the set up of the audition and how it differed quite a bit from several other auditions we have been to (I have the luxury of comparing as we have been to 8!) and that some of the choices of how they set up the auditions for this school are ones that might benefit from some changes, in my view (and I know from older kids at CAP that these issues I brought up here in the past are discussed as some drawbacks that might need changing). </p>
<p>In any case, the good news is that your D had a very positive experience and in my opinion, that's what you want. The rest is out of your hands. I also agree that a student should know exactly why they want a school or a studio and be able to articulate it. Good job there for your D. </p>
<p>Susan</p>
<p>yup...her run down sounds EXACTLY like what i did...so im glad they are consistant</p>
<p>Yeah...I was there the 19th of Nov. and I was one of the 10 am kids not seen until around 3!!! It was a little rediculous, but the woman auditioning the 10 am kids was interviewing kids for really long amounts of time...one girl and another guy were seriously in the room for around 45 minutes!</p>
<p>Best of luck to all of you expecting news today or this week!
Chrism</p>
<p>anyone hear anything yet?</p>
<p>My daughter just received her acceptance letter from Tisch - ED! We are SOOO excited. The best Christmas present ever!</p>
<p>Just got my acceptance letter to TISCH!!! SOOO EXCITED!!! good luck to everyone still waiting to hear. Don't worry, it will all turn out FINE in the end!!!</p>
<p>Congratulations!! Enjoy the moment! She's done ! (or just beginning) :D</p>
<p>Gigundoly congratulations to both of the post-ers here who got into Tisch early decision. I am so excited for you! Though my D is only a sophomore right now, I feel sure that she will be trying her best to follow in your footsteps in two years! She considers NYC the center of everything! Best of luck to you as you embark on this wonderful adventure in less than a year. We can't wait to hear your experiences ... please, keep us posted. And keep the good news coming!</p>
<p>Lisa</p>
<p>WOW! Weetziebat223 and daughter of Jashner - CONGRATULATIONS!! BRILLIANT job!! For those of us still waiting, can you tell us in what part of the country you are located? Thanks and much joy with this news!!</p>
<p>Weetziebat...sorry, I posted as you must have been and I missed your post but congrats to you as well! I'm very happy for you!</p>
<p>Susan</p>
<p>We are from PA (Stroudsburg).</p>