<p>I attended the morning M/T auditions at CMU this past weekend on campus.
When we arrived we dropped off our resumes and head shots, had snapshots taken etc.
The1st half hour was introduction/information speeches given by Peter Cooke and other faculty members.
After there was no tour for parents who were left to go do whatever...
All the student information brought was put into a folder. Once they had all the folders put together, they divided them into three groups. Each group was called up to first do dance,
another act, and another to sing.<br>
My experience is strong in singing and acting but I was able to do the dance as best as I could. The person I had for my monologues did not ask me to improvise my pieces. I wasn't sure how often they ask auditions to do this? Not sure if this means she was able to see what I am capable of my the two pieces I performed.
What I was a bit surprised about was there was no "interview" questions.
People can sing, act and dance but how can they determine what you are like?
They can look at a resume and photo but when someone is engaged in a conversation
that is revealing about a person. I felt the audition lacked a personal connection.
Would like to hear from others who auditioned.</p>
<p>That was exactly how I felt at the Unifieds, but I also saw people who did three, four, or even FIVE extra monologues, and other people who sang more songs. I thought it was only because my monologues weren’t “up to their standards”, but maybe that is the way they do business. They felt cold and unwelcoming, and they answered my basic questions about the school in a similar fashion.</p>
<p>Folks, I’ve said it before and I will say it again. You can’t read ANYTHING into this stuff. Maybe they could see you were absolutely incredible in your monologues that they knew they didn’t have to see more. The folks who they say “could you do something else” might be the folks who they really can’t make up their mind about. I’m beginning to suspect that part of the problem is that auditioners often choose material that is wrong for them, and I think this may be why more and more schools are asking for “backup” monologues, so if your first monologue is a bad choice they can give you another chance to show what you can do with a better choice.</p>
<p>KEVP</p>