BFA in Acting or Musical Theatre

Our BFA in Acting and BFA in Musical Theatre are specifically designed for artistic excellence. By focusing on honing your craft and cultivating your artistic voice in this world, our programs create theatre makers, not just theatre do-ers. We incorporate entrepreneurial education to help you function as your own creator in this ever-changing world of performance, and through integrated training in performance, voice and movement, you will have the ability to work in any performance medium - stage, film, performance art, physical theatre, dance and community arts.

 

BFA Auditions

If you are interested in auditioning for our BFA in Acting or BFA in Musical Theatre, please complete the audition pre-screen form below that should include a link (YouTube or Vimeo) to your pre-screen audition material. 

What to Prepare

• BFA in Acting

  • Required: Prepare two contrasting contemporary monologues. Each individual video should not exceed 120 seconds including introduction.
  • Optional: You may also submit an optional third classical monologue which should not exceed 120 seconds including introduction.
  • Optional: You may submit a 45-60 second musical theatre song.

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• BFA in Musical Theatre

OSU is a participating institution in the Musical Theatre Common Prescreen. Please follow the link below for more information about prescreen requirements.

• • Prescreen Deadline: Rolling
  • Application Deadline: Rolling

Song Requirements: Either Option A or Option B

Option A

• One song should be written before 1970. This song can be either the "uptempo" or the "ballad" (student's choice).
• One song should be written after 1970 and contrast the style of the first.
• One of the two songs (student's choice) should be filmed in a full frame shot (top of the head to the floor should be visible in the frame) to see your full range of expression, and the other one in a close-up shot (top of the head to the chest should be visible in the frame).

Option B

• Both songs should be from contemporary musicals (any musical written after 1970) and contrast in style ("ballad" and "uptempo").
• One of the two songs (student's choice) should be filmed in a full frame shot (top of the head to the floor should be visible in the frame) to see your full range of expression, and the other one in a close-up shot (top of the head to the chest should be visible in the frame).

Song Guidelines

• Style: one song should be a ballad (where the piece has longer, sustained vocal lines) and one song should be an uptempo (where the vocal line moves at a conversational pace) so as to contrast style.
• Length: each song file should be 60-90 seconds (This time limit includes the slate at the beginning of the piece and is strictly adhered to; please do not upload media files longer than 90 seconds).
• Accompaniment: Students must sing to musical accompaniment, which could include live or pre-recorded accompaniment. No "a cappella" singing (meaning singing without music)

Monologue Requirements: Option A

Option A

• 1 contemporary monologue (typically written after 1950), 60-90 seconds in length
• The contemporary monologue should be filmed in a "close-up" shot which means the top of the head to the chest should be visible in the frame.

Monologue Guidelines

• Monologues must be from a published play.
• Monologues cannot be from musicals.
• Each monologue file should be 60-90 seconds (this time limit includes the slate at the beginning of the piece and is strictly adhered to; please do not upload media files longer than 90 seconds).

• Dance Submission: Optional Submission
• Ballet Submission: Optional Submission
• Wild Card Submission: Optional Submission

Digital Prescreen Requirement? Yes

For Auditioners: check out MTCP Prescreen Requirements for time limits, slating, camera setup, and more!

 

Pre-Screen Form

• BFA Audition Pre-Screen Form