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The process for admission into the Theatre Program requires an audition or portfolio review and an interview by members of the theatre faculty. This insures that a candidate understands the requirements of the major and allows the faculty to review the candidate’s talent as well as his/ her interests, intent, and career goals.

How to Become a Greensboro College Theatre Major

  1. Apply and be accepted into Greensboro College.
  2. All prospective theatre majors must audition and interview prior to acceptance in the theatre program. Due to the competitive nature of the theatrical business, all applicants may not be accepted into the theatre program.
  3. Call the Admissions Office to schedule an appointment to audition for the Theatre Department faculty.
  4. Audition and interview for either the performance, design/technical or K-12 certification emphasis.

    5. Acting Auditions

    1. Two contrasting monologues for a combined three minutes in length.
    2. 16 measures of a song from a musical only - no pop.
      Note: This must be included within your 3 minute audition time.
    3. Improvisations with other auditionees if necessary.
    4. Resume and Head Shot. (Theatre resume required;headshot optional)
    5. Two letters of recommendation.
    6. Interview describing your theatrical past, present, and future plans.
    7. Click Here for tips about acting auditions.
    8. Click Here for information about the 2010 Haley Theatre Scholarship for Costume, Design-Tech,Directing-Management, or Theatre Education .

Design/Technical Auditions

  1. Presentation showing your design and technical abilities to date. Portfolios include drawings, photographs, models, blueprints, craftwork, etc.
  2. Theatre Resume
  3. Interview describing your theatrical past, present, and future plans.
 K-12 Certification Audition The student will choose either the Acting emphasis or the Design/Technical emphasis audition process.

Management/ Directing Auditions

  1. Presentation showing your abilities to date. Portfolios include ad graphics, photographs, prompt books, scripts etc.
  2. Theatre Resume
  3. Interview describing your theatrical past, present, and future plans.

Audition Dates/Times

  1. On-Campus
    Normally appointments are made during the college's Theatre Audition Dates.
  2. Off-Campus
    North Carolina Theatre Conference (Nov) &
    Southeastern Theatre Conference (Mar)

    • Acting and K-12 certification emphasis majors - The audition process at the NCTC and SETC is a 90 second monologue with the option of 30 additional seconds for a song.
    • Design & Technical emphasis get a 120 second presentation to show your design and technical capabilities with blueprints, etc.
    • Call Backs - following the auditions and presentations, Greensboro College posts a list of students that it wishes to interview.
    • Theatre scholarships may be offered at this time or invitations made to have candidates audition on-campus during the Open-House Weekends.

  3. Other Options

    Theatre Department Scholarships

    Most students who go through the audition process and are accepted into the Greensboro College Theatre program receive a Theatre Scholarship.

    These scholarships require students to maintain a certain grade point average and to participate on stage or back stage on all Theatre Productions. This allows the techniques, theories and skills acquired by each student in the classroom and the shops to be tested in the performance setting.

    Any adjustments due to changes in a families' financial situation will be made through the office of Financial Aid.

    The Haley Theatre Scholarship

    The Haley Theatre Scholarship, named after a generous donor, is a four-year, full tuition scholarship award. This presents a wonderful opportunity for a talented high school senior who is interested in majoring in theatre with a career goal of working as a professional artist in the theatre world . This year's Haley Theatre Scholarship will go to an incoming Costume, Design-Technical, Directing-Management, or Theatre Education student for the Fall 2010 term.(Click Here or contact the admissions office or the Theatre Department for specific audition and interview details.)

    Academic Scholarships

    Greensboro College offers a vast array of academic scholarships. Students are eligible to take a battery of tests to compete for money based on academic achievement. (Contact the admissions office for details).

    Work-study Program

    Greensboro College financial aid office makes work-study awards to students based on need. Efforts are made to place those theatre students on work study into one of the shops or department office to fulfill their obligations.

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