Musical Theater
Step 1: Research Musical Theater Programs & Schools
Step 2: Select & Rehearse a Song
Step 2: Select & Rehearse a Monologue
Step 3: Prepare Your Audition Videos
Prepare and submit separate uploads of two contrasting monologues. You are also encouraged to upload a musical theater number if interested. Please note that a musical theater song is required for musical theater programs at the noted (*) musical theater programs.
At the beginning of each video, before performing, briefly introduce yourself by providing the following information. View this Theater Recording Upload Video for clear steps recording your monologues or musical song. For support with creating your video, you may view these helpful tips.
Your full name
Your OSIS student ID number
Why you chose your monologue or song (30 seconds or less)
Why do you want to study acting? (30 seconds or less)
For MONOLOGUES: State the name of the character portrayed and the full title of the playwright.
FOR SONGS: State the title of the song, the name of the character, full title of the musical, composer and lyricist.
Video 1 and 2: Monologues
Memorize, perform, and upload two contrasting, one-minute monologues from a published play or the sample monologues library. Examples of this may be dramatic/comedic, classical/contemporary, theater/film, or two contrasting characters that have very different personalities. Choose relatable characters within your natural age range and decide to whom your characters are talking and why. You may choose to play roles of any gender. You may select your own monologues to perform but are welcome to review and choose a monologue(s) from the sample monologues library.
Video 3: Musical Theater Song
Perform and upload 16 bars (or approximately one [1] minute) of a memorized song of any genre. Musical theater songs are encouraged, however pop and R&B songs are acceptable. Songs can be performed with live or recorded accompaniment or without music ‘a cappella.’ Choose a song performed by a relatable character and decide to whom your character is singing and why. You may select your own musical theater song to perform but are welcome to review and select from this sample musical theater song library.
Call Backs
Schools may invite and schedule individual student call backs for interviews/auditions or other on-demand tasks and school specific requirements.
In partnership with Rosie's Theater Kids, students receive pre-conservatory training in vocal music, dance, and acting. All first and second year students participate in an annual musical theater concert. All third and fourth year students perform in an end-of-year main-stage musical production.
About the Curriculum - Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts is a small high school which offers a full academic program and comprehensive theatre arts classes. It is a program designed for students who aspire to work in the theatre arts field either as actors or behind the scenes. It is our belief that students benefit from a holistic theatre training program and that is why students do not have specific arts "majors" at Repertory. Instead, they are immersed in a curriculum that exposes them to all the theatrical disciplines (acting, music, dance, design and technical theatre) in an effort to create well-rounded theatre artists. In addition to arts education, students also complete a rigorous academic course load leading many of our students to graduate with advanced regents diploma with a Chancellor's Arts Endorsement.
About the Curriculum - Students take drama, vocal, and musical theatre dance classes with specific focus on tuning their physical instruments. Students study musical theater history, ensemble-building, improvisation, and acting through song. In addition, the senior year includes specialized units in college audition readiness, industry exposure, and theater as a business.