CPA & VPA audition information will be posted in December 2025.
The Theatre Department provides students with a wide range of performance opportunities while emphasizing skill development, critical thinking, interdisciplinary connections, and creative problem-solving throughout the curriculum.
We are looking for students who possess a passion for acting, a desire to immerse themselves in all aspects of the theatre, and an interest in pursuing a career in the field. Students should be focused, on-task, imaginative, emotionally available, and able to express themselves physically as well as vocally. Ideal candidates listen and adapt, accept criticism, and are able to incorporate suggestions into their work.
Total Audition Time: 10 minutes
Students should prepare one (1 minute - 90 second) monologue from this Monologue Packet:
Crabby (You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown)
Coat Hanger Sculpture (You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown)
Changes (Our Town)
That’s My Dad (Monologue by Matt Buchanan)
Students must choose a monologue from the Monologue Packet.
Do not write your own monologue.
Material must be memorized.
There will be an interview with each student. Come prepared to discuss your selected monologue.
MAKE SURE THAT YOU CAN BE HEARD AND UNDERSTOOD AT ALL TIMES. Keep the voice supported (strong) and be sure to enunciate (speak clearly).
Be sure you enjoy performing your selection.
Students are expected to audition with prepared monologues. That means it must be memorized and rehearsed.
Students should understand the Character (who the person in the monologue is), the Objective (what the character wants), Actions (what the character does to get what they want), and the Given Circumstances (the information the playwright provides that affect the actions of the character).
There will be a panel of Theatre adjudicators who will score the audition process by using a rubric that focuses on the following:
Character Development, Volume and Projection, Vocal Energy, Enunciation, Completeness of Information, Pacing and Tempo, Memorization, Body Language and Gestures, and Facial Expressions.
The CPA (Middle School) Theatre Auditions will take place on Saturday, January 10, 2026. CPA Theatre auditions will take place at their respective schools.
Students auditioning for the CPA Theatre program at Benjamin D. Foulois Academy will report to:
Benjamin D. Foulois Academy
4601 Beauford Road
Suitland, MD 20746
Students auditioning for the CPA Theatre program at Hyattsville Middle School will report to:
Hyattsville Middle School
6001 42nd Ave
Hyattsville, MD 20781
Students auditioning for the CPA Theatre program at Thomas G. Pullen Academy will report to:
Thomas G. Pullen Academy
700 Brightseat Road
Landover, MD 20785
SEND QUESTIONS TO THE CONTENT SUPERVISOR :
Dr. Patricia Payne – theatre@pgcps.org