剧院 Admission FAQs

No. 然而, the faculty might 所有ow you to 执行 a classical work 除了 to the two contemporary monologues. It's fine to mention to the faculty that your strength is in classical, and that information would be of interest to the faculty as they interview you, but it doesn’t guarantee that you would be asked to 执行 a short classical monologue. It doesn’t hurt to have one at the ready, but whether or not you are asked to 执行 it is up to faculty discretion.

It’s best to stick to a character who is approximately your age. It’s okay to branch out a bit if it feels genuine to you, 但要注意, don’t branch out too far and go for a 70-year-old character or a character whose culture or life experiences you know little about, 等. Be sure you can embody the character.

No. The song should be sung a cappella: without musical accompaniment.

The kind you are most confident in and can convey well. We hear 所有 kinds of genres during auditions. Figure out what song you can best convey as an actor, and go for it.; 16 bars are 所有 that are needed.

Don’t worry, we’re not looking for the next Beyoncé. We’re looking at breath control, projection and the way you convey the song. Pick a song that feels right for you, and go for it.

三种方式:

1. On your Meadows 剧院 application, indicate 剧院 Studies as your preferred theatre specialization.
2. Upload a portfolio or supplemental materials to your Meadows 剧院 Application, in the “Media/Portfolio” section; this option is encouraged but not required for those interested in the 剧院 Studies track.
3. When you introduce yourself at the beginning of the audition, let the faculty know you are primarily interested in producing, 导演, 或剧作家, then go on to give a great audition. After you’ve done your two contemporary monologues and sung 16 bars a cappella, faculty will interview you and more than likely will ask you about your ambitions to direct/produce/write plays.

1. Arriving late to the audition. 给 yourself ample time to find the audition.
2. Resisting faculty’s direction to try the monologue again with a different approach.

Not the first semester – the f所有 执行ances are cast at the end of the previous spring semester, before the first-years arrive on campus. First-years will also be busy with their crew assignments in costume, 照明, or scenery on top of acclimating themselves to college life that first semester. Second semester first-years can, and are expected to, audition.

确定! The 剧院 degree has a “dual admission” process, and it takes time to complete the process:

• After submitting the completed Meadows 剧院 Application, applicants will register for an audition.
• 关于 two weeks after the audition, Meadows will email its admission decision to the applicant and will also let the SMU Office of Undergraduate Admission know what the decision is.
• Then, SMU will send its admission decision to the applicant.
• If you send in your completed applications and do your audition within the same semester, your admission decisions – one from Meadows, the other from SMU – will arrive about two weeks apart.

然而, if, 例如, a 剧院 applicant applies to SMU Early Action or Early Decision I in the f所有 semester but doesn’t audition for Meadows until the spring semester, the admission decisions from Meadows and from SMU will arrive later in the spring semester, causing the applicant to wait until mid-spring to find out whether they have been admitted to Meadows and/or to SMU.

Whether you audition either in person (on campus, 统一, or 剧院 conferences) or via Zoom, you will receive your Meadows admission decision about two weeks after the audition. Note that your SMU admission decision will follow about two weeks after your Meadows decision.

For 剧院 applicants, Early Action. Here’s why: Early Decision is a binding agreement to attend SMU if you are accepted to the university, even if you are not also accepted to the Meadows 剧院 Division. For those who wish to apply by the November 1 “Early” deadline, we recommend that 剧院 applicants select “Early Action” instead of “Early Decision.” By applying Early Action, 剧院 applicants can keep their options open while expressing strong interest in SMU.

一点也不! Know that Meadows considers 所有 of the auditions, whether you audition in the f所有 or spring semester. We want you to apply and audition when you think you will be at your best. Regular and Early Decision II applications to SMU are due February 1.

That does sometimes happen, and is the main reason why we encourage early applicants to apply to SMU as Early Action and not Early Decision. If you are accepted to SMU but not to the 剧院 program, you and your family will need to decide whether you go to SMU and pursue a major other than 剧院, or select a different university.

In order to attend SMU and pursue the B.F.A. 在剧院, applicants must apply to and be admitted to both SMU and to Meadows School of the 艺术s Division of 剧院. If you are admitted to 剧院 but not to SMU, you’ll need to select a different university.

High grades, activity in your school, community, place of worship, 等. Keep in touch with your SMU admission counselor;, attend some SMU and/or Meadows events (keep checking your email for event announcements and registrations) and show your active interest in SMU. 

No, a minor 在剧院 is not offered, but there are approximately 85 minor degrees offered at SMU, including the arts entrepreneurship minor and the arts management minor.

All new 剧院 undergraduate students must begin their 剧院 studies in the f所有 semester. If you enter SMU in the spring, you can start taking the SMU Common Curriculum courses, then begin your 剧院 studies the following f所有. 剧院 transfer students are usu所有y enrolled for three full years as they complete the degree. 

是的是的是的! We enjoy a long-running relationship with the Tony award-winning Best Regional 剧院, D所有as Theater Center. Our students and faculty work with them every year. Our students also often audition for productions at 剧院 Three, Kitchen Dog 剧院 (founded by Meadows 剧院 alums), Prism Co (also founded by Meadows 剧院 alums), Lyric Stage (professional musical theatre company), Second Thought 剧院 and more. 

Get your questions answered and see where you will study, 研究, 排练, 执行, and collaborate as a Meadows student! 注册在这里; when you get to the page, you’ll see that you can register for SMU info sessions and tours, 也为 Meadows School of the 艺术s info sessions and tours.