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Picking Out Audition Material: 101
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Introduction
In this module, we’ll talk about the basics of choosing smart repertoire for college musical theatre auditions.
Terminology
- Art Song: A song written to be sung in recital, typically with piano accompaniment and often set to a poem.
- Character Type: A stock character that has particular attributes and plays a specific role in the narrative of a show (e.g., funny best friend, romantic lead, etc).
- Commedia dell’arte: An improvised kind of popular comedy in Italian theaters in the 16th–18th centuries, based on stock characters.
- Essence: The rich qualities and singular experiences a person possesses that make them unique.
- Golden Age: References an era of book musicals written roughly between the 1940s and the 1960s.
- Prescreen: A video audition submitted in consideration for a live audition for a musical theatre program.
Related Expenses
Voice lessons, sheet music and anthologies, plays and monologue books, audition outfit, computer and internet access
Context & Analysis
Preparation
Selecting smart repertoire for your college auditions is so important that we’re going to dedicate the next several modules to unpacking the many things you need to know. In this module, we will cover some of the basics so we can outline how to choose songs and monologues in the following modules.
When to Start
It happens every audition season.
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Laura Josepher
New York-based theatre director and acting coach