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Professor Mara Gannon, one of Wagner College Theatre’s great success stories.

“After graduation it becomes more and more clear that Wagner College was without a doubt, the best place for me to find myself as a person and as a performer. This first year out of school has shown me that Wagner College has made me as prepared for this crazy field as one can be, and I think this is the most valuable thing we could have received. You all hold an insanely special place in my heart, and I thank my lucky stars you all touched my life in the profound ways that you have.”

-Danielle Peyton Materese

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Audition Guidelines for Wagner College Theatre Prospective Freshmen of Fall 2013

Please work with the Admissions Office to coordinate your visit and audition. Students will be invited to interview and/or audition only after their Wagner College applications have been received. Potential students should address all preliminary inquiries to the Wagner College Admissions Office at 718-390-3411.

Theatre Performance

Drew Roelofs in OKLAHOMA directed by Norb Joerder.

WHEN:  Auditions for Transfer students will be held on Friday, March 1st and for potential Freshmen on Sunday, March 3rd.

WHERE: Wagner College campus.

PLEASE PREPARE

  • Two monologues of approximately one minute in length. Show your best work, regardless of genre or period. You may be asked for only one, so plan on performing the piece that displays your best work.
  • Two Broadway musical selections of 16 bars in length, one from an up-tempo song and the other from a ballad. You may be asked for only one, so plan on performing the piece that displays your best work.
  • Each applicant will be required to attend a Dance/Movement evaluation designed to evaluate potential. Nothing need be prepared, but appropriate dance attire is required.

If unable to attend Audition Day please submit, to the Admissions Office, a DVD, VHS videotape or YouTube including:

  • one 16 bar musical selection
  • one monologue of approximately one minute in length
  • a few words on why you are interested in pursuing your education at Wagner College
  • a demonstration of your movement or dance abilities

Please include with your recording a letter that contains a contact phone number and e-mail address.  For anyone with questions, please  contact Mara Gannon.

Transfer auditions will take place on the morning Friday, March 1st.  A sign-up sheet will be on the call board  for current Wagner students; the Admissions Office will coordinate registration for external auditions. Please contact Mara Gannon with questions.

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Design Technology, Management Interview

Students in Theatre Lab.

WHEN: This year’s audition day will be held on Sunday March 3rd, 2013.

WHERE: Wagner College campus.

Please bring a resume with you to your scheduled interview. The resume should list any shows you have worked on, special skills, and relevant classes you have taken such as art, theatre, music, industrial arts, history, literature, drafting, and so on.

If you have a portfolio, bring it along. A portfolio might include: examples of your skills in drawing, sketching, and painting; any theatre design work; prompt books or examples of other stage management work; photographs of productions; items that you feel might be helpful in getting to know you. The portfolio is to help jump-start the interview, please bring whatever you have..

Professor Smith works with Students in the Wardrobe Lab

Professor Smith works with Students in the Wardrobe Lab

If you are unable to attend the Audition Day please contact Prof. Phill Hickox to schedule an appointment.

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