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Auditions and Applications

How to Apply: Performance

UNO Graduate School Online Application

All graduate applicants must first complete the UNO Graduate School online application. Please follow the instruction to successfully complete the application.

Graduate Online Application Procedures Click Here

MFA Theatre Performance (Acting)

  • Statement of Purpose--indicate your area(s) of interest
  • Two (2) Letters of Recommendation
  • A headshot and resume
  • Auditions are mandatory; please email the Graduate Coordinator for Theatre to make arrangements

The deadline for Theatre is March 1st; please see the Graduate School degree programs page. We typically hold on-campus auditions on the first Saturday in March. However, we prefer on-line accessible materials (your personal website, YouTube, Vimeo, or any easily accessible link). Begin with a slate, then 1 Shakespeare, 1 contemporary and a 3rd piece of your choice, which could be a song. The length should be 1 1/2 to 3-minutes each, or 16 bars of music. For in-person auditions, either bring your own soundtrack or sing a cappella.

Applicants are responsible for contacting the Graduate Coordinator for Theatre to schedule an on-campus audition or to make alternate arrangements. On-campus auditions include an interview, tour of facilities, and private discussions with current MFA students.

MFA Theatre Performance (Directing)

  • Representative reviews
  • On-line accessible samples of your work (your personal website, YouTube, Vimeo, or any easily accessible link)
  • Statement of Purpose--indicate your area(s) of interest
  • Two (2) Letters of Recommendation
  • A headshot and resume
  • An Interview is mandatory; please email the Graduate Coordinator to make arrangements

Links to support material applicable to your area of study should be emailed directly to the department's Graduate Coordinator.

The deadline for Theatre is March 1st; please see the Graduate School degree programs page.

Applicants are responsible for contacting the Graduate Coordinator for Theatre to schedule an on-campus interview or to make alternate arrangements. On-campus interviews include a tour of facilities and private discussions with current MFA students.

Graduate Assistantship Opportunities

Theatre UNO has a limited number of Graduate Assistantships and Awards. All applicants are automatically considered for the available Theatre Department Graduate Assistant positions, as well as the available Academic Scholarships (undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher). We have no access to GA-ships in other departments. Please contact Career Services and Student Financial Aid to seek other funding opportunities.

Questions?

Graduate Coordinator
Kalo Gow
Email: kgow@uno.edu


Audition Contact
Kalo Gow
Email: kgow@uno.edu

 

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