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BFA audition resources
Plain-language guides to the BFA musical theatre, acting, and vocal performance audition process — written for high school seniors and the families supporting them. Evergreen explainers stay put; the timeline and cost guides are refreshed every season.
21 guides planned across 6 categories. Looking for a quick answer? Read the FAQ.
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Getting started with BFA auditions
What the BFA audition process actually involves, who does what, and how to begin without panicking.
4 guidesPrescreens and self-tapes
Cut lengths, filming rules, slating, dance reels, and how to make one strong take satisfy several schools.
4 guidesRepertoire and audition material
Song and monologue selection, cut construction, keys and sheet music, and building a book you can reuse.
3 guidesUnified auditions and travel
How unified auditions work, which events matter for your list, and how to plan travel, lodging, and schedules.
4 guidesDeadlines and the senior-year timeline
Artistic vs. academic deadlines, early action, Acceptd and SlideRoom timing, and what to do each month.
3 guidesResults, offers, and decisions
Reading offers, comparing scholarships, handling waitlists and rejections, and choosing a program.
3 guides
Starting soon
The first guides we're publishing, one from each of our most-asked topics.
- Guide · 10 min readIn progress
The BFA audition process, explained end to end
Academic application, artistic application, prescreen, callback, offer — what each stage is and how they overlap.
Coming soon — we're writing this one now. - Guide · 9 min readIn progress
How to read a school's prescreen requirements
Decoding cut length, take rules, slate wording, framing, and what counts as a disqualifying mistake.
Coming soon — we're writing this one now. - Guide · 10 min readIn progress
Choosing audition songs for BFA programs
Contrast, age-appropriateness, overdone lists, and matching material to your actual voice.
Coming soon — we're writing this one now.
Put the guides into practice
Reading about the process helps; tracking it is what keeps deadlines from slipping. Curtain Call stores every school, prescreen rule, audition, and offer in one place.