Student Auditions at TheatreFest 2010

What are the TETA Auditions?
The Texas Educational Theatre Association, Inc. offers Texas theatre students an opportunity to audition for Colleges and Universities from Texas and other states during the annual TETA convention.

Students shall be able to demonstrate their acting, singing, design or technical theatre talent and experience during the two-day Audition sessions which shall be held at TETA's TheatreFest each year. (See CONVENTIONS for specific dates)

During the Auditions Call-Back Sessions, college and university representatives shall get an opportunity to visit with selected students in order to answer questions, discuss their programs, set up auditions at their individual institution, discuss scholarship and other financial aid opportunities, etc.

When are the TETA Auditions?
On the Friday of the TETA Convention, as part of TheatreFest, approximately 50 design and technical theatre students shall audition in the following categories: General Design/Tech Auditions; Founders' Scholarship for Design/Tech: High School Level; and Founders' Scholarship for Design/Tech: College/University Level.
On Saturday of the TETA Convention, as part of TheatreFest, approximately 100 acting students shall audition in the following categories: General Acting Auditions; Founders' Scholarship for Acting: High School Level; and Founders' Scholarship for Acting: College/University Level.

Who can participate in the TETA Auditions?
All Texas students, who are graduating high school seniors or a transferring college/university theatre student and who are intent on majoring in theatre, are eligible to participate in the TETA Auditions. Each school may submit one student in Acting & one student in Design/Technical Theatre and those students must have the recommendation of their theatre instructor.

TETA Institutional Member (I.M.) schools, which are in good standing, are eligible to submit up to three Acting candidates and up to three Design/Technical Theatre candidates.

Only TETA I.M. schools are able to submit candidates for the $2000 Founders' Scholarship in Acting and the $2000 Founders' Scholarship in Design/Tech respectively. They may submit only one student in each category for the Founders' Scholarship. (Note: Each I.M. school is allotted a total of three Acting students and three Design/Technical Theatre students, no matter what the combination is between the Founders' Scholarship categories and the General Audition categories. Example: if an I.M. school submits one candidate for the Founders' Scholarship in Acting and none for the Founders' Scholarship in Design/Tech, it can still only submit two additional candidates for the General Acting and three candidates for the General Design/Technical Theatre.
*Information on how a school can become a Texas Educational Theatre Association Institutional Member can be found on the TETA website. Institutional Membership cannot be achieved prior to this TheatreFest. Applications should be made now for implementation for next year.

How can teachers/sponsors help their students participate in the TETA Auditions?
First of all, teachers or administrators can help their students complete the 2010 Audition Application . A student wishing to participate in the TETA Auditions must submit the $20 Student Membership dues, a $20 application fee, the Student Code of Conduct Form (required for all HS applicants) and the 2010 Audition Application in the same envelope. [Students wishing to register for the entire convention may do so by including the convention registration form (see website) and including the additional fee.] All students MUST be recommended by their theatre director to submit an application for auditions.
Secondly, they can help students applying for Founders acquire the necessary transcript to complete the application process.
This 2010 Audition Application may be duplicated as necessary.

When is the deadline for application for the TETA Auditions?
All complete application packets must be postmarked by November 1 in order to be eligible for consideration. Incomplete applications shall not be considered.
Confirmation Suggestion: Paper clip a stamped postcard or envelope, addressed to the student applicant, in front of all materials if you want confirmation of receipt. (Note: Receipt of application does not guarantee an audition slot for the applicant.)

What happens after the deadline?
Once the deadline has passed, the Audition Co-ordinator shall begin filling the audition slots based on completed applications and postmark date. Applicants from Institutional Member schools shall receive priority in scheduling of all audition slots.
By December 1, each applicant shall be sent notification via email as to whether he/she has received an audition slot.
Selected applicants should then begin working on their audition materials. (See guidelines under each category for specific requirements.)
No substitution shall be permitted for a student who has received an audition slot, but is unable to attend the TETA Auditions.
Neither membership nor the application fee is refundable.

Who is the contact for the auditions and where do we mail everything?
The coordinator for the Auditions is:

Jackie deMontmollin, Audition Coordintor

jdemontmollin@uh.edu

All materials & payments are mailed to:

TETA - Auditions
PO Box 15990, NE Station
Austin, TX 78761-5990

DO NOT send materials requiring a signature of confirmation; DO NOT send envelopes larger than 9 x 12. Doing either of these will delay and possibly prevent delivery to TETA.

More Information:

Description: General Acting Auditions are individual actors/actresses presenting their prepared pieces for a group of college/university recruiters/representatives.

Presentation: Each student is allotted two minutes in which he/she presents two
Contrasting monologues or one monologue and 16 bars from a musical selection. Time begins as soon as the student states his/her name. After two minutes the presenter shall be asked to stop. An accompanist shall be available for students who audition with a musical selection. Individuals may not accompany themselves nor can they audition with pre-recorded music. Each singing candidate must provide sheet music written in the correct key for the accompanist to play. A chair shall be provided for the acting auditions. No other props are allowed. Each student should be thoroughly rehearsed on their presentation.

Call-Backs: Following the completion of the acting auditions, an interview call-back
Session shall be held. During this period, only candidates who are called back may talk directly to representatives from all or selected colleges and universities. Called-back individuals may bring a supply of resumes and headshots to the call-back session.

General Design/Technical Theatre Auditions:

Description: General Design/Technical Theatre Auditions are individual presentations by student designers and/or technicians for college/university recruiters/ representatives.

Presentation: Each student will be given a space/panel in DesignFest where they can display their portfolio, costumes, mask, properties, models, and renderings. Friday morning, College and University representatives will walk around and view their work. Friday at Noon, DesignFest will be closed to the general public and the students will stand by their work so College and University representatives can talk to them. The student should have a very short presentation prepared and they should be prepared to answer questions from the college and university representatives.

Call-backs: Following the completion of the design/technical theatre auditions, an interview call-back session shall be held. During this period, only candidates who are called back may talk directly to representatives from all or selected colleges and universities. Called-back individuals may bring a supply of resumes, encompassing all of their technical and design experience, to the call-back session.




TETA Founders' Scholarship Auditions: (These $2000 scholarships are only available to students from schools which are Institutional Members of the Texas Educational Theatre Association.)

Acting: High School Level

Description: This $2000 scholarship shall be awarded to the high school acting
student who is selected by the TETA Institutional Member (I.M.) colleges and universities that are present during the Founders' Scholarship Acting Auditions.

Eligibility Requirements: Each high school, which is an Institutional Member (I.M.) of the Texas Educational Theatre Association, is eligible to submit one of its graduating high school seniors for audition consideration for the Founders' Scholarship for Acting: High School Level. A candidate must be intent on making theatre his/her major at a TETA Institutional Member college or university. Student must have a GPA of 3.0.

Application Procedures: To submit a student for consideration for this scholarship a packet, containing the following materials, must be postmarked by the November 1 deadline and sent to the TETA Austin post office box:
1. The completed Audition form with fees
2. An official copy of the student's high school transcript and

Selection Process: A Founders' Scholarship Selection Committee shall review all completed applications and, basing its decision on the student's academic record, and theatre activities, select the finalists to audition at the regular convention auditions. (Students not selected as a finalist for the Founders' Scholarship or whose packet is incomplete may be given a slot in the General Acting Auditions.) The finalists shall appear in the same time slot on Saturday, at TETA's TheatreFest during the acting auditions. The Founders' Scholarship Committee shall tabulate the ballots submitted by the I.M. representatives. The Committee shall also tabulate the runners-up in case the winner chooses not to accept the award.

Presentation: Each finalist is allotted two minutes in which he/she presents
two contrasting monologues or one monologue and 16 bars from a musical selection. Time begins as soon as the student states his/her name. After two minutes the presenter shall be asked to stop. An accompanist shall be available for students who audition with a musical selection. Individuals may not accompany themselves nor can they audition with pre-recorded music. Each singing candidate must provide sheet music written in the correct key for the accompanist to play. A chair shall be provided for the acting auditions. No other props are allowed. Each student should be thoroughly rehearsed on their presentation.

Call-Backs: Following the completion of the acting auditions, an interview call-
back session shall be held. During this period, only candidates who are called back may talk directly to representatives from all or selected colleges and universities. Called-back individuals may bring a supply of resumes and headshots to the call-back session.

Design/Technical Theatre: High School Level:

Description: This $2000 scholarship shall be awarded to the high school design/technical theatre student who is selected by the TETA Institutional Member (I.M.) colleges and universities that are present during the Founders' Scholarship Design/Technical Theatre Auditions.

Eligibility Requirements: Each high school, which is an Institutional Member (I.M.) of the Texas Educational Theatre Association, is eligible to submit one of its graduating high school seniors for audition consideration for the Founders' Scholarship for Design/Tech: High School Level. A candidate must be intent on making theatre his/her major at a TETA Institutional Member college or university. Must have a GPA of 3.0.

Application Procedures: To submit a student for consideration for this scholarship a packet, containing the following materials, must be postmarked by the November 1 deadline and sent to the TETA Austin post office box:
1. The completed Scholarship Auditions form with payment
2. An official copy of the student's high school transcript and

Selection Process: A Founders' Scholarship Selection Committee shall review all completed applications and, basing its decision on the student's academic record and theatre activities, select the finalists to audition at the regular convention auditions. (Students not selected as a finalist for the Founders' Scholarship or whose packet is incomplete may be given a slot in the General Design/Technical Theatre Auditions.) The ten finalists shall appear in the same time slot on Friday, at TETA's TheatreFest during the design/tech auditions.
The Founders' Scholarship Committee shall tabulate the ballots submitted by the I.M. representatives. The Committee shall also tabulate the runners-up in case the winner chooses not to accept the award.

Presentation: Each student will be given a space/panel in DesignFest where they can display their portfolio, costumes, mask, properties, models, and renderings. Friday morning, College and University representatives will walk around and view their work. Friday at Noon, DesignFest will be closed to the general public and the students will stand by their work so College and University representative can talk to them. The student should have a very short presentation prepared and they should be prepared to answer questions from the college and university representative.

Call-backs: Following the completion of the design/technical theatre auditions, an interview call-back session shall be held. During this period, only candidates who are called back may talk directly to representatives from all or selected colleges and universities. Called-back individuals may bring a supply of resumes, encompassing all of their technical and design experience, to the call-back session.

Acting: College/University Level:

Description: This $2000 scholarship shall be awarded to the college/university acting student who is selected by the TETA Institutional Member (I.M.) colleges and universities that are present during the Founders' Scholarship Acting Auditions.

Eligibility Requirements: Each college/university, which is an Institutional Member (I.M.) of the Texas Educational Theatre Association, is eligible to submit up to three of its transferring students for audition consideration for the Founders' Scholarship for Acting: College/University Level. (If an I.M. school is submitting more than one candidate for the Founder's Scholarship in Acting, then the theatre director/chair must designate which of the candidates is the school's first, second and, if necessary, third choice for the Scholarship.) A candidate must be intent on making theatre his/her major at a TETA Institutional Member college or university, must have a 3.0 overall g.p.a. and have completed 12 or more semester credit hours.

Application Procedures: To submit a student for consideration for this scholarship a packet, containing the following materials, must be postmarked by the November 1 deadline and sent to the TETA Austin post office box:
1. The completed Scholarship Auditions form with payment
2. An official copy of the student's college transcript(s)

Selection Process: A Founders' Scholarship Selection Committee shall review all completed applications and, basing its decision on the student's academic record and theatre activities, select ten finalists to audition at the regular convention auditions. If more than ten candidates have valid packets, then the Scholarship Committee will select the finalists by using all of the first choices from all of the participating I.M. schools, then the second choices (in order of date received) and then the third choices, if necessary (in order of date received). (Students not selected as a finalist for the Founders' Scholarship or whose packet is incomplete may be given a slot in the General Acting Auditions.) The finalists shall appear in the same time slot on Saturday, at TETA's TheatreFest during the acting auditions. The Founders' Scholarship Committee shall tabulate the ballots submitted by the I.M. representatives. The Committee shall also tabulate the runners-up in case the winner chooses not to accept the award.

Presentation: Each finalist is allotted two minutes in which he/she presents
two contrasting monologues or one monologue and 16 bars from a musical selection. Time begins as soon as the student states his/her name. After two minutes the presenter shall be asked to stop. An accompanist shall be available for students who audition with a musical selection. Individuals may not accompany themselves nor can they audition with pre-recorded music. Each singing auditionee must provide sheet music written in the correct key for the accompanist to play. A chair shall be provided for the acting auditions. No other props are allowed. Each student should be thoroughly rehearsed on their presentation.

Call-Backs: Following the completion of the acting auditions, an interview call-
back session shall be held. During this period, only candidates who are called back may talk directly to representatives from all or selected colleges and universities. Called-back individuals may bring a supply of resumes and headshots to the call-back session.

Design/Technical Theatre: College/University Level:

Description: This $2000 scholarship shall be awarded to the college/university design/technical theatre student who is selected by the TETA Institutional Member (I.M.) colleges and universities that are present during the Founders' Scholarship Design/Tech Auditions
.
Eligibility Requirements: Each college/university, which is an Institutional Member (I.M.) of the Texas Educational Theatre Association, is eligible to submit up to three of its transferring students for audition consideration for the Founders' Scholarship for Design/Tech: Col