FLORIDA THESPIANS
SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP AUDITION RULES & PROCEDURES
Florida State Thespians expects these auditions to give new impetus to theatre educators to present the most outstanding talent they have discovered and trained. The competition is keen and applicants must be limited to those who seriously intend to pursue a career in theatre and to those whom you feel have the potential to do so.
The student must have actively participated at a Florida Thespian District Festival this school year in either a one act or Thespy event to be qualified to attend State. A scholarship application alone does NOT register the student for State.
No school will be allowed to send more than 5 seniors to the scholarship auditions.
Students auditioning should seriously intend to pursue a career in theatre. Audition only for your priority area. Use other material to demonstrate versatility at call backs. The student should work with their troupe director in the selection and preparation of their material.
It is the responsibility of the student to complete the audition application correctly and to get the correct endorsements. Incomplete or improperly completed applications will be disqualified, so follow directions carefully.
Any student found in violation of State Festival rules will automatically forfeit their scholarship.
The Senior Scholarship Audition process begins with a prescreening of all applicants via a video submission. In this first round, a panel of theatre adjudicators will narrow the candidates to the top 50 applicants. These 50 students will be invited to audition live at the festival for scholarship funds.
Senior Scholarship Auditions will be held on Friday at the festival. Troupe directors will be notified if their students have been selected as one of the Top 50 no less than 3 weeks prior to the Florida Thespian Senior State Festival.
REQUIREMENTS FOR SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP AUDITIONS
- Current Senior in High School
- Must be registered to attend the Florida Thespians Senior State Festival
- Must be a current member of the International Thespian Society
- Must have a minimum of a 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) or 1170 on the SAT or 26 on the ACT at the time of application
- Must have received a Superior on a Thespy event at a Florida Thespians District Festival this school year
- Must pay $20 Senior Scholarship Audition Fee
AUDITION PROCESS FOR PRESCREEN
Performance Auditions: Prepare an audition package that consists of the following:
- Slate: Name and Audition Number provided at the audition (This is included in the time allotment)
- ACTING: 1 Monologue (not to exceed 60 seconds)
- MUSICAL THEATRE: 1 Song and 1 Monologue (not to exceed 90 seconds)
Technical Theatre, Theatre Management or Theatre Education Audition: Prepare an audition package that consists of the following:
- Slate: Name and Audition Number provided at the audition (This is included in the time allotment)
- Share why you are interested in pursuing a specific area of theatre
- Show/explain highlights from your portfolio
- Not to exceed 60 seconds.
AUDITION PROCESS FOR LIVE AUDITION
Please note: Students will be assigned to an audition time block and all enter the room together.
Performance Auditions: Prepare an audition package that consists of the following:
- Slate: Name and Audition Number provided at the audition (This is included in the time allotment)
- Acting: 1 Monologue (not to exceed 60 seconds)
- Musical Theatre: 1 Song and 1 Monologue (not to exceed 90 seconds)
- Bring sheet music for your musical selection; an accompanist will be provided
- All candidates MUST USE the accompanist provided. NO recorded music.
- When your audition is complete, pause just a moment in case our judges have questions
- Our timekeeper will say thank you when your time is up
Technical Theatre, Theatre Management or Theatre Education Audition: Prepare an audition package that consists of the following:
Our timekeeper will say thank you when your time is up
Slate: Name and Audition Number provided at the audition (This is included in the time allotment)
You will have 60 seconds to set up your portfolio or designs (a table will be provided) and 60 seconds to share why you are interested in pursuing a specific area of theatre and show/explain highlights from your portfolio
When your audition is complete, pause just a moment in case our judges have questions