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Oct 23, 2026
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THTR 2270 - Auditioning
Credits: 3
Catalog Description
This class is designed to prepare a student in advanced study and employment in acting. Students will learn auditioning techniques for the stage and screen, develop a repertoire of audition pieces, and become familiar with business aspects of being a working actor.
Recommended Skills, Abilities, or Coursework: THTR 2205 or THTR 2206
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) Goal Area(s) fulfilled: Goal 06C: The Humanities and Fine Arts
Additional fee to student: No
Learner Outcomes
- Select, memorize and perform contrasting audition monologues.
- Select, prepare and perform an audition song.
- Demonstrate effective auditioning techniques for the camera.
- Demonstrate various skill sets required for auditioning for the stage.
- Understand the characteristics of good resumes and headshots.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the role of agents, casting directors and artistic directors.
- Critically evaluate the auditions of others.
- Develop and demonstrate effective techniques for a dance audition.
Major Areas of Course Content
- Selecting and preparing classical and contemporary monologues as audition pieces
- Auditioning for musical theatre–singing, dancing, acting
- Auditioning for the camera (film and television)
- Developing a resume and headshot
- Cold reading techniques
- The role of agents, casting directors and artistic directors
- Preparing and auditioning for advanced study in four-year, graduate and/or conservatory settings
Credit for Prior Learning Options
No credit for prior learning option is available for this course.
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