STUDENT ENTRY PROCEDURES – ACTING AUDITION

ACTING AUDITION

Select and prepare two monologues from the suggested lists on the Sydney Actors School website for your acting audition:
- One Contemporary Screen Monologue
- One Contemporary Stage Monologue
- One Song (Musical Theatre course ONLY)
Your monologues must be memorised and fully prepared for the acting audition
Some monologues may have been edited – please prepare the version provided
Try to choose contrasting pieces to show off your range – perhaps a comedic and a dramatic piece
Familiarise yourself as much as possible with the story and your character. Make sure you research and read the plays / screenplays or watch the films where the monologues come from to give yourself some context of the material and/or to get a sense of the world of the character
- However, when rehearsing and performing, please do not impersonate the actors representation of the character from the film version

Please arrive at least 15 minutes before your acting audition, be aware, there is only street parking available
Wear loose comfortable clothing that is easy to move in (i.e., no tight jeans or skirts, and flexible footwear, g. no heavy boots ? you may be asked to work barefoot)
Bring a bottle of water
You will be auditioning in a small group of up to 15 people
There will be a brief improvisational warm-up, and then you will be invited to present your monologues in front of the panel and fellow auditionees. The audition will take up to three hours
- Be aware that your monologue may or may not be workshopped by the Sydney Actors School panel
Make sure you know your lines well, and can perform without reference to script or notes
We are interested in your;
- Individual interpretation of the text and character
- Vocal and physical potential
- Ability to take direction
- Sense of play
- Willingness to connect with the other actors in the space
Be yourself. Be bold. Have fun. Treat the acting audition like a great workshop experience
Following your audition, you may receive a phone call inviting you to attend the Call Back audition

Successful applicants will receive a call back audition
Please arrive at least 15 minutes before your audition – be aware, there is only street parking available
Wear loose comfortable clothing that is easy to move in (i.e., no tight jeans or skirts, and flexible footwear, g. no heavy boots ? you may be asked to work barefoot)
Bring a bottle of water
The Call Back Audition will be run like a workshop with all auditionees working together
Be prepared to perform your two monologues again
This time you will be invited to workshop the monologue on the floor with Sydney Actors School staff guiding you
The Sydney Actors School Acting courses maintain a rigorous schedule, 4 days per week over 2 years or 1 year. At this phase of the audition process, you will be required to disclose any existing injuries or psychiatric / physiological conditions which may impact or effect your progression through the course
- You will be required to complete and submit the form provided in advance of the call back audition
- Information disclosed remains private and confidential between the applicant, Sydney Actors School Director of education and Sydney Actors School Student Services Officer, and it serves purely to assist in individual student management and duty of care

If you did not receive a Call-Back Audition, we regret that you will not be receiving an offer this time. A email confirming this and thanking you for your audition will be sent to you
Only a maximum of 16 places per year are offered for the Sydney Actors School courses. These people will receive a phone call to inform them of the successful outcome of their audition
We regret that it is not possible to give individual feedback on matters relating to your audition

Finally, if you are interested in studying at the Sydney Actors School for our next intake of acting students, APPLY HERE NOW.