NYU audition Tuesday

My audition for NYU Tisch is this coming Tuesday at NYU. I will be performing two monologues, one from Talk Radio and one from A Company of Wayward Saints and 16 bars each of two songs: "Your Daddy's Son" from Ragtime and "Always True to You in My Fashion" from Kiss Me Kate. If you have any last-minute words of wisdom and advice, please feel free to go ahead and tell me...regarding the performance, interview...or any part of the audition. Thank you!

Also, if anybody else is, perchance, auditioning in the November 21, 2:00 pm block, tell me! =]

i said this on another thread, but i'll say it again here...GO TO THE AUDITION COMPLETELY WARMED UP!! i know this should be a no-brainer, but they say in their audition info that you will be given time to warm up, so i thought "i'll warm up most of the way now and a little while i'm there to calm my nerves". WRONG.

if you're one of the first people called (i was the second) you will have NO TIME to warm up. if you aren't and you want to warm up, you will have to do it in a room filled with parents, the people staffing that day, and other kids who are auditioning, so depending on your personality it could be a little uncomfortable.

also, don't assume you'll be singing for someone from CAP21. when i was there (a few years ago) there was a woman from ETW, a set designer, and ONE GUY from CAP. they WILL ask what your alternate studio choices are, so read up on the other studios before you get there. i say absolutely pick one, because even if you only want MT, who knows...you might end up with no acceptances except to your second choice studio at NYU, and trust me, you'll be happy when you have that one even if you wanted MT originally. What's the worst that can happen? they offer you another studio and you say no? no problem, right?

that's all the advice i have, besides that, break a leg!

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that's a REALLY REALLY good point, i completely forgot about early decision!

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also, lovely, you'll either be accepted to Tisch, or you'll not accepted to NYU all....meaning that you CANNOT be accepted "generally". you'll either be accepted to the program you apply to, or you'll be denied.

that's just the way NYU works.

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I'm not jaesdare, but I imagine her question about the song was due to the fact that when choosing your audition material, it's almost always best to choose monologues and songs which are from roles which you could perform in their respective shows. It is generally thought to be a bad idea for a blonde Caucasian to choose a song that is famously sung by Audra McDonald or Heather Headley, for instance, particularly for Tisch, where the auditors have, almost certainly, heard and seen the originals.

sporti is correct. You are either accepted or denied at Tisch, there is no situation where you are admitted just to NYU but not to Tisch, and there is no deferral. You have to be accepted both academically and artistically to get into Tisch. Each part is equally weighted.

Just curious, what is your second studio choice? Best of luck.

Marlene, no, you can't do that. NYU only allows you to apply to one of its colleges. If you don't get in, you have to wait an entire year before applying again.

Yeah, I figured jaesdare was referring to the race issue. I fully recognized that before I chose the song, but I thought it best showed my vocal ability. So, I chose it. I suppose it may have been stubborn of me. Oh well. There isn't a thing I can do to change it before my audition on Tuesday!

Erinrebecca, my second choice is either the Experimental Theatre Wing or the Meisner Extension. I'll decide upon one before my interview. Knowing me, I could decide upon a totally different one before the audition, but those are the two which are most appealing to me besides CAP21.

Again, thank you all for your advice and knowledge!
And, when I come back home, I'll tell you how the audition went!

Thanks!

I think I did fairly well. And my auditioner didn't ask anything about my song choice, thank goodness. My nerves probably would have made me a bit strange with that answer. Although, now that I think of it, I really wasn't very nervous. I was calm compared to the others, I think.

Softershade, yes I do represent District 11!! =]

I love District 11 people! =]
What school? I'm sure I'll see you perform at one-acts next weekend...unless of course you're performing in the first or third slot after lunch on Saturday. Because we're performing during the second slot after lunch on Saturday...and I'm timing all the other shows!

Aha! Looking at my handy-dandy email list, I can see that your name is Cathy! I feel oh-so-cool now. If you have any questions any time about the NYU audition, feel free to ask! I'm really quite an approachable person, if you see me at competitions and feel like chatting. =]

Thank you!! I'll be sure to let you guys know when I find out around December 15th. =]

If there's anybody else auditioning for NYU, I'd be happy to answer any questions you've got!