Audition requirements

Audition requirements

You will be required to submit a recorded audition/folio to be considered in the first instance. You will be considered based on the quality of your performance: your skills, ability and technique – not the quality of the recording which can be done using your phone, camera or tablet.

We recommend that you check out the audition video tips and checklist

Phase 1: Recorded submission and performance CV

On-time applications are now closed.

Please note: If you apply and/or pay your audition fee after the closing date, you may be considered in subsequent auditions and offer rounds if places are still available.

Recorded submission

You will need to upload a recorded submission of:

• One prepared monologue
• A movement exercise
• A video response to the question “Why do you want to train to be an actor and what does acting mean to you?”

Your audition videos must be unlisted YouTube videos or Vimeo links. The URLs for each audition video are to be included on your audition submission form and your video links must be set to public viewing (no passwords required for access).

Monologue

The monologue needs to be: - From a modern play (after 1950) - Only from a published play; preferably theatre, not film - Should last no longer than two minutes

Suggestions of material could come from these writers: Patricia Cornelius, Suzie Miller, Andrew Bovell, Declan Greene, Michael Gow, Joanna Murray-Smith, Meyne Watt, Nakkiah Lui, Alana Valentine, David Williamson, and Yve Blake.

Movement exercise

For the movement exercise, you will need to prepare a movement piece that involves physical storytelling. Follow the list of instructions and film yourself responding to these directives. We are keen to see HOW you use your BODY to tell a story.

1. you are being chased and enter into the space
2. the space you enter calms you and in it you find shelter
3. after a short time in the room, you find an object
4. intrigued by the object you pick it up and feel its weight; is it light or heavy?
5. the object transforms into something magical and you are carried away by its power
6. suddenly you are disturbed by voices outside the room
7. in haste, you look for a hiding place for the object
8. in the quest for a hiding place, you find another door
9. in a split second, you make the decision to leave with the object through that door or leave it behind in the room.

Note: This should be one continuous long shot with no editing, close-ups, or special effects. The transformation should be in your body and in your breath. The piece should last no longer than two minutes.

Video Response

Record your response to the question “Why do you want to train to be an actor and what does acting mean to you?”

Your response should be no longer than two minutes.

Performance CV

You will need to include a link to a completed copy of the Performance CV in your audition submission form.

You must complete the proforma Performance CV. This should be saved as a PDF document and uploaded to a cloud-based server (eg Dropbox, iCloud, OneDrive, Google Drive), and the sharing link provided on the audition application form. Ensure that the sharing link is set to ‘anyone with the link can access’.

Phase 2: Workshop

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to a live workshop, held on-site at the Conservatorium from 23-27 September 2024. Offers will be made based on the assessment of this workshop.

The workshop will cover the following:

Acting

You will present your monologue from Phase 1 as well as a contrasting monologue. Your contrasting monologue can be a modern or a classical speech (that was written prior to 1950, selected from the Shakespeare era, Jacobean, Greek, Roman or Restoration, or early Australian Drama). The length must be up to two minutes. You will be stopped if you go over the time limit.

Improvisation

Through solo and group play, your improvisation skills will be explored.

Voice

Your spoken voice will be considered during the performance of your acting pieces.

Sight reading

This will be provided in the workshop.

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