Campus Auditions
Attending your audition on one of the AMDA campuses gives you a unique look at college life, which will support and enhance your individual development as a performing artist.
Admission into AMDA's performance-based undergraduate programs requires an audition. If accepted, you will be automatically considered for scholarships up to $25,000 per year. You must be a junior or senior in high school or a high school graduate to audition.
Convenient Options
AMDA offers numerous audition opportunities in locations throughout the United States and the world. Our live auditions allow applicants to work directly with an AMDA audition coach. For further details, click on one of the auditions options below to locate the audition date and time that works for you.
Attending your audition on one of the AMDA campuses gives you a unique look at college life, which will support and enhance your individual development as a performing artist.
Audition in a city near you! AMDA offers a robust schedule of national auditions.
Virtual Audition offers a live one-on-one experience through Zoom.
AMDA takes pride in our global community, and holds multiple auditions annually in many different countries throughout the world.
Audition On Your Own Schedule
AMDA encourages all applicants to take advantage of our live in person or virtual auditions. For those unable to attend our live auditions or are applying to our Online programs, we offer the ability to submit a pre-recorded audition video. We recommend submitting your video audition as soon as possible to not delay the process of joining the AMDA family.
Time to Prepare
Carefully review and follow the in-person audition instructions below for your respective program. If you will be auditioning via video, follow the specific video submission instructions.
All songs and monologues must be prepared and performed in English.
Please prepare two contrasting monologues that are each 60-90 seconds in length. Monologues should be memorized and demonstrate a connection to the character's emotional life, vocal clarity, clear physical choices, and a solid understanding of the text.
Please prepare 60-90 seconds (or 32 bars) of a song from Musical Theatre or Pop/Contemporary repertoire and a 60-90 second monologue. The song selections should be memorized and should demonstrate engaged storytelling performed with proficient pitch, tone, diction and vocal clarity. The monologue selection should also be memorized and demonstrate a connection to the character’s emotional life, clear physical choices and a solid understanding of the text.
Please prepare 60-90 seconds (or 32 bars) of a commercial music ballad and 60-90 seconds of a commercial music uptempo song. Any genre of commercial music is acceptable, including pop, R&B, rock, country, gospel, hip-hop and dance. The song selection should demonstrate a connection to lyrics performed with proficient pitch and a strong sense of musical styling. You must sing to a pre-recorded track for both songs. Singers who regularly provide self-accompaniment with guitar accompaniment or other portable acoustic instruments can accompany themselves on 1 of the selections.
Please prepare 2 contrasting dance solos (each solo approx. 60 seconds in length). Styles may include: Ballet, Contemporary Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Tap, Ballroom, Hip-hop, Theatre Dance, World Dance, or Contemporary. Applicants may be lead through additional movement phrases provided by the AMDA coach facilitating the audition.
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