American Auditions 2023
We are offering walk-in auditions for Acting and Musical Theatre in New York and Chicago.
New York
Saturday 28 Jan & Sunday 29 Jan from 10am – 4pm
Ripley-Grier Studios, 520 8th Ave, New York
N.B. You will need photo ID to enter the studio
Chicago
Monday 6 Feb & Tuesday 7 Feb from 10am – 4pm
The Palmer House Hilton, Chicago
For questions, please email admissions@rwcmd.ac.uk (Mon – Fri until 5pm) or kara.bassett@rwcmd.ac.uk (out of hours)
Audience Guidance - Acting
Candidates should prepare either:
- One modern / contemporary speech (written after 1956) and one speech from the Elizabethan / Jacobean period
or
- Two contrasting modern / contemporary speeches (written after 1956)
There is no specific advantage in choosing one option over the other, it is up to the individual candidate.
Audience Guidance - Musical Theatre
Candidates should prepare:
1. Audition Song
You will need to prepare one song from the musical theatre repertoire.
We prefer that the song is accompanied using a pre-recorded accompaniment. However, if this is not possible the song can be unaccompanied. Candidates should not perform
their own material.
2. Audition Speech
Candidates should prepare either:
- One modern/contemporary speech (written after 1956)
or
- One speech from the Elizabethan / Jacobean period
There is no specific advantage in choosing one option over the other, it is up to the individual candidate. The speech should be taken from a published play and must last no longer than two minutes.