Practical Selection Days are a key part of our selection process because Acting requires specific skills and qualities. Watching you perform and collaborate in a workshop allows us to assess your current skill level and whether studying Acting at 91视频is the right fit for you.
They also provide you with an opportunity to meet some of the staff who will be teaching you, chat with current students and take a tour around our fantastic facilities!
Your Practical Selection Day will consist of the following activities:
- Check-in
- Introduction to the course
- Practical workshop
- Solo auditions (15 minutes each)
- Facilities tour
What should you prepare?
Please prepare two contrasting monologues - one from the 21st century and one from before the 21st century.
- Try to choose appropriate material: pick a character that suits you, and avoid texts with extreme emotions like anger or crying.
- Prepare: learn your texts well in advance, give your performance physical life, and share your work with others to get comfortable. Understand the full play, not just the scene.
- Don’t worry about performing it perfectly as rehearsed; we’ll likely ask you to re-try parts of your piece with feedback from our tutors, which will allow you to develop your material and show how you respond creatively to direction.
- Perform in your own voice: avoid putting on an accent or character voice.
- Warm-up: on the day, warm up both vocally and physically. Try to relax and be yourself—we’re excited to see your unique qualities.
What are we looking for?
We’re not expecting perfect, professional actors (you’re here to learn!); we’re looking for potential and evidence of key qualities, such as:
- Focus and concentration in performance
- Vocal and physical communication skills
- Ability to understand and embody a theatre text
- Openness to direction
- Confidence with language, pace, and rhythm
- Creative risk-taking
- Openness to tasks and others
- Active participation and interaction
- Creative and imaginative responses to instruction
- Listening and building on others’ ideas
Contact
If you would like to speak to a member of the teaching team, please contact hpaauditions@dmu.ac.uk. We aim to make all of our events fully-accessible and want to make sure your experience is as smooth and comfortable as possible - if you need additional support, please get in touch with us at applicantevents@dmu.ac.uk.