Audition
A supplementary application is required for admission to the Musical Theatre Major, B.A. Theatre in the School of Theatre and Dance. Students must apply to both JMU and the School of Theatre and Dance separately and should register for an audition day. Please download the Musical Theatre Gateway Audition Requirements for information on what to prepare for your audition, and the application materials you are requested to submit via Slideroom. Students who audition for JMU at the Virginia Theatre Association Conference are still required to apply and audition in the same way as other applicants.
What to Expect
Your application for the Musical Theatre major at JMU is an opportunity for you to share who you are as a person, as well as your current skills as a performing artist. While you are evaluated in the three components of musical theatre performance… singing, acting, dancing… we are equally interested in getting the opportunity to know what makes you unique as a person and artist. On the audition day, you will have an opportunity to meet the Musical Theatre faculty and some of our current students, hear about what our program offers, and ask us any questions.
Prospective students may apply to both the Musical Theatre and Theatre majors. Students who wish to be considered for both programs must complete separate applications in SlideRoom for each major, register for each audition individually, and audition for both programs separately.
Whenever possible, we encourage you to schedule both auditions and interviews on the same day. Early registration is recommended to ensure that audition slots are available for both majors on your preferred date. Please be prepared to meet the audition and interview requirements for each program if you are auditioning for both.
Audition Information
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Submit your Undergraduate Admissions Application via the JMU Admissions Office.
Apply to JMU using the Common App. Once you have listed JMU as one of your schools and have listed your intended major, a portfolio section will open in the JMU portion of the Common App. That will link you directly to JMU’s SlideRoom application, where you can submit your artistic application and upload your portfolio of work to be reviewed by our faculty. -
Register for an audition day.
Register for an in-person audition. Students can still audition entirely by asynchronous video submission instead of an in-person audition. Students who are applying for Musical Theatre are also encouraged to audition for Theatre (separate registration required, but you can register for both on the same date for the JMU locations).
- Submit your School of Theatre and Dance Application on Slideroom at least 9 days prior to your virtual or in person audition.
The following is a general guide to scholarship programs specific to JMU Theatre and Dance. Prospective students who audition for the JMU Theatre, Musical Theatre, and Dance majors are offered scholarships in the Spring. Continuing students make application early in the spring semester for the following academic year.
For information on more general financial aid and scholarship information, try the following two resources:
For Incoming First-Year Applicants
Criteria for determining scholarship recipients include the following:
- Talent and Ability, based on in-person or virtual audition, portfolio review, submitted materials and interview
- Academic promise, based on high-school transcript, GPA (minimum equivalent of 3.0 in a 4-point scale), and standardized test scores
- Application Essay (A program-admission essay also serves scholarship application purposes.)
- Letter of recommendation (A program-admission recommendation also serves scholarship application purposes.)
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