Scholarship Information

 
If you plan to major in theatre or theatre with an emphasis in musical theatre, consideration of your application will based upon the following factors:

• The recommendation of a high school or junior/community college instructor.
• Satisfactory grades and/or ACT/SAT scores.
• The completion of an audition and/or a review of accomplishments in theatre.

If you plan to major in speech communication and theatre, consideration of your application will be based upon the following factors:

• The recommendation of a high school or junior/community college instructor.
• ONE of the following:
  • Satisfactory grades and/ or ACT /SAT scores and the completion of an  audition and/or a review of accomplishments in theatre and/or speech (an audition is not required).
  • Grades and/or ACT/SAT scores sufficient to qualify you for a scholarship as outlined in "William Carey College Guide to Scholarships and Grants".

Guidelines for Theatre Scholarship Auditions

An audition is not required for you to be considered for a scholarship. Other factors are considered for those who do not audition (grade point, recommendations, and/or ACT/SAT, for example.)

• Prepare two contrasting monologues. The maximum time for both piece is two minutes. If you have a strong one minute monologue, do not add to it just to fill the time.
• The audition pieces should be taken from modern prose plays. Poetry is not acceptable for audition material.
• The audition pieces should be in your age range.
• The audition pieces should display your strengths.
• Avoid monologues which call for a dialect!
• Do not select monologues from classical plays (Shakespeare, English Restoration, etc.).
• Avoid well-known material (example: Tom's opening speech from The Glass Menagerie) or material associated with a particular actor (example: Matthew Broderick in Biloxi Blues).
• Do not select a monologue which "challenges you." Stay comfortably within your range.
• Audition pieces should not be emotionally draining. There needs to be a build in such pieces, and you will not have enough time to get into it.
• Do not establish eye contact with the auditioners unless the character in the monologue is supposed to be speaking to the audience.
• If you would like to work with another actor and present scenes rather than monologues, the above suggestions still apply. If you choose to do this, the maximum time for each scene is three minutes.

Remember that a video tape of your audition maybe submitted if a trip to the college is not possible.
Call or write the department of theatre and communication for an appointment.
If you choose to audition and cannot come to Hattiesburg, you may submit a video tape of your audition.

If you are asking to be considered on the basis of a review of experience:
You may submit a resume, a list of your experiences, or a portfolio. If you have photographs of technical theatre work or renderings of design work, these may be submitted.

Note: We offer scholarships in theatre to students who do not plan to major in theatre.