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Graduate Studies: Professional Actor Training Program:
Applying to the Program

Auditions:

For class starting fall 2010, the Professional Actor Training Program will be auditioning:

--In Chapel Hill: By Appointment: Saturday and Sunday, February 6 and 7th, 2010, in the Center for Dramatic Art on the UNC Campus.

--In New York: By Appointment: Sunday, January 24, 2010, at Chelsea Studios / Theatreworks, 151 West 26th Street. We are also attending the University/Resident Theatre Association's National Unified Auditions and Interviews, January 25-27.

--In Chicago: By Appointment: Sunday, January 31, 2010, at Hyatt Regency Chicago, 151 E. Wacker Drive. We are also attending the University/Resident Theatre Association's National Unified Auditions and Interviews, February 1-3.

Audition Guidelines for those wishing to audition
by appointment in New York, Chicago, or Chapel Hill:

  1. Prospective students should complete an online application to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill here.  For more information about the Graduate School go here.

    Note: The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is not required for admission to the MFA programs.

  2. Send a resumé, statement of purpose, three letters of recommendation and two official transcripts directly to:

    Center for Dramatic Art
    CB #3230
    University of North Carolina
    Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3230

    Submission of a recent photograph (standard actor's head shot) is not required but is helpful to the audition process.

  3. Once your application materials are received you will be contacted to schedule your audition.  For questions on the application process, please call the Department of Dramatic Art at 919-962-1132.

  4. For the audition, candidates should prepare two contrasting selections - one in verse from Shakespeare, one contemporary - each approximately two minutes long.  For applicants who sing, a brief acappella selection is welcome.

Fellowships and Financial Aid:

The Professional Actor Training Program is committed to limiting or eliminating debt burden for our MFA graduates. Currently all PATP actors are receiving a competitive stipend and tuition remission, with a total value to each student of approximately $35,000 per year.

For information regarding financial aid through the UNC Graduate School go here.