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

Please Note: We will not be taking a class for fall 2012.  It is our practice to take classes for two consecutive years and then skip a year.  We will next be accepting applications for the program in fall 2012 for auditions in January 2013 and entrance in fall 2013.

Auditions:

For class starting fall 2013, the Professional Actor Training Program will be auditioning:
--In Chapel Hill: By Appointment, TBA, in the Center for Dramatic Art on the UNC Campus.
--In New York: By Appointment, date and venue TBA. We are also attending the University/Resident Theatre Association's National Unified Auditions and Interviews.
--In Chicago: By Appointment, date and venue TBA.  We are also attending the University/Resident Theatre Association's National Unified Auditions and Interviews.

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 debt burden for our MFA graduates. Currently most PATP actors are receiving a financial assistance.

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