Theatre Department

Theatre Production Scholarship

• Theatre Production Scholarship Application

  Theatre Production Scholarship Application

  Graceland University offers Theatre Production Scholarships to talented and promising young performers, designers and technicians whose academic qualifications and demonstrated theatrical abilities indicate that they could make a significant contribution to the theatre program of the university. The amount of these awards is determined by several factors including student ability, financial need and specific needs within the theatre department.

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  THEATRE EXPERIENCE

  Please give the following information for community and/or school productions in which you have participated (or attach resume).

  Performing Experience: Production / Role(s) / Director

  Design/Technical Experience: Production / Position(s) / Supervisor

  Any other theatre experience

  Please list awards and honors you have received for theatre

  RELATED EXPERIENCE

  Special Skills: Drawing, painting, make-up, sewing, crafts, construction, sound editing, computer skills, etc.

  Dance: Years of experience in each - Ballet / Jazz / Modern / Folk / Tap / Other

  Music: Vocal range

  Soprano

  Alto

  Tenor

  Bass

  Baritone

  Music Experience (singing, choral, instrumental)

  DESIRED EXPERIENCE

  What would you like to do in theatre at Graceland?

  ELIGIBILITY

  Recipients of a Theatre Production Scholarship must do the following: - Enroll in THTR2350 Theatre Production Studies each semester - Attend a Theatre Orientation Meeting at the beginning of every semester - Participate in at least one theatre production per semester, with a minimum of 40 hours per year - Maintain a 2.5 GPA

  APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

  1. An audition or interview is required. Auditions are generally offered to students who have experience in performance. On-campus auditions are preferable, but a high-quality video is acceptable. Please bring (or send) a resume of your theatrical experience and a headshot if you have one. Your audition will be a memorized monologue, two-three minutes in length, from a play or musical. At the beginning of your audition, state your name, the name of the character you are portraying, the name of the play and the playwright's name. Choose material that will showcase your abilities.

  Title of the play/musical from which your audition selection is taken

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  INTERVIEWS

  Interviews are generally offered to students who have experience in design and/or technical areas. On-campus interviews are preferable, but phone interviews are acceptable. Please bring (or send) a resume of your theatrical experience. If possible, you should also submit a portfolio of your work. The portfolio may include prompt book materials, drawings, renderings, light/sound/props plots, photographs of your work and any other appropriate materials. Portfolios may also be presented online or on CD.

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  I would like to schedule an on-campus audition

  I will send my resume and audition video*

  I would like to schedule an on-campus interview

  I will send my resume and portfolio*

  *All application materials should be received by the Admissions Office by May 1 prior to the academic year you wish to attend. To schedule an audition/interview, contact the Admissions Office. This application must be completed and your letter of recommendation received no later than one week before the time of your audition/interview.

  2. Along with this application form, submit a letter of recommendation from a theatre director/instructor.

  Name of theatre director/instructor

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  3. Submit Application for Admission online at www.graceland.edu/apply.

  4. File the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online at www.fafsa.ed.gov.

  STUDENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

  Student work assignments may be available in the theatre department as faculty assistants and production assistants. Complete the Graceland Student Work Application and notify the Chairperson of the Division of Visual and Performing Arts of your interest.

  PLEASE RETURN TO:

  Admissions Office, Graceland University, 1 University Place, Lamoni, Iowa 50140 If you have questions, please contact 866.472.2352 (866.GRACELAND), 641.784.5196, admissions@graceland.edu or 641.784.5480 (fax).

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TO PREPARE A THEATRE PRODUCTION SCHOLARSHIP PORTFOLIO

• Scholarship Portfolio
• Portfolio Preparation
• Frequently Asked Questions