Drama Centre Audition

Hello world!

So today I had my audition for Drama Centre London in New York City. I really enjoyed this audition. It was super quick and relaxed which was nice.  I had to prepare one Shakespearean monologue and one contemporary.

I was the very last audition of the day on the final day of the North America auditions. There was just one person conducting the auditions in a small performance studio. He was incredibly friendly and made me feel very relaxed and comfortable.  The first part of the audition was a short interview.  He went through my paperwork and we chatted about the pieces that I was doing and the different programs I was applying to. He then gave me the opportunity to ask questions about the program and so we spent a few minutes talking about their approach to physical training for the actor.

The second part consisted of me performing my two pieces which once again were Lady Anne from Richard III and Eurydice from Sarah Ruhl's Eurydice. He told me to take all of the time that I needed before each one and gave me words of encouragement when I finished. He then had me go back to Anne and gave me a new piece of direction to try and alter the way that I was performing it. While I was going through it again he would prompt me with questions and things the other character was doing to get me to think on my feet. Once the written monologue was done he had me continue by improvising what she would say after Richard's reaction to her speech.  Overall, it was very instructive and I plan on using some of the things that he changed in the monologue for future auditions. 

Once I had finished we kept chatting about the program and the auditions as I packed up. It was a very positive and reassuring experience, he wished me lots of luck on my other auditions and said that I would hear from them with their decision as to whether I would be asked for the next round in 2-3 weeks. So, in that time I still have auditions for GSA, LAMDA, Royal Central, and Juilliard.  Keep your eyes out for the debrief from GSA which I will be doing on Tuesday!