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This blog is dedicated to documenting my experience while going through auditions for drama school.  When I was originally deciding to apply, blogs like this were incredibly helpful for me to find out information on what to expect in an audition.  So, I thought why not give it a try because it may be helpful for someone out there.

Just so you know a little bit about me: my name is Kodi and I am 20 years old and am currently half way through my second year at a university in America.  I have been doing theater since I was 13 and I have 13 years of dance training (primarily classical ballet).  I am super passionate about Shakespeare, pugs, Disney, and Matthew Bourne. Now, on to the real stuff.

The schools that I am applying to are: Guildhall, RADA, LAMDA, Royal Central, Juilliard, Oxford School of Drama, Drama Centre, GSA and Arts Ed.  At all of these schools I am applying for the BA Hons in Acting (at Juilliard it is a BFA).  I have already filled out and turned in all of my applications and am now in the phase of receiving my audition dates from all of the schools.  As an international applicant there is a lot more juggling of hotels and plane tickets and in the end it is going to be quite expensive.  I am taking the second semester of this year at school off to do auditions, because they are so constant and always in different places. 

Over the next few posts I will be walking you through my audition experiences with each of the schools that I have auditions as so you know what to expect. But for now, welcome! I hope that you learn something from my experiences this coming year, I know I certainly will.  And my aim is to share as much information as I can with you so that if you are trying to research what auditioning will be like, you can be well-prepared.  If you are looking for another source of help I have been guiding my whole preparation for getting into drama school by the book So You Want To Go To Drama School? by Helen Freeman.  It was an amazing place for me to start and I highly recommend it. You can purchase it here.

Thanks for stopping by and keep an eye out for the next post!

--Kodi