Theatre Scholarship Auditions
Students are not required to audition to be accepted into the Theatre Arts major. However, scholarships may be offered to especially talented students who audition before enrolling at Gordon.
Theatre Scholarships are awarded to theatre majors who demonstrate strong abilities as actors, directors, designers or stage manager, and have a desire to contribute significantly to Gordon’s theatre community. These Theatre Scholarships are stackable and renewable and range between $1,000 - $3,000 / year.
How to schedule your Theatre Scholarship Audition
Students are strongly encouraged to audition in person at one of our Theatre Experience Days. These special days allow you to attend a matinee performance of a mainstage play or musical, participate in a workshop, have dinner with the cast and crew, and audition for a scholarship in person.
We offer the follwing dates for Live (in person at Gordon College) Theatre Scholarship auditions:
- Saturday, November 1, 2025 (Deadline to register: 10/26)
- Saturday, February 21, 2026 (Deadline to register: 2/15)
Circumstances may prohibit you from attending a Theatre Experience Day. In that case, you may ask in the application for an individual visit, in person at Gordon College, for your audition or a remote audition. However, if at all possible we encourage applicants to attend Theatre Experience Day to audition in person, get the full theatre experience and meet theatre faculty and the cast and crew.
Audition Details
- Actors: Please prepare two one-minute monologues. One should be comic and one should be dramatic. One should also be Shakespearean (or from that general time period) and one should be contemporary. So, if you were to prepare one of Beatrice's monologues from Much Ado About Nothing, you should contrast that with a contemporary piece that is more dramatic. Please submit a headshot and resume at the time of the audition.
- Vocalists: If you are interested in musical theatre, please prepare two contrasting one-minute excerpts (verse and chorus) from an up-tempo song and a ballad.
- Directors: Submit your production notebook, if you have prepared one for a past production.
- Designers: Scenic and lighting designers should submit a portfolio of work, including any scenic or costume renderings, designs, actual light plots, and production photos.
- Stage Managers: Submit a copy of your stage manager notebook.
Deadlines
Students must apply for the Theatre Scholarship audition by February 15 and audition by the end of February 2026 to be eligible for a Theatre Major Scholarship.