Apply - Interview - Audition

Students must submit application materials to UCF’s Graduate Studies AND the Department of Theatre. The University of Central Florida employs an online application process which can be accessed at www.graduate.ucf.edu. Additional materials must be mailed directly to the theatre department.

Priority deadline: February 1st
Regular deadline: March 15th

After March 15th, applicants will be considered if space is available.
*To be considered for fellowship opportunities, you must submit all application materials by the priority deadline.

Submit to the Office of Graduate Studies:

• Online Application
• Application Fee
• Official Transcripts
• Official GRE scores
• Residency Classification Form
• Statement of Purpose
• Resume
• Three (3) Current Letters of Recommendation
  

*Online at www.graduate.ucf.edu OR mail to Division of Graduate Studies
Millican Hall, Suite 230, PO Box 160112, Orlando, FL 32816-0112.

Submit to the Department of Theatre:

• Applicants are required to participate in an interview AND an audition or a portfolio presentation
• Transcripts
• Statement of Purpose
• Resume
• Three (3) Current Letters of Recommendation
• Headshot (optional)

*Mail to Dr. Megan Alrutz, TYA Admissions
Orlando Repertory Theatre, 1001 Princeton Street, Orlando, FL 32803

Additional Application Information:

• The minimum university requirements for admission into a graduate program are: a 3.0 grade point average (last 60 attempted semester hours of baccalaureate degree) on a 4.0 scale or 1000 on the combined verbal-quantitative portions of the Graduate Record Examination.
  
• GRE: Even if a student's GPA is 3.0 or above, he/she must take the GRE test; it is a state requirement.
  
• The statement of purpose (1-2 pages) should address the applicant's qualifications, artistic and/or educational philosophy, and intended area(s) of focus within the program of study, and should include how study at UCF will contribute to the applicant’s long-term goals.
  
• Interview/Audition/Portfolio Presentation: The theatre department requires applicants to participate in an interview, as well as an audition OR a portfolio presentation.
  
  The audition includes two contrasting one minute monologues, and if you are a dancer and/or a singer 16 bars of a song and a short dance number.
  
  The portfolio presentation should highlight the applicant’s strengths and experience in the field and should be limited to fifteen minutes.
  
  *Please contact Dr. Megan Alrutz to schedule an interview and an audition or portfolio presentation. Interviews should be complete prior to the regular application deadline. Malrutz@mail.ucf.edu OR 407.896.7365 ext 235
  
• For full consideration, all application materials/requirements should be submitted to UCF prior to Feb 1st.