HOW DO YOU GET TO WORK ON A SHOW?

Almost all the productions mounted in the season are academic exercises that result in grades for certain courses for Actors, Dancers and Production Students.

Auditions are conducted in Acting and Dance classes to determine roles in the various productions.

The 1st to 3rd Year Production Students of the previous year are asked to fill out Production Assignment Surveys, indicating their areas of interest, and are assigned to their positions for the following year by the Faculty and Staff, based on academic performance. First Years observe the production process in Fall semester, and are assigned the role of Production Assistant in the Winter term. They will work in all areas of the Production Department. Second Years work on Production in both terms, as assistants, usually as crew, but occasionally as a Head of Department. Third Years work on Production in both terms, again, as crew and, again, occasionally as a Head of Department. Fourth Years work on Production in both terms, as Managers, Designers, and Heads of Department.

All 1st Year Acting, Dance and Production students are required to usher and support the Audience Relations department in both terms.