Frequently Asked Questions

I am interested in applying to Dartmouth and I'm particularly interested in the theater. Should I schedule an audition or an interview with you?

• Although the Theater faculty and staff are happy to meet with you to discuss the Theater Department and to answer your questions when you visit the campus, auditions and interviews are not conducted by members of the Theater Department faculty.

Should I send audition materials to you?

• If you have materials that you would like to be reviewed, they should be sent directly to the Admissions Office and not to the Theater Department. The Admissions Office will refer such materials to the appropriate Theater faculty member for review. Fill out the Arts Supplement Form with your Common Application and submit a DVD that showcases your talents. DVD's should not be more than five minutes long. If you are a playwright, submit a play. If you are a director, submit a case book. If you are a designer, submit a portfolio. Whatever materials you think will best represent your talents, send it in with the Arts Supplement Form to the Admissions Office.

May I see the facilities?

• Tours of the Theater Department theaters (the Moore and the Warner Bentley), costume and scene shops and the rehearsal rooms, are conducted by either Maggie Devine-Sullivan, Department Administrator or Effie Cummings, Academic Assistant. It's not necessary to schedule an appointment beforehand, although it is helpful.

How do students audition for a role in the productions?

• At the beginning of each term a sign-up sheet is posted in Shakespeare Alley in the Hopkins Center. Any Dartmouth undergraduate can audition, not just the majors or the upperclassmen, and first-year students are often cast in leading roles. Please monitor the Theater Blitz Bulletin as well for announcements concerning auditions. During the first week of the term the Theater Department also hosts an information session concerning upcoming productions for that term.

I don't want to act but I'd like to be involved in a play.

• Great! There are a lot of opportunities for students to become involved in the construction of the sets and costumes, in lighting and sound design, and in stage management. At the start of each term the technical staff recruits students to work in the shops. Information is posted on the bulletin board in Shakespeare Alley and on the Theater Department blitz bulletin.