Admission to our theatre program is competitive. You must meet the general admission requirements for Memorial University. In addition, to be considered for the acting stream you must prepare an audition or to be considered for technical theatre production you will have an interview. Once applicants have been approved for entrance to Grenfell Campus Memorial University they will be contacted to arrange an audition/interview time. Once a time has been agreed upon a link will be sent to each applicant. 

Apply to the theatre program

 

1.Complete the university's application for general admission/readmission. 

As part of your application for general admission/readmission, please state if you wish to be considered for the acting stream or the technical theatre production stream. Please provide a personal statement explaining why you want to study theatre at Grenfell Campus, and why this stream interests you. Please describe any theatre experience you have had before, including acting, technical training, or front of house support work you might have done for theatres or festivals.

Applications submitted by February 1 will be reviewed and considered for priority acceptance. March 31 is the regular application deadline for the following fall semester. Late applications will be considered as time and resources permit.

If you are applying for the technical theatre production stream please also describe any technical or practical skills or experience you have that you think might be relevant, such as working with sound or audio production, video editing, computer painting, model making, wood work, electronics, cosplay or dressmaking.

Check out the Memorial “I want to apply” site for more information.  Once you have applied, visit the “I’ve applied. now what” site for more information on next steps, including information on document submission.

 

2. Prepare for your audition/interview​. In addition to your application to Memorial University, you must also undergo an audition/interview.  If you are auditioning for the acting stream, please prepare a monologue, no longer than 3-minutes in length, from a contemporary play.

Once applicants have been approved for entrance to Grenfell Campus Memorial University they will be contacted to arrange an audition/interview time. Once a time has been agreed upon a link for a video audition will be sent to each applicant.

​​​​​​Not sure how to prepare for the audition? Let us help. Contact the program chair at mw1425@mun.ca.