Requirements varies by program. Review the audition instructions to confirm the requirements for your track.
AMDA Audition Information for Actors, Singers, and Dancers
Admission and scholarship consideration for performance-based programs require an audition. For your convenience, we offer several dates and options, including:
Scheduling your audition will prompt a phone call with an admissions team member to help you prepare.
Creative Submissions for Filmmakers and Screenwriters
Admission and scholarship for Filmmaking and Screenwriting programs require Creative Submissions consisting of a Creative Sample and a Self-Portrait Video submitted through your Admissions Portal.
Creative Sample:
Submit an example of your work from one of the following categories:
Short Film or Video (5 min max): Short form Narrative, Documentary, Music Video, Experimental, or Animation piece. Can also be an excerpt from a longer form film. Horizontal framing is preferred.
Play or Screenplay* (10 pages max): Short form One-Act Play or Screenplay, or an excerpt from a longer form Play or Screenplay. Proper Play or Screenplay formatting.
Creative Writing Sample* (5 pages max): Short Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction, Poetry, or Song Lyrics.
Portfolio Images (5 pieces): Photography, Graphic Arts, Illustrative Narratives - Comics, Fine Art, Sculpture, or Mixed Media.
*Strongly recommended for Screenwriters.
Self-Portrait Video:
Create a 2-minute audio/visual introduction that reveals something personal about you and why you want to be a filmmaker or screenwriter. Share when you fell in love with cinematic storytelling - whether through the experience of discovering a specific film you saw or when you realized a blank page could become a screenplay. Trust your creative instincts and voice as a young artist in shaping your story. Use a cellphone or any camera that you have access to and let us learn something unique about you that isn't in other parts of your application. Horizontal framing is preferred.
Personal Video Information for Performance Studies (BA)
Please submit a two-minute personal video through your Admissions Portal to tell us more about yourself. We have listed four topic suggestions as examples below. Feel free to use one or more of these or select a topic of your choice.
What has been one of the best experiences in your life and what made it so special and valuable?
Please describe your interest in the arts.
In addition to the arts, please tell us about one of your other passions.
Please tell us about a meaningful experience you have had participating in your community (school, neighborhood, local organization, etc.)
