Financial Aid & Scholarships

Theatre Scholarships

Looking for ways to supplement your theatre education? Theatre majors can apply for departmental scholarships ranging from $28,000 to $60,000 spread over four years. You'll need to audition or submit a portfolio in order to be considered for the theatre scholarship.

Audition Information

• Acting Audition

  Acting auditions are held on campus most Fridays in February and March between 2:00pm and 4:00pm.
  The audition typically lasts 20 minutes.
  
  Auditions must take place on or before March 14, 2025.
  
  Contact the department to schedule your audition.

  Please prepare:

  • Two monologues: One Shakespeare monologue (must be in verse) and one monologue from any playwright published in the last 75 years. Please limit each monologue to 90 seconds for a total of three minutes.
  • A song: (optional) 60 seconds of a song in any style. 

  If you are unable to audition in person, we can arrange a Zoom audition.

• Portfolio Review

  For theatre majors concentrating in design, technology, stage management or directing, we require a portfolio presentation. Portfolio reviews will take place on campus. Contact the department to schedule your review.

  Portfolios must be received on or before March 14, 2025. 

  Here is what you'll need to prepare:

  • Samples of your theatrical work, including plays you've written, sets or lighting plots you've designed, costumes and makeup you've created, and any script prompts or notes pertaining to performances you've stage managed or directed.
  • A five-minute presentation that highlights the best work from your portfolio.
  • Any video or printed programs from productions on which you've worked.

  If you are unable to attend in person, your material should be submitted electronically to the department to theatre@du.edu.