Long Island University - Post Campus

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The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Arts provides personalized and intensive classroom instruction and stage experience to prepare students for performance careers. Students receive a rigorous grounding in history, literature, theories and methodologies of classical and contemporary theatre arts, and work with professional musicians, designers and playwrights. Students also have a variety of opportunities to perform on our Post Theatre Company main stage, directed by renowned New York City directors.  LIU Post offers a BFA in Acting or Musical Theatre. The 120-credit program is selective and acceptance into the program requires an in-person or virtual audition. Check out our Post Theatre Company website to learn more: Post Theatre Company | Welcome to PTC

While prescreen auditions are completely optional, the faculty at LIU Post will review any videos prior to the Acting and Musical Theatre auditions.  Sign-up for an audition using this link:  https://liu.edu/post/academics/school-of-performing-arts/theatre-audition

Theatre Audition/Interview Requirements 

Students should prepare two short contrasting contemporary monologues preferably from published plays. Monologues should be from characters aged within 5 – 7 years of student's actual age. Students interested in Musical Theatre should substitute 32 bars of a song for one monologue. Total audition time is 3 minutes. 

Questions can be directed to Zoey Paulson, the admissions liaison for the Theatre Department, at Zoey.Paulson@liu.edu. 

LIU Post: 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville, NY 11548 | Zoey.Paulson@liu.edu | 516-299-4217 | https://liu.edu/post/performing-arts