VaguelyStagey wrote:Hi Rhymie, thanks for the good wishes. DD did a summer course at BOV, which has confirmed it In her favourites. Can I ask you about how your DD found the audition experience? Any tips to help or things to avoid?
Apart from ageing several years!
Hi :-) My DS totally loved BOV from the minute he first auditioned at 18, which was too young for them. BOV is in 2 stages. !st stage is a 15 min audition. Get there half an hour before your appointment because there is a sight reading sheet, the extra half an hour means she will have lots of time to get familiar with it. She will need a contemporary monologue and a contrasting Jacobean (Shakespeare always appropriate) make sure both pieces are parts she would be cast for, not massive roles that she would never be cast in at her age, they are looking for her to know her type. They are 2 mins each and will stop her if she goes over. Then a song, this should be from a musical and they want to see her "act" it, they dont care if she is a great singer, its the interpretation of the song they want. The sight reading should be the same, very animated as if she is reading for a child. Then a brief interview, just be very honest in this, if she watched movies and not plays then just say that.
You will hear back within 4 days if she has been recalled to the all day workshop. Happy to go through all that detail with you if she gets through :-) then after the all day workshop they send an email with if they have made the shortlist and then they phone to make offers, followed by a confirmation email. Bristol are very fast at getting back to you following the audition, unlike some of the others.
Tips? DONT chose a monologue that isnt her age and profile and make sure she doesn't hold back at all. BOV loves characters and they only have 14 on their BA acting course so they are actually picking a cast. PM if you need more info :-) glad to help.