Theater Audition and Interview Registration
Because the School of Theater considers artistic talent in the review process, students pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) major must audition, interview, and/or submit additional materials for admission and scholarship consideration. BFA applicants who do not audition, interview, and/or submit additional materials but who are admissible to the University will be admitted to the BA in theater. Applicants pursuing the Bachelor of Arts (BA) in theater major are not required to audition, interview, or submit additional materials, though they are strongly encouraged to interview for scholarship consideration.
Performance BFA Major Auditions
Acting | Musical Theater
Students applying to a theater performance BFA major must audition for consideration for the program. Applicants who do not complete this step but who are admissible to the University will be admitted to the BA in Theater.
Details about auditions for fall 2025 applicants will be available in the coming weeks.
Non-Performance BFA Major Interview/Supplementary Materials
Playwriting | Production Design & Technology | Stage Management
All Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) majors require an interview with faculty for admission to the program. Some majors also require supplementary application materials. See below for more specific requirements and details about submitting your materials and registering for an interview.
Materials Submission and Interview Registration
Interview registration
Details about interviews for fall 2025 applicants will be available in the coming weeks.
Materials Submission
Supplementary materials are required for admission to the production design & technology and playwriting majors. Supplementary materials are optional for students pursuing the stage management major.
Requirements: Production Design and Technology
Required:
- Interview: Interviews are designed to provide you with an opportunity to get to know theater faculty and learn more about the programs and opportunities available to you in the School of Theater. During your interview, you will get to talk about your work and share with us your big ideas and goals.
- Portfolio: Submit a portfolio of work. In addition to light plots, costume renderings, set designs, painters elevations, photographs, or slides of any theatrical work you have done, your portfolio can include: sketches, drawings, paintings, doodling, poetry, short stories, or collages. In short, include anything that you have created that represents your aesthetic and/or your creative impulses.
Requirements: Playwriting
Required:
- Interview: Interviews are designed to provide you with an opportunity to get to know theater faculty and learn more about the programs and opportunities available to you in the School of Theater. During your interview, you will get to talk about your work and share with us your big ideas and goals.
- Writing sample: Submit a writing sample of at least 10 pages in length (up to 30 pages in total maximum). Though dramatic writing samples are typically preferred, writing samples can be any creative writing or academic/scholarly writing that you believe best represents your voice as an artist.
Requirements: Stage Management
Required:
Interview: Interviews are designed to provide you with an opportunity to get to know theater faculty and learn more about the programs and opportunities available to you in the School of Theater. During your interview, you will get to talk about your work and share with us your big ideas and goals.
Optional:
Creative resume: Submit a creative resume, which should list all appropriate high school and, if applicable, community experience. You may bring a production book if you have one, but it is not required. You may also bring a portfolio of other production work you have done; anything that represents your experience with stage production is appropriate.
BA Major Interview
Students applying for the theater BA major are encouraged to participate in an interview for scholarship consideration. An interview is not required for admission to the BA program.
Interview Registration
Details about interviews for fall 2025 applicants will be available in the coming weeks.
Interview Requirements
Interviews for theater BA scholarship consideration are designed to provide you with an opportunity to get to know theater faculty and learn more about the programs and opportunities available to you in the School of Theater. During your interview, you will get to share with us your big ideas and goals.
Questions
For questions about theater auditions or materials submission, email Jessica Fox, assistant director of recruitment for the College of Fine Arts.
Ohio University operates on a holistic, selective review and looks for evidence of academic preparation when reviewing applications for admission. Additionally, because the School of Theater considers artistic talent in the review process, students pursuing certain academic programs must audition, interview, and/or submit additional materials for admission and scholarship consideration. Ohio University and the School of Theater do not discriminate against any applicants because of race, color, religion, age, national origin, ethnicity, national ancestry, sex, pregnancy, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, military service or veteran status, mental or physical disability, or genetic information.