This course, taught each year by a different visiting professional theatre director, offers upper-level theatre and performance studies students the opportunity to explore acting in a full-length production. Plays are selected to challenge students in a variety of diverse ways, exposing them to a full spectrum of theatre and performance genres and possibilities. Applications are required in order to enroll in this course.
Note: You will be required to attend rehearsals scheduled outside of class time, including during February reading week.
- Enrollment: up to 12 students
Prerequisites:
- Specialists or Major in Drama
- Two monologue audition tapes
- Letter of interest for DRM400H1 co-requisite (see Guidelines)
A minimum 70% in the following:
2025 Application Dates:
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March 10, 2025: Apply online by selecting DRM403Y1 and DRM400H1
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April 10, 2025: Upload both audition videos to Dropbox
Monologue Audition Details:
- Each student is allowed to submit two videos.
- Each video can be a maximum of two minutes in length of a memorized monologue.
- Each video should contain text from one work and each should showcase contrasting elements. For example, one is a contemporary Canadian piece, and the other is from the Greeks. One monologue is funny, the other is dramatic, etc.
- These should be filmed self-tape style and not be edited.
- Please have at least half of your body in the frame (landscape orientation) so that your movements and gestures are seen. Full body is welcome, if possible, in your space.
- State your full name at the beginning of each video. Then state the name of the character and the title of the play/monologue for your short monologue.
- Title each video: Your surname, first name – Monologue 1 or 2 – character, title of play, playwright.
See examples (video below):
Chernyak, Elzbieta - Monologue 1 - Hermione, The Winter's Tale, William Shakespeare
Chernyak, Elzbieta - Monologue 2 - Bernadette, Lemons x5, Sam Steiner
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Both self-tapes must be uploaded to Dropbox by April 10, 2025.
Useful Links:
Important Notes:
- DRM301H1 Voice & Movement I (recommended) or DRM375H1 Topics: Clown (considered alternative) is a required pre-requisite for DRM403Y applicants.
- By selecting DRM403Y, you must also apply to the co-requisite DRM400H1F
- Students selected into DRM403Y1 must take both DRM400H1F and DRM413H1S as a co-requisiste.
- Students will be notified of their acceptance by email in late May and those eligible will be enrolled by the Centre in August.
Examples of DRM403 video auditions: (submit one version):
Example 1
Example 2