Step 1
Nominate your area of specialisation: Acting or Music Theatre/Singing. This will determine what you are required to prepare for your audition.
Acting specialisation
- Choose and download TWO monologues; one classical and one contemporary, from the lists provided. Monologues are available from our Monologue site.
- Prepare ONE song. This song can be from a musical or any genre that best suits your voice, e.g. folk, jazz, popular. Bring sheet music for the song. An accompanist will be provided at the audition.
Music Theatre/Singing specialisation
- Prepare TWO songs from musicals that contrast in mood and/or styles (such as ballad and up-tempo)
- Choose and download ONE monologue, either contemporary or classical, from the lists provided. Monologues are available from our Monologue site.
Step 2
Prepare your monologue and song selections for audition.
Monologue instructions
The monologue(s) must be memorised for the audition. Please ensure you learn the monologue(s) properly.
- There will be no prompting at the audition.
- Accents, costumes or props are not required.
- We recommend that you read the play your monologue has been selected from. This will help in your detailed preparation of the piece. Publication details are included as part of the monologue.
Song instructions
Song(s) must be memorised and performed with piano accompaniment. An Accompanist is provided for you but you may also bring your own. If you use the accompanist provided by FedUni, you must provide sheet music in the keys in which the songs are to be performed. If your own accompanist is attending they need to be available for the full audition time.
Backing CDs are not permitted.
If you are specialising in Music Theatre/Singing, the combined length of both songs is not to exceed five minutes. Applicants may not be required to perform both songs.
Please note: applicants may be asked to stay for a short interview after your audition.
Step 3
Attend your audition. All auditions will be group based. You will be asked to attend for a period of three hours.
- Morning auditions will be 10am-1pm
- Afternoon auditions will be 2pm-5pm
You will likely be advised on the day of your audition if you will be required for a call-back audition, These will be held in Ballarat 4- 6 December 2018. Refer to Call-backs below for more details.
Dress code
- Initial audition – neat casual attire, no jeans, belts or jewellery, well groomed.
- Call-backs – Dancewear or loose comfortable clothing suitable for dance or movement, trainers or jazz shoes. No jeans, belts or jewellery.
Call-backs
Applicants who make it past the first round of auditions will be invited to attend a second audition (a call-back). You will either be informed at the audition, or you may be contacted by telephone soon after the audition if your first audition is successful.
The call-back audition is more in-depth and includes further acting, dance and improvisation (acting), or dance, singing acting and music theory (music theatre). Attendance at your call-back audition is essential to be considered for a place at the Arts Academy.
If you are not invited for a call-back audition, you can assume you have not been successful. However, all applicants will receive formal notification in due course. Call-back auditions take place in Ballarat in December.
Unexpected absence/lateness
If you are ill, unable to attend, or late for your audition, please email programs.fea@federation.edu.au. In the event that you need to reschedule, include this as part of your message.
Audition feedback
Due to the large number of applicants we see, we regret that we are not able to give feedback about your individual application. There is a far greater number of applicants than we have places available, so many high quality applicants are disappointed each year.