There are two ways to be accepted into the BFA Performance program at UVU:
This option is best for graduating high school seniors who know that they want to focus on performance training and are willing to devote four years of full-time study to that goal.
Video auditions are currently being accepted through January 15th. Please click the link in the section below to fill out the form and submit your video.
Callback auditions will be March 1st, 2025.
We also accept a limited number of incoming students through auditions at the Utah Theatre Association Conference.
Students who are not selected through either of these auditions are still encouraged to attend UVU as a BA student in theatre and audition again at the end of their first year as outlined under UVU Students & Transfer Students below.
Please continue scrolling for information regarding audition material.
March auditions, called Sophomore Acceptance, are primarily for transfer students and current UVU students who have taken (or are currently taking) the following prerequisite courses.
These auditions will be held February 28th, 2025.
If you are planning on taking this pathway, it is important to take the prerequisite courses in order and so you should enroll for your freshman year as follows:
If you are planning on taking this pathway, make an appointment with the academic advisor over the BFA degree you want to pursue.
High school and incoming students interested in applying to the acting or musical theatre BFA program will need to submit an application form along with an unlisted YouTube video of themselves performing the requested material (see below). Video screening begins early in the fall semester.
Applicants will need a free Google account to access the application form and submit their videos.
Once these videos are reviewed a limited number of candidates will be invited to an in-person audition on the UVU campus.
Please present:
Your entire video should be no longer than three minutes in length.
Please present:
Your entire video should be no longer than three minutes in length.
If you are invited to the in-person audition on campus, you will receive an email that will have the room number and other pertinent information. These auditions typically run from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. with a dance/movement call first thing in the morning and individual audition slots throughout the day.
Please prepare:
An accompanist will be provided.
Above all, we recommend that you choose material that you truly enjoy performing.
There are no hard and fast rules about what you may present, but here are some other tips:
Current UVU students and transfer students interested in applying to the acting or musical theatre BFA program will need to submit an application for an in-person audition. This audition is scheduled to occur live, on campus at UVU. Please watch your email about a week before the audition for information about the location. All students interested in both musical theatre and acting tracks will need to submit an unlisted movement video—this is not the same as an audition video.
PLEASE TIME YOUR PIECES. In order for us to maintain our schedule, it is imperative that you adhere to the time request. Please don’t make us cut you off. Thank you!
An accompanist will be provided for those who are singing. Please make sure your sheet music is legible and bring it in a binder with cuts clearly marked.
Applicants will need a free Google account to access the application and submit pre-audition materials.
Please prepare two CONTRASTING monologues of about one minute each. Your total time should not exceed two minutes. Please no Shakespeare.
Please prepare a monologue that is one minute (or less) and 32 bars of a musical theatre song of your choice.
Please prepare a monologue that is one minute (or less) and 32 bars of a musical theatre song of your choice.
Applications are due by March 1, 2025
Admission to the BFA programs is determined though application and portfolio review. Admission to UVU is required prior to acceptance into any theatre program. Admission to the BFA program is not guaranteed. An annual portfolio review is required for continuation in the program. Questions can be directed to [email protected]
Application Requirements
The Department of Theatrical Arts offers several types of scholarships—called tuition waivers—to freshmen, transfer students, and continuing students who officially declare themselves theatre majors.
Application for all tuition waivers awarded through the department is completed through the central UVU scholarship system. The form should be completed in the spring for scholarships effective for the following year.
Other academic-based scholarships are available through the university generally.
Prepare:
Prepare a video audition with:
The entire video should be no longer than five minutes in length.
Portfolios should consist of ten examples or more of designs, artwork, class work, or other items that would demonstrate talent, academic ability, and potential for success. All portfolio examples should have been executed within the last two years and should be presented in digital form.
Students should submit a portfolio of up to eight pages of materials representing theatre projects you have completed in the department or community and/or projects you plan to complete during the 2023-2024 academic year. This may include any combination of writing and images. Samples might include descriptions of a directing concept with visuals, a synopsis and short sample of a script or screenplay you have written, a description with visuals of a dramaturgy project, a description with visuals of a theatre project involving children and youth, a description of a student film or film research project, or a strategic plan for creating a theatre company.
Students should submit a portfolio of up to eight pages of materials. This might include a statement of teaching philosophy, a description with visuals of a theatre project with secondary school students, a short lesson plan, or an annotated plan for a secondary school production season. Alternatively, students may submit a five minute video of them teaching a theatre class they planned.
If you are ready to do a senior project, please refer to the following process: