AUDITION for REPERTORY

Each year hundreds of students audition to join the Repertory family,

below is information on how to successfulLy audition for our school!

2021-22 VIRTUAL AUDITIONS

We are a THREE PART PROGRAM: ACTING, SINGING & DANCE

We require students to audition in all three areas. IN ADDITION TO the musical theatre requirements listed on the centralized DOE virtual audition submission tool, students will ALSO NEED TO SUBMIT THE JAZZ DANCE COMBINATION. Below are step by step instructions on how to submit a successful application and audition for Repertory.

step one - the application:

• List Repertory and all your other program choices on your high school application in MySchools, and apply by February 23, 2021. You MUST apply to Repertory via MySchools for us to consider your audition and offer you a seat!

step two - the musical theatre audition (three videos):

• Submit all audition materials for your high school audition(s), per the instructions for each discipline.

  • Current DOE public school students: Submit audition materials through the new Virtual Audition Submission Tool by March 1, 2021. The tool includes detailed information and instructions.

  • Current private or parochial students, or charter school students who don't have DOE log-in credentials: Please submit audition materials by emailing VirtualAuditionSubmissionTool@NYCDOE.onmicrosoft.com

• Prepare and submit separate uploads of two monologues, one musical theatre song, and one JAZZ DANCE VIDEO.

Video #1 and #2: MONOLOGUES

• Open the Virtual Audition Submission Tool. Enter your information and select “Theater (including Drama and Musical Theatre)” as your Arts Program.

• At the beginning of your video, before performing, briefly introduce yourself by providing the following information:

  • Your full name

  • Your OSIS student ID number

  • Why you chose your monologue (30 seconds or less)

  • State the name of the character portrayed and the full title of the play or source for your monologue

• Memorize, record and upload two contrasting, one-minute monologues. For example, dramatic/comedic, classical/contemporary, or theater/film. Choose relatable characters and decide to whom your characters are talking and why. You may choose your own monologues to perform but are welcome to review and select monologues from this sample monologues library.

Video #3: MUSICAL THEATER SONG

• At the beginning of your video, before performing, briefly introduce yourself by providing the following information:

  • Your full name

  • Your OSIS student ID number

  • Why you chose your song (30 seconds or less)

  • State the name of the character portrayed and the full title of the play or source for your monologue

• Perform and upload 16 bars (or approximately one [1] minute) of a memorized song of any genre. Musical theater songs are encouraged, however pop and R&B songs are acceptable. Songs can be performed with live or recorded accompaniment or without music ‘a cappella.’ Choose a song performed by a relatable character and decide to whom your character is singing and why. You may select your own musical theater song to perform but are welcome to review and select from this sample musical theater song library.

***SUBMIT your three videos (two Monologue videos and one Musical Theatre Song video) via the Virtual Audition Submission Tool.***

step three - the dance audition (one video):

Video #4: DANCE

• START A NEW virtual audition submission and select DANCE as the Arts Program (Repertory will not be listed in the schools that have Dance programs - don’t worry, we will still receive your submission!)

• Use the following video to learn the dance with our very own Mrs. Bance (she’s awesome!):
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg4-MKBJe2o&feature=youtu.be

• Here is the link for just the music to dance to when recording your video!
  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JmUbRCLu5Lp0p5O4qzIAiaBQMVEXS8qB/view

***SUBMIT your Dance Audition video via the Virtual Audition Submission Tool***

**If you are having trouble or are confused about this portion of the audition/application to Rep, don’t worry, we will be hosting an APPLIED STUDENTS DAY on Feb. 26th where we will answer all your questions and make sure that if you are applying to Rep, you have everything for your audition and application in order!

REPERTORY VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSES

We are excited to host two Virtual Open Houses to answer all the questions you have about our school! Administrators, Teachers, Parents and Students will all be in attendance to give you well-rounded perspective!

Join us on zoom:
THURSDAY Jan. 28th at 5:30 pm
and/or
THURSDAY Feb. 11th at 1pm
www.tinyurl.com/repopenhouse

Manhattan & Bronx VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSES

We will join 11 amazing Performing Arts High Schools from Manhattan and the Bronx Jan. 21st at 1pm and Feb. 4th at 6pm. Register for these events HERE.

admissions criteria

Admission to Repertory is based upon a combination of 7th grade academics and attendance scores, as well as the audition and interview (see below). The full breakdown of ranking criteria is available here.

At Repertory, we are proud to be a highly sought-after Theatre Arts program that values diversity and inclusiveness. We are the first Manhattan Performing Arts High School to join the DOE’s Diversity in Admissions program, setting aside 40% of our incoming seats for students who qualify for Free Lunch. It is our goal to maintain a student body that is representative of our wonderfully diverse city, and capitalize on that diversity to engage in important conversations that build our students’ intercultural competence.

OUR AUDITION PROCESS

At Repertory our students DO IT ALL. There are no arts majors for students RCHS, our belief is that students benefit from a holistic theatre arts education where we expose and immerse our students in all theatrical disciplines. Our students learn each of the artistic disciplines and begin to connect the threads and see the intersections between them.

Students auditioning for Repertory should be prepared to sing, dance and act, as they will be doing each throughout their journey at Rep. Below are the audition requirements.

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS
Students are required to audition in all three areas:

1. Acting – Students should be prepared to perform a one minute monologue from a published play.
Students are to avoid material that is self-written or monologues solely written for monologue books.

2. Dance – Students should be prepared to demonstrate a musical theatre dance combination taught by the dance faculty and current students. Be sure to bring clothes appropriate for dance.

3. Vocal – Students should be prepared to sing 16-32 bars of a song, preferably from a musical, bring sheet music with you.
Sheet music can be purchased online, or borrowed from the Library for Performing Arts at Lincoln Center for free.

4. Interview - Students will take part in a brief interview conducted by our seniors.
Please be prepared to answer questions honestly and thoughtfully so we can get to know you better.

Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts is looking for serious students searching for a small nurturing environment in the theatre district. We are striving to admit students who have the motivation and stamina to succeed in our training program while completing the academic requirements for college. Your evaluation will be based on enthusiasm, the desire to perform, the capacity to promote yourself and the ability to use your voice and body as a means of artistic expression. If you are looking to contribute as well as benefit from our training program, this is the place for you.

On the day of the audition, parents can accompany their child into the building and can either wait in the cafeteria (PTA representatives and currently Repertory students will be present to speak with) or can leave and come back at the conclusion of the audition process. The auditions will take approximately two hours, so parents should plan accordingly.

For a printable PDF of our Open House and Audition flyer, click here for English or here for Spanish.