All musical theatre majors and minors must pass an entrance audition to the program. The 2024 auditions will be held on the following dates:

  • Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023 — Early action: know if you’re accepted by Dec. 15!
  • Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024
  • Friday, Feb. 16, 2024
  • Virtual

A confirmation with details and requirements for your audition will be emailed to you from finearts@carthage.edu once your application is processed. Please read and keep this email as it will contain all the details about your audition. Review the audition requirements on the Musical Theatre Auditions and Scholarship page. If you do not receive a confirmation within a week, please contact Heidi Baehr at finearts@carthage.edu.

Students unable to attend the scheduled dates may contact Heidi Baehr at finearts@carthage.edu about alternate date. 

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If selecting virtual audtion, we will contact you via email to finish scheduling your virtual audition.
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If you're participating in the Presidential Scholarship Competition in February, we recommend scheduling the competition on a different date if possible. The musical theatre audition has several components and will take most of the afternoon.
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(If you are auditioning for both music theatre and vocal performance, please prepare one classical song selection and one Broadway song selection. If you are auditioning for both musical theatre and instrumental performance, please prepare one selection for your instrument. Students are eligible to receive a music scholarship in one area.)
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