Theatre TCU offers a variety of scholarships for theatre students.

Auditions to occur in 2009-2010 Academic Year for students beginning at TCU in Fall, 2010.

Auditions and Interviews:
Applicants for BFA Theatre program (with emphases available in Acting, Design, Musical Theatre, Production or Theatre Studies) must audition or have a portfolio review on either December 5, 2009 or February 13, 2010 on the TCU campus. Application forms for these auditions may be obtained by clicking here or by calling the TCU Department of Theatre at (817) 257-7625.

Students who wish to be considered for a Theatre scholarship, whether they intend to be in the BFA or BA Theatre programs, must also audition on one of these two dates.

Acting students should prepare two audition scenes (memorized) of two minutes each, one being contemporary (20th or 21st century) and the other classical (before 1900); one of the monologues should be comic and the other serious.

Musical theatre students should prepare two songs, 16 bars each, one uptempo and the other a ballad, as well as a two minute monologue (memorized and rehearsed).  Students must bring sheet music with them; a professional piano accompanist is provided.  Students may bring their own accompanist, if they prefer.  However, NO ONE will be allowed to sing with a pre-recorded accompaniment or without accompaniment.

Design and production students should call the Theatre Department for details relating to portfolio submission.

A brief interview will follow all auditions and portfolio reviews.

Eligibility for an award will depend upon the applicant's learned skills, demonstrated execution, maturity as a person and artist, and potential in the chosen field as determined by the faculty of the Department of Theatre.

TCU will also participate in the Unified Auditions in these locations:
New York – January 30, 2010
Chicago – February 1-3, 2010
Las Vegas – February 4, 2010
Los Angeles – February 6, 2010
For more information about Unified Auditions: www.unifiedauditions.com

We strongly prefer that students who are seriously interested in TCU come to our auditions on our campus.

For further information, call the Department of Theatre at (817) 257-7625.

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Scholarships

Nordan Fine Arts Scholarships
Amount: $8,000 per year
Number: Two Nordan Scholarships in Theatre are given to incoming freshman each year. The Theatre Department has a total of eight Nordan Scholarships, given to two students in each class (freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors).
Eligibility: Exceptional talent in theatre (Nordan Scholarships are also given in music, ballet and modern dance, and art). Applicants must audition or present their design/production portfolios in person at TCU on a pre-arranged date (see above). Awards are renewable for a total of 4 years, subject to recipient fulfilling departmental expectations; maintaining a GPA of 3.0 in the area of the award; maintaining a TCU cumulative GPA of 2.5; and maintaining satisfactory academic progress standards. The application form is available by clicking here (see above).

Clayton and Kristen Hicks First Nighters Scholarship
Amount: approximately $2,000 per year
Number: One per year
Eligibility: This award is given to an incoming freshman who shows exceptional potential to be a strong contributor in the Theatre TCU production program.  It is funded through the generosity of Clayton and Kristen Hicks, and the members of Theatre TCU’s First Nighters subscribers, who attend and strongly support Theatre TCU.

Lou Miller Canter Scholarships
Amount: $1,500-$2,000 per year
Number: Four per year
Eligibility: These awards are given annually, usually to students who are majoring in theatre with an emphasis in design. They are donated by TCU theatre alum Kendal Canter Perryman in honor of her mother, Lou Miller Canter.

Melvin and Katy Dacus Scholarship
Amount: $1,500 per year
Number: One per year
Eligibility: This scholarship is given to a BFA Theatre student, with an emphasis in Musical Theatre, preferably a baritone. It is donated by the Dacus family to honor the memory of their parents. The TCU Acting Studio is also named in honor of Mel and Katy Dacus.

Ann Bradshaw Stokes Grant
Amount: $1,000-$2,000 per year
Number: 2-3 per year
Eligibility: These grants are donated annually by the Ann Bradshaw Stokes Foundation for students studying any area of theatre.

Fine Arts Guild Scholarship
Amount: approximately $5,000 per year
Number: One per year
Eligibility: This award is given to a senior and is funded annually by the TCU Fine Arts Guild, an endowed support group which raises funds in a variety of fashions, including an annual TCU presentation (theatre, dance, music, film, lecture, etc.). The Fine Arts Guild funds scholarships annually in theatre, dance, music, art, radio/tv/film, journalism, speech, and speech/hearing.

Activity Grants
Amount: approximately $2,000 per year
Number: 20-25 per year
Eligibility: Each year the Theatre Department is given grant money for the purpose of recruiting new students and assisting with the work of the department. These grants are renewable and are usually given in the amount of $2000. The recipients of the activity grants are required to work for the department 10 hours per week. Most grant students are assigned to the production studios. Some are assigned to the computer lab and the box office.

Of course, theatre students may receive other forms of scholarships, grants, and financial aid. For more information, contact TCU’s Office of Financial Aid.

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