BFA in Acting for Stage and Screen Audition Information
Advancing your acting skills
Admission to the BFA in Acting for Stage and Screen program is competitive. Each year, approximately 16 students are accepted for entry. While exceptional talent is important, our priority is also identifying readiness to train for the profession. This includes:
- Potential for professional readiness
- A genuine passion for storytelling through performance
- Commitment to rigorous training
During your audition experience, the department encourages you to:
- Leave your ego at the door and be yourself!
- Allow the audition to be an enjoyable experience.
Note: If you are interested in applying for both the BFA Acting for Stage and Screen and BFA Musical Theatre programs, please view the musical theatre audition page and follow the audition protocol.
Audition process
The audition process provides us with an opportunity to evaluate your potential and our ability to educate you with respect to a career in professional theatre, film, and television. The process also affords you the chance to decide if our program is best suited to your goals and abilities.
Register via Acceptd
All applicants must complete a prescreen via Acceptd unless applying through one of our live prescreen events.
Upload the following:
- Headshot
- Résumé
- Personal statement or letter of intent
- Prescreen audition videos (see requirements below)
Live prescreen events
If you are applying through one of our four live prescreen events, you should not register on Acceptd until you are notified of your prescreen results. Our live prescreen events include:
- Pittsburgh Unifieds (in person): Oct. 10-13, 2025
- Pittsburgh Unifieds (virtual): Oct. 18-19-2025
- Drewnifieds (virtual): Oct. 24-26, 2025
- CAP Auditions (St. Louis): Nov. 13-16, 2025
If you pass your prescreen at one of these four events, you will then be invited to complete your Acceptd registration. At that point, your videos will be reviewed by additional members of the faculty, and you will be notified of your admission decision (accepted, waitlisted or denied).
For full details, please review the audition opportunities timeline below.
Prescreen submission requirements
All applicants not attending a live prescreen event must submit a prescreen via Acceptd. In addition to the application materials, this includes:
- A contemporary dramatic monologue, 60-90 seconds in length.
- A second monologue, 60-90 seconds in length. This may be contemporary or style, dramatic or comedic. It may be from a play, a film script, a television script, an unpublished author, self-written, or devised from a piece of literature.
We are looking to see who you are and your potential/capacity for honest acting. It is recommended that you steer clear of using dialects (that are not your own) or playing outside of your age range.
Audition day (live or virtual)
If you pass your prescreen, you will be asked to participate in a live audition. You will have the choice of attending virtually or in person.
- You will be asked to perform both monologues that you submitted for prescreen.
- Be prepared to receive and apply adjustments to your pieces.
- Be prepared for friendly discussion about your passions, skills and training goals.
- Dress in clothing that reflects your authentic self.
Audition opportunities
For a complete overview of audition dates, prescreen submission deadlines, and notification timelines, please see the following timeline chart.
Audition timeline chart (2025-26)
| Audition Event and Application Instructions | Audition Dates | Prescreen Submission Deadline |
Notification Date of Prescreen Results |
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Transfer auditions Submit prescreen via Acceptd by deadline
|
Nov. 7, 2025 | Oct. 15, 2025 |
Nov. 14, 2025 |
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Pittsburgh Unifieds Live prescreen. |
Oct. 10-13, 2025 | n/a |
Oct. 20, 2025 |
|
Pittsburgh Unifieds (Virtual) Live prescreen. |
Oct. 18-19, 2025 | n/a |
Oct. 26, 2025 |
|
Drewnifieds Live prescreen. |
Oct. 24-26, 2025 | n/a |
Nov. 3, 2025 |
|
CAP Auditions Live prescreen. |
Nov. 13-16, 2025 | n/a |
Nov. 25, 2025 |
|
TX Thespian Conference (Grapevine) Submit prescreen via Acceptd by deadline
|
Nov. 18-21, 2025 | Oct. 15, 2025 |
Nov. 18-21, 2025 |
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Moonifieds Submit prescreen via Acceptd by deadline
|
Nov. 20, 2025 | Oct. 15, 2025 |
Dec. 1, 2025 |
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Missouri Thespian Conference Submit prescreen via Acceptd by deadline
|
Jan. 8-10, 2026 | Dec. 12, 2025 |
Jan. 17, 2025 |
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Chicago Unifieds Submit prescreen via Acceptd by deadline
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Feb. 3-4, 2026 |
Priority: Dec. 12, 2025 Final: Jan. 19, 2026 |
Priority: Jan. 1, 2026 Final: Feb. 10, 2026 |
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MSU In-Person Auditions Submit prescreen via Acceptd by deadline
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Feb. 13-14, 2026 |
Priority: Dec. 12, 2025 Final: Jan. 19, 2026 |
Priority: Dec. 19, 2025 Final: Jan. 21, 2026 |
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MSU Virtual Auditions Submit prescreen via Acceptd by deadline
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Feb. 20-21, 2026 |
Priority: Dec. 12, 2025 Final: Jan. 19, 2026 |
Priority: Dec. 19, 2025 Final: Jan. 26, 2026 |
Candidates auditioning for both the Acting for Stage and Screen and Musical Theatre programs will receive separate prescreen notifications for each program.
For questions?
- Call the department office at 417-836-4400.
- Email TheatreAndDance@MissouriState.edu.
- Visit Acceptd Support Desk for technical assistance.