Admission
Apply to the Department of Theatre
STEP ONE: Apply to TCU
All applicants to the BFA and BA Theatre programs must apply to the University. You do not have to know your acceptance status to the university before your audition or portfolio review for entrance to the BFA and BA programs.
Be sure to review the deadlines for admission to the University in addition to audition dates and submission deadlines for the department of Theatre.
STEP TWO: Submit Theatre TCU Prescreen
All BFA Theatre programs require an audition or portfolio review for entrance. A performance audition is required for both Acting and Musical Theatre majors. A portfolio review/interview is required for both Design & Technology and Theatre Studies majors. BA Theatre students are not required to audition for entrance.
To secure a BFA entrance audition or portfolio review, upload a complete profile to Acceptd as a prescreen. If the prescreen is approved, you will be contacted to schedule an entrance audition or portfolio review.
All students who audition for one of the BFA programs in Theatre will be considered for the BA degree. You do not need to submit a second application for the BA program if you are completing a BFA program audition/portfolio review.
Please review each program’s prescreen and audition/portfolio review requirements.
Theatre TCU’s Acceptd prescreen portal will remain open October 1, 2024 – February 1, 2025.
STEP THREE: Audition/Portfolio Review
Once your prescreen has been approved, you will be contacted and invited to schedule an audition or portfolio review from our available audition dates and times.
Theatre TCU will host both in-person and virtual audition dates from late fall 2024 through early spring 2025. Theatre TCU also participates in Pittsburgh Unified Auditions and CAP United Auditions in fall 2024 and National Unified Auditions in early 2025.
Students that complete any Theatre TCU audition will automatically be considered for Theatre scholarship and Nordan Fine Arts awards.
STEP ONE: Apply to TCU
All applicants to the BFA and BA Theatre programs must apply to the University. You do not have to know your acceptance status to the university before your audition or portfolio review for entrance to the BFA and BA programs.
Be sure to review the deadlines for admission to the University in addition to audition dates and submission deadlines for the department of Theatre.
STEP TWO: Submit Theatre TCU Prescreen
For those only interested in the BA program, you must complete the following to be considered.
Submit an Acceptd prescreen containing the following:
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- Resume
- Headshot (optional)
- A Wildcard Video explaining in 2 minutes or less your interests in the Theatre and any past experience.
- Monologue, song, or portfolio (optional)
No additional audition or interview is required after submitting your prescreen. You admittance to the BA program will be determined from your prescreen. Admittance decisions into the BA program will be shared by mid-March.
All students who audition for one of the BFA programs in Theatre will be considered for the BA degree. You do not need to submit a second application for the BA program if you are completing a BFA program audition/portfolio review.
BA majors are not eligible for departmental scholarships. They are eligible for academic and need-based aid through TCU’s Office of Financial Aid.
For more information contact Sue Anne Cameron, Theatre Admissions Coordinator, s.cameron@tcu.edu or 817-257-4196.
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