Theatre

Study Abroad //

• Travel and exposure to the broader world of theatre are critical to the development of actors. Southern Miss is an active participant in our ten-state region in both the Southeastern Theatre Conference and the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival.
• The Study Abroad programs Southern Miss rank among the best in the country, and its five-week British Studies program features internationally renowned guest artists in musical theatre, Shakespeare and contemporary drama. Two-week programs in London Theatre and in the Performing Arts at the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland have been offered as well. All of these credit programs are eligible for financial aid. Noncredit travel is also available: the New York Theatre Tour and the London Theatre Tour delight students and community members during spring break. Southern Miss theatre students who take advantage of these extraordinary learning opportunities may be better prepared to enter the professional world.

The Big Show //

Are you a sophomore, junior or senior interested in majoring in theatre after high school? The Big Show, is your opportunity to see what theatre at Southern Miss can offer you for FREE! New dates to be set for 20-21.

How to Audition //

To apply for acceptance into the undergraduate BFA program in dance at Southern Miss, you must apply to the University AND audition as part of the application process.

The School of Performing and Visual Arts hosts a “The Big Show,” for prospective students to perform their audition and interview.

New dates to be set for 20-21:

• Introduction to the program
• Guided tours to prospective students and their families
• Individual meetings with department faculty to learn more about programs of study
• In groups, students will audition and/or interview.

For this aspect of the day:

• Actors should prepare a 1-minute monologue entirely of their choosing, from any genre, style or period.
• Actors may follow their monologue with 16 bars of a song of their choosing (a cappella only please), but singing is not required for audition.
• Designers, directors, dramaturgs and stage managers should provide their portfolios for a portfolio review and interview with departmental faculty.

**All participants are encouraged to provide resumes and other supporting documents that best represent their work.

Video Audition Guidelines

As a precaution in response to the COVID-19, our USM Dance program in the School of Performing and Visual Arts is currently only accepting online audition materials and video submissions, as an option for students.

Introduction: Let’s get to know you! Look at the camera and state the following information to begin your audition video :

• Name
• Where you are from
• Your goals as a dance major
• Why you would like to attend The University of Southern Mississippi’s School of Performing and Visual Arts to major in dance

Dance Performance: This section may include combinations from dance classes, a performed dance piece, improvised movement, etc. Movement can be in any dance style, a variety of dance styles, and be self or instructor choreographed (or a combination of both).

Length: Please note that the video should not exceed ten minutes in length.

Attire: Applicants must wear well-fitted dance attire where the body is fully visible; Your video must be taped in a theatre or dance studio with good lighting and the recording must be in focus; and incomplete or poor-quality videos may result in the student’s submission not being considered.

Deadline: All videos must be received no later stated University deadlines for undergraduate admissions.

Format: Your audition video may be submitted via video form by either uploading an MP4 file.

Thank you for following the instructions above. This will assist us in evaluating everyone on similar work and make the video audition close to what students are asked to do during the in‐person auditions. We can’t wait to review your submission!