Drama Summer Intensive Curriculum

Drama College Prep Conservatory

Divided into separate Acting and Musical Theater tracks, the UNCSA Drama College Prep Conservatory is a summer program designed to enhance performance skills while giving students a taste of conservatory life. An audition is required.

Enrollment is limited to high school age students, age 15 or rising high school sophomores and up. Enrollment is limited to 75, allowing for intimate class size with individualized attention. Study with faculty from our world-class institution as well as distinguished guest artists. Develop the skills necessary to gain an edge in applying to competitive college Acting/Musical Theatre programs. Both tracks will culminate in a showcase of student work. Each track will encompass the following:

Acting Track

Audition monologue prep
Text analysis culminating in scene work
Voice work encompassing heightened text
Mask and Movement class
On-camera technique

Musical Theatre Track

Private singing lessons
Audition monologue prep
Ensemble work
Dance class focused on Musical Theatre/Jazz
Mask and Movement class
On-camera technique

Sample Daily Schedule

Time	Acting Track	Musical Theatre Track
9 - 10:30 a.m.	Mask/Movement/Dance Classes	Mask/Movement/Dance Classes
10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.	Voice Class	Warm-ups, Music Theory, Ensemble work
12:15 - 1 p.m.	Open Rehearsal Time	Warm-ups, Music Theory, Ensemble work, continued
1 - 2 p.m.	Lunch	Lunch
2 - 3:30 p.m.	Audition Monologue Prep	Singing Tutorials
3:45 - 5 p.m.	On-camera/Text analysis classes	On-camera/Text analysis classes
5 - 7 p.m.	Dinner and Open Rehearsal Time	Dinner and Open Rehearsal Time
7 - 8:45 p.m.	Optional Evening Master Classes	Optional Evening Master Classes

Schedule subject to change

Audition Requirements

Auditions for the 2025 program will be electronic. Please send audition materials to this email address:

SummerDramaAuditions@uncsa.edu

The Program Director will respond within 10 days of your audition submission. The deadline for auditions is April 15, 2025.

Acting Track applicants should email a Vimeo or YouTube video link with two contrasting monologues no more than 2.5 minutes in length.

Musical Theatre Track applicants should email a Vimeo or YouTube video link of a 32-bar cut of a song from musical theater repertoire as well as a contemporary monologue. Total video length should be no more than 2.5 minutes

Recommended Packing List - Acting Track

Several sets of clothing that you feel comfortable moving in. Sweats, dance tights, yoga pants, etc. – whatever you are most comfortable in. The program will be highly physical in nature.
Blank notebook – you’ll be learning and discovering much over the three weeks and will not want to miss any of it. You’ll also want a writing instrument with you for each class.
A copy of one of the contemporary monologues you auditioned with, or whichever monologue you’d like to first work on. You’ll be assigned a new monologue partway through the program.
If you have a complete works of William Shakespeare, it might be useful. If not, no worries, all of his plays are widely available online for free.
A binder to keep any handouts or class texts organized in.

Recommended Packing List - Musical Theatre Track

Several sets of clothing that you feel comfortable moving in. Sweats, dance tights, yoga pants, etc. – whatever you are most comfortable in. The program will be highly physical in nature.
Jazz dance shoes – recommended, but not required.
Blank notebook – you’ll be learning and discovering much over the three weeks and will not want to miss any of it.
Sheet music for the song you auditioned with, or whichever song you’d like to first work on. You’ll be assigned a new song partway through the program.
Binder to keep your sheet music in.
A copy of the monologue you auditioned with, or whichever monologue you’d like to first work on. You’ll be assigned a new monologue partway through the program.