The Program

The Bachelor in Fine Arts Acting Program is designed for the serious student who seeks to undertake intensive conservatory training in the study of acting.  The core of the program consists of a required four- year commitment of courses in acting, voice and speech, and movement. The acting core is augmented by courses in physical theater, theatrical makeup, dialects and classical texts. Rutgers Theater Arts features a one-of-a-kind acting training opportunity with the junior year spent at Rutgers Conservatory at Shakespeare’s Globe in London to study classical acting. The goal of the program is professional preparation for a career in theater, film and/or television.

Info Session /Tours     

                          Monday, October 8, 2007, 1:00 p.m.                         

                          Friday, November 9, 2007, 10:00 a.m.                                                               Wednesday, January 23, 2008, 5:00 p.m.

We recommend that you make a reservation by calling 732-932-9891 x10

Audition Requirements

• If you are planning to audition at the Rutgers New Brunswick campus, we suggest you submit your application to Rutgers University prior to scheduling an audition.  After you do so, you will receive a letter from the Theater Arts Department with information on how to schedule your audition at the Rutgers campus or on our National Audition Tour.
• A $50.00 non-refundable talent assessment fee.  (This fee is in addition to the university’s standard application fee.)
• Audition:  Actors should present two contrasting monologues.  They should be memorized.  The combined total of both monologues may not exceed 4 minutes.
• Resume and a headshot or a picture.

Acting Application Deadline

Apply online at http://admissions.rutgers.edu/ by January 15, 2008.

Audition Dates

There is a $50.00 non-refundable talent assessment fee made payable by check, cash or money order.  Payments should be made to Rutgers University.   (This fee is in addition to the university’s standard application fee and is due no later than the time of the appointment.)

B.F.A. Acting National Audition Tour for Fall 2008 Admissions*

                   New York City:
                   February 2, 2008
                   at McCorkle Casting Studio

                   Chicago:
                   February 4, 5, & 6, 2008
                   at Palmer House Hilton

                   San Francisco:
                   February 8 & 9, 2008
                   Location to be determined

                   Los Angeles:
                   February 10 & 11, 2008  (11th 4:00-6:00 p.m. only)
                   at Los Angeles Airport Hilton

                  Miami:
                  February 23, 2008
                  at New World School of the Arts

                  Rutgers On Campus audition dates: 

                  February 16 and 17 (by appointment only)

*walk-ins are welcome

For Fall 2008 Admissions

If you choose to audition at the Rutgers University/New Brunswick campus, please note that an information session and tour of our Theater Arts facilities is scheduled at 1:00 p.m. on each audition day in New Brunswick.

Please apply to the program by January 15, 2008.  You can do so at http://admissions.rutgers.edu.  The Theater Arts Department will contact you with information about how to schedule your acting audition.