Applicants may submit their audition/portfolio in one of three ways listed below but should only make one final submission. Your audition or portfolio review may be completed before or after you submit your application but should meet all deadlines.

In-person auditions and portfolio reviews are preferred. Registration is required for all in-person events.

1. In person

Please note that there will be an audition fee of $50 for in-person acting and musical theater auditions at all locations.

Registration is required for all in-person events. To register for an audition or portfolio review, visit our registration site. To register for a Fall Reception, call 315-443-3611.

On campus

In-person audition and portfolio review appointments are available on specific dates at the following events on campus:

• Fall Receptions
• Campus Drama Days

Off campus

Auditions for applicants to acting or musical theater, portfolio reviews for  applicants to theater design and technology or stage management, and interviews for applicants to the B.S. in theater management are available off-campus on specific dates at various locations. To schedule your audition, portfolio review, or interview, please visit our online registration site.

2. Online

Applicants may submit their audition video/portfolio to us online at suvpa.slideroom.com. You may upload still image files (jpg) up to 5 MB each, video files (mov, wmv, flv) up to 60 MB each, and PDF documents as appropriate to the requirements for your major of interest. The online portal offers additional instruction for submitting materials. Once your audition/portfolio is submitted, it can be viewed and rearranged until the final submission. For technical assistance, contact support@slideroom.com. There is a $10 fee for each submission you make through SlideRoom.

3. By mail

Students may submit an audition or portfolio review by mail if they are unable to attend in person. Please follow the guidelines in this section for specific information on submitting by mail.

Please keep the following in mind when submitting a recording of your acting or musical theater audition:

• Make sure all of the images are clear, not blurry.
• Be sure the camera was close enough to capture your facial expressions and your body movements.
• Make sure the auditory portion of the tape is clear and easily understood.

Send materials to:
Office of Recruitment and Admissions
College of Visual and Performing Arts
Syracuse University
202 Crouse College
Syracuse, NY 13244-1010

Acting and musical theater

• You may submit a recording of your audition on a DVD or CVD.
• Label the disk with your full name, birth date, status (first-year or transfer), and intended major.
• You should be the only person represented on the recording, and you should perform against a plain backdrop or wall. Submissions of high school productions are not admissible.
• On the recording, you must comment on your background and training, experience in performance, and personal goals in the theater.
• Musical theater applicants must also include a dance segment that demonstrates the candidate’s aptitude for serious dance study. The recording should include evidence of jumping and turning abilities; awareness of body position, direction and line; rhythmic sensibilities; and appropriate stylistic elements and performance qualities relative to the student’s background and training, if applicable. Students should wear appropriate dance attire, and the video should be a full-body shot, approximately one minute in length.

Theater design and technology

• You may submit a DVD. Do not send original work of any kind.
• Label the disk with your full name, birth date, and intended major. The work should be formatted as jpg files and saved in one folder for ease of viewing. Your image files should be approximately 300 dpi.
• You must also submit a fact sheet. Please list: your full name (including middle name), birth date, address, phone number, e-mail address, status (first-year or transfer), area of interest in theater design and technology (set, costume, or lights), and semester you plan to enter Syracuse University. Title files on disk with the corresponding number on the fact sheet.
• For each work included, list: the title of the piece; the size; the medium; date completed; if done in the classroom or independently; if based on real life, photo reference, or imagination; and concept. When more than one slide is used to illustrate a piece, label the slides in sequence (2a, 2b).
• If sending production photos, please indicate what part you played in the creation or execution of the item or items shown in the photo.

Stage management

• Submit materials in a three-ring binder.
• Label the binder with your full name, birth date, and intended major.
• If sending production photos, please indicate what part you played in the creation or execution of the item or items shown in the photo.