When you apply for admission to the BFA in Theatre Design/Technology you must complete four steps after receiving your Emerson ID:
Upon receiving your portfolio & résumé, the Department of Performing Arts will send a confirmation e-mail to the address on your application.
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Interview |
Résumé & Portfolio |
Notes |
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Early Action |
Must choose an Early Action interview date |
Must be submitted in order to schedule an interview |
Early Action applicants who do not submit a résumé & portfolio and complete an Early Action interview will automatically be deferred to Regular Action. |
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Regular Action |
May choose an Early or Regular Action interview date |
Must be submitted in order to schedule an interview |
Regular Action applicants who do not submit a résumé & portfolio and complete a Regular Action interview will not be admitted to Performing Arts. |
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Transfers |
May choose any of the offered interview dates |
Must be submitted in order to schedule an interview |
Transfer applicants may submit their résumé & portfolio and complete their interview at the Early Action, Regular Action, or Exclusive Transfer Interview Dates. |
Your theatrical résumé may include, but is not limited to, your experience in:
Your portfolio should consist of 20 samples of creative work. These examples of your creative work should document your work in the theatre but may also include:
Please do not send original art or paperwork since portfolios will not be returned.**
The interview plays an important role in the admission decision. It gives us the opportunity to discuss your portfolio with you, evaluate your talent and potential, and determine if you would be compatible with our program.
Applicants that are required to complete an interview (BFA Design/Technology, BFA Stage/Production Management) book themselves into a thirty-minute interview period. Please arrive fifteen to twenty minutes prior to the interview start time so that the interview staff can confirm your arrival and take a photo of you. This photo will be associated with your record and interview and it will only be used internally at Emerson College for the interview process. After you have been checked in you will be directed to the room where your interview will take place. Anyone accompanying you will be directed to wait in the Visitor Center.
Applicants to the BFA in Theatre Design/Technology may complete their interview on-campus in Boston or at the National Unified Auditions in Chicago according to the schedule below. Although we would prefer to meet you in person, telephone interviews are available for applicants who live a great distance from a live interview site and for whom the cost of traveling is prohibitive. All interviews are scheduled online through StageDoor only after you have been notified that the Department of Performing Arts has received your portfolio.**
**The Chicago Exception
If you are interested in scheduling your interview to take place in Chicago at the National Unified Auditions, do not send in your portfolio in advance; you should instead complete the following steps after receiving your Emerson ID:
Interview Dates for Early Action Applicants
Boston
The Emerson College Visitor Center
Within the Tufte Performance & Production Center
10 Boylston Place
Boston, MA, 02116
Telephone Interviews
Interview Dates for Regular Action Applicants
Boston
The Emerson College Visitor Center
Within the Tufte Performance & Production Center
10 Boylston Place
Boston, MA, 02116
Telephone Interviews
**Chicago
The Palmer House Hilton - this location is the site of the National Unified Auditions
17 East Monroe Street
Chicago, IL, 60603
Exclusive Interview Dates for Transfer Applicants
Boston
The Emerson College Visitor Center
Within the Tufte Performance & Production Center
10 Boylston Place
Boston, MA, 02116
Telephone Interviews