Florida Thespians College Scholarship

Florida State Thespians expects these auditions to give new impetus to theatre educators to present the most outstanding talent they have discovered and trained. The competition is keen and applicants must be limited to those who seriously intend to pursue a career in theatre and to those whom you feel have the potential to do so.

The student must have actively participated at a Florida District Thespian Festival this school year in either a one act or Thespy event to be qualified to attend State. A scholarship application alone does NOT register the student for State.

No school will be allowed to send more than 3 juniors to the scholarship auditions.

Students auditioning should seriously intend to pursue a career in theatre. Audition only for your priority area. Use other material to demonstrate versatility at call backs. The student should work with their troupe director in the selection and preparation of their material.

It is the responsibility of the student to complete the audition application correctly and to get the correct endorsements. Incomplete or improperly completed applications will be disqualified, so follow directions carefully.

Any student found in violation of State Festival rules will automatically forfeit their scholarship.

Junior Scholarship Auditions will be held on Thursday at the festival.

REQUIREMENTS FOR JUNIOR SCHOLARSHIP AUDITIONS

• Current Junior in High School
• Must be registered for the 2024 Florida Thespian Senior State Festival
• Must be a current member of the International Thespian Society
• Must have a minimum of a 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale)  or 1170 on the SAT or 26 on the ACT at the time of application
• Must have received a Superior at a Florida District Thespian Festival this school year
• Must pay $20 Senior Scholarship Audition Fee

AUDITION PROCESS

Please note: Students will remain in the audition room until all auditionees in the block are  finished.  

Performance Auditions: Prepare an audition package that consists of the following:

• Slate: Name and Audition Number provided at the audition (This is included in the time allotment)
• Acting: 1 Monologue (not to exceed 60 seconds)
• Musical Theatre: 1 Song and 1 Monologue (not to exceed 90 seconds)
  • Bring sheet music for your musical selection; an accompanist will be provided.
  • All candidates MUST USE the accompanist provided. NO recorded music.
• Our timekeeper will say thank you when your time is up
• College Callbacks will be posted in the vendor room.
• Callbacks will be held at the college vendor table.

Technical Theatre, Theatre Management or Theatre Education Audition: Prepare an audition package that consists of the following:

• Slate: Name and Audition Number provided at the audition. (This is included in the time allotment)
• You will have 60 seconds to set up your portfolio or designs  (a table will be provided) and 60 seconds to share why you are interested in pursuing a specific area of theatre and show/explain highlights from your portfolio.
• Our timekeeper will say thank you when your time is up
• College callbacks will be posted in the vendor room.
• Callbacks will be held at the college vendor table.