Academy Application and Audition

Application Procedures

Applicants must submit the following to the George Washington University:

Original, completed and signed application form. For an application, click here, then click on the "apply for admission" button on the left. If you have problems accessing an application or connecting to the GW website, please call 888.ACA.7004.
a non-refundable application fee of $60
(do not send cash)
Official or certified copies of academic records/transcripts

Mail To: Columbian College of Arts and Sciences
Office of Graduate Admissions
George Washington University
801 22nd St. NW
Washington, DC 20052

Send the following to ACA:

Resume
Headshot
Two letters of recommendation
Copies of:
completed and signed application form
Statement of Purpose/Essay
Transcript (official or student)

Mail To: The Academy for Classical Acting
516 8th Street SE
Washington, DC 20003

No GRE or other standardized test scores are required, except for international students, who must submit TOEFL scores along with the application.

Audition Procedures
Auditions will be held in February, 2006 in the following cities:

Chicago: Thursday, February 9th
San Francisco: Wednesday, February 15th
New York: Friday, February 17th and Saturday, February 18th
Washington, D.C.: Sunday, February 26th

For the audition, please prepare two classical, contrasting monologues (from Shakespeare and in verse) that are 2-3 minutes each in length. Callbacks are held on the same day as your audition. If you are called back, you should have 1-2 additional classical monologues prepared as well as a contemporary piece. Those present at the ACA auditions may include Michael Kahn, Artistic Director of the Shakespeare Theatre Company; Catherine Weidner, ACA Program Director; and Ellen O'Brien, ACA Voice Instructor.