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Butler Community College

El Dorado, KS

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Admissions

No PrescreenScholarship AuditionNo InterviewUniversity App Required

Audition format

In-Person or Virtual

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Admissions

No PrescreenScholarship AuditionNo InterviewUniversity App Required

Audition format

In-Person or Virtual

Program profile

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ProgramOfficial Program Page

Program snapshot

Admissions

No PrescreenScholarship AuditionNo InterviewUniversity App Required

Audition format

In-Person or Virtual

Program profile

Transfer Out

Training

Perform on stage from your first semester

Four annual productions including musicals, Theatre for Young Audiences, classical and modern pieces

Original scripts premiered when available

Small class sizes with personalized mentorship

Professional Development

Delta Psi Omega honorary theatre society

Annual Theatre for Young Audiences outreach with area elementary schools

Degree Flexibility

63-64 credit hour associate degree designed for university transfer

Career paths include acting, writing, and choreography

School info

Snapshot

Grad rate

32%

Enrollment

5.1K

Earnings

$41K

10yr after

Costs & aid

In-state tuition

$4,994

Before aid

Out-of-state tuition

$6,884

Before aid

Cost of attendance

$20,490

Before aid

Average net price

$15,724

After aid

Cost Of Attendance · butlercc.edu College Scorecard

Program info updated 6d ago

Program Highlights

Training

Perform on stage from your first semester

Four annual productions including musicals, Theatre for Young Audiences, classical and modern pieces

Original scripts premiered when available

Small class sizes with personalized mentorship

Professional Development

Delta Psi Omega honorary theatre society

Annual Theatre for Young Audiences outreach with area elementary schools

Degree Flexibility

63-64 credit hour associate degree designed for university transfer

Career paths include acting, writing, and choreography

Program Highlights

Training

Perform on stage from your first semester

Four annual productions including musicals, Theatre for Young Audiences, classical and modern pieces

Original scripts premiered when available

Small class sizes with personalized mentorship

Professional Development

Delta Psi Omega honorary theatre society

Annual Theatre for Young Audiences outreach with area elementary schools

Degree Flexibility

63-64 credit hour associate degree designed for university transfer

Career paths include acting, writing, and choreography

Key Info

Enrollment Term

Fall 2027

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Deadline

Regular DecisionRolling

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Auditions

Theatre Performance Scholarship Audition

Oct 3, 2026Nov 21, 2026Feb 20, 2027Apr 24, 2027

Theatre · butlercc.edu

Scholarship Audition Requirements

These requirements are from the Fall 2026 entry cycle. Fall 2027 requirements are typically posted between August and October and usually change only slightly — confirm on the official source before submitting.

Optional audition for scholarship consideration only; it is not required for program admission.

Monologues

Scholarship Audition Pieces

Two prepared, memorized solo acting pieces, 3 min max combined

Alternative: replace one monologue with a 16-bar song selection

Be prepared to give the title of each piece

Cold read of a short scene provided at the audition

Additional Materials

Resume (Required)

Include current GPA

Cover Letter (Required)

Introduce yourself and your interest in theatre

Photograph (Required)

Recent photograph

Theatre · butlercc.edu

Good to Know

Enrollment

Free application via Butler CC website

Rolling admission with multiple semester start dates

Scholarship Registration

Scholarships cover in-state tuition and books for any major

Transfer Pathway

This is a transfer pathway degree built to transfer into a four-year program. Confirm which universities it articulates to, and which credits carry over, before you enroll.

What's The Process

Scholarship Audition

No audition required for program admission (open enrollment)

Optional scholarship audition for cash endowed scholarships toward tuition

In-Person Audition

Perform your prepared pieces at Butler's El Dorado campus

Be prepared to cold read a short scene provided to you

Virtual Audition

Video cropped hip-to-head (3/4 body), 3 min max

Upload two unedited acting pieces to YouTube as unlisted video

Email the link with submission documents to theatre@butlercc.edu

Contact

Leslie Coates, Performance Faculty

Theatre@butlercc.edu

Scholarship Info

Performance Theatre Scholarships

Cash endowed scholarships payable toward tuition

Open to students of any major

Must have earned at least a 2.0 GPA in most recent semester

School info

Snapshot

Grad rate

32%

Enrollment

5.1K

Earnings

$41K

10yr after

Costs & aid

In-state tuition

$4,994

Before aid

Out-of-state tuition

$6,884

Before aid

Cost of attendance

$20,490

Before aid

Average net price

$15,724

After aid

Cost Of Attendance · butlercc.edu College Scorecard

Training

Perform on stage from your first semester

Four annual productions including musicals, Theatre for Young Audiences, classical and modern pieces

Original scripts premiered when available

Small class sizes with personalized mentorship

Professional Development

Delta Psi Omega honorary theatre society

Annual Theatre for Young Audiences outreach with area elementary schools

Degree Flexibility

63-64 credit hour associate degree designed for university transfer

Career paths include acting, writing, and choreography

Updated 6d ago