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Troy University

Troy, AL

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No PrescreenScholarship AuditionScholarship InterviewUniversity App Required

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BS/BA Communication Arts

Theatre

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BSE Theatre Education

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BS/BA Communication Arts

Theatre

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Admissions

No PrescreenScholarship AuditionScholarship InterviewUniversity App Required

Audition format

In-Person Only

Program profile

Study Abroad

Training & Faculty

•Broad-based theatre education covering acting, design, directing, and playwriting

•Faculty includes Tommy Newman, ASCAP Cole Porter Award Winner and Kennedy Center ACTF National Musical Theatre Award winner

•Published playwrights, experienced costume and lighting designers, and accomplished performers on faculty

•Quinton Cockrell brings experience from Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Playwrights Horizons, and Soho Rep

Performance Opportunities

•Productions range from Shakespearean classics to high-energy musicals and student-led works

•Summer Spotlight immersive arts program (15+ years running)

Study Abroad

•Senior capstone or study abroad options in final year

•Summer Arts Academy in Pietrasanta, Italy

•Opportunities at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London

•Chancellor's Award for Global Competitiveness ($1,250 study abroad funding)

Academic info

Snapshot

3.42

Avg GPA (W)

96%

Admit Rate

school-wide

48%

Grad Rate

9.8K

Enrollment

$42K

Earnings

10yr after

Costs & Aid

Average Annual Cost

$16,527

after typical aid

In-State Tuition

$10,176

before aid

Out-of-State Tuition

$20,352

before aid

Average annual cost reflects the grants and scholarships most students receive.

$0-30k$12,656

$30-48k$12,042

$48-75k$14,321

$75-110k$18,406

$110k+$22,139

View full data on College Scorecard

Program info updated May 29, 2:50 PM

Program Highlights

Training & Faculty

•Broad-based theatre education covering acting, design, directing, and playwriting

•Faculty includes Tommy Newman, ASCAP Cole Porter Award Winner and Kennedy Center ACTF National Musical Theatre Award winner

•Published playwrights, experienced costume and lighting designers, and accomplished performers on faculty

•Quinton Cockrell brings experience from Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Playwrights Horizons, and Soho Rep

Performance Opportunities

•Productions range from Shakespearean classics to high-energy musicals and student-led works

•Summer Spotlight immersive arts program (15+ years running)

Study Abroad

•Senior capstone or study abroad options in final year

•Summer Arts Academy in Pietrasanta, Italy

•Opportunities at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London

•Chancellor's Award for Global Competitiveness ($1,250 study abroad funding)

Program Highlights

Training & Faculty

•Broad-based theatre education covering acting, design, directing, and playwriting

•Faculty includes Tommy Newman, ASCAP Cole Porter Award Winner and Kennedy Center ACTF National Musical Theatre Award winner

•Published playwrights, experienced costume and lighting designers, and accomplished performers on faculty

•Quinton Cockrell brings experience from Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Playwrights Horizons, and Soho Rep

Performance Opportunities

•Productions range from Shakespearean classics to high-energy musicals and student-led works

•Summer Spotlight immersive arts program (15+ years running)

Study Abroad

•Senior capstone or study abroad options in final year

•Summer Arts Academy in Pietrasanta, Italy

•Opportunities at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London

•Chancellor's Award for Global Competitiveness ($1,250 study abroad funding)

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Fee

$30

Deadline

Regular DecisionRolling

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Auditions

On Campus (Troy, AL)Oct 18, 2025

Trumbauer State Theatre Festival (Birmingham, AL)Dec 3, 2025

Mississippi Theatre Association (Oxford, MS)Jan 15, 2026

Georgia Thespian Conference (Columbus, GA)Feb 5, 2026

Alabama Thespian Festival (Birmingham, AL)Feb 13, 2026

On Campus (Troy, AL)Feb 28, 2026

Southeastern Theatre Conference (Chattanooga, TN)Mar 4, 2026

On Campus - Theatre Only (Troy, AL)Apr 11, 2026

Scholarship Audition Requirements

Optional audition for scholarship consideration - not required for program admission.

Songs

Scholarship Audition - Musical Theatre Option

•16 measures of a ballad and/or 16 measures of an up-tempo song

•Preferably from musical theatre repertoire

•Included in a 2-minute combined audition package with monologue

Monologues

Scholarship Audition - Actors

•Two prepared, contrasting monologues for a total of 2 minutes

•Slate at the beginning: state your name and where you are from

Scholarship Audition - Musical Theatre

•One or two prepared monologues (contrasting if performing more than one)

•Included in a 2-minute combined audition package with song selections

Additional Materials

RESUME (required)

Letter of recommendation (required)

•One letter from your high school theatre director or comparable reference

Personal statement (required)

•500 words or more: what you hope to gain from and what you will bring to the Department of Theatre and Dance at Troy University

HEADSHOT (required)

Color Headshot

UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS (required)

Optional Video

•45-90 second video showcasing additional talents or interests

•May also submit a portfolio of images or other evidence of additional work

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Application Portal

•Apply to Troy University through the TROY application portal

•Scholarship audition registration handled separately via audition@troy.edu

Enrollment

•Students may choose BS or BA track within the Communication Arts major

•Suggested minors: business, communications, English, psychology, or foreign language

What's The Process

Scholarship Audition Process

•Audition is for scholarship consideration only, not required for program admission

•Email audition@troy.edu to register and begin the process

•Register through the online application form on the TROY Theatre & Dance website

•Brief 5-7 minute interview at the conclusion of all auditions

•Attire: professional clothing, comfortable and able to move freely, hair styled so full face is visible

Scholarship Notification

•Notification via email as close to April 1 as possible

DTM Interview Option

•Students interested in Design, Technology, or Management may interview with a portfolio presentation instead of a performance audition

•5-minute portfolio presentation introducing yourself and your work

•Portfolio format is flexible: digital on laptop, website, physical folder, or samples of past work

•Not having a formal portfolio will not disqualify you

Scholarship Info

Scholarship Opportunities

•Competitive scholarship awards for Theatre majors

•Excellence Scholarship for Theatre

•Jeff Taylor Memorial Endowed Scholarship for Theatre Lighting & Sound

•Marion Rhodes Theatre Scholarship

•Performing Arts - Theatre scholarship

•Performing Arts - Collaborative scholarship

•TROY awarded over $20M in scholarships last year

Academic info

Snapshot

3.42

Avg GPA (W)

96%

Admit Rate

school-wide

48%

Grad Rate

9.8K

Enrollment

$42K

Earnings

10yr after

Costs & Aid

Average Annual Cost

$16,527

after typical aid

In-State Tuition

$10,176

before aid

Out-of-State Tuition

$20,352

before aid

Average annual cost reflects the grants and scholarships most students receive.

$0-30k$12,656

$30-48k$12,042

$48-75k$14,321

$75-110k$18,406

$110k+$22,139

View full data on College Scorecard

Training & Faculty

•Broad-based theatre education covering acting, design, directing, and playwriting

•Faculty includes Tommy Newman, ASCAP Cole Porter Award Winner and Kennedy Center ACTF National Musical Theatre Award winner

•Published playwrights, experienced costume and lighting designers, and accomplished performers on faculty

•Quinton Cockrell brings experience from Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Playwrights Horizons, and Soho Rep

Performance Opportunities

•Productions range from Shakespearean classics to high-energy musicals and student-led works

•Summer Spotlight immersive arts program (15+ years running)

Study Abroad

•Senior capstone or study abroad options in final year

•Summer Arts Academy in Pietrasanta, Italy

•Opportunities at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London

•Chancellor's Award for Global Competitiveness ($1,250 study abroad funding)

Updated May 29, 2:50 PM

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