Participation Requirements
- Must be enrolled as a full-time student (at least 12 units per semester)
- Participate in at least two Theatre Arts Department main season productions as an actor or a technician each academic year
- Complete at least three credits in Theatre per year
- Remain in good academic standing with the College, minimum 2.0 GPA
Failure to comply with these requirements will result in loss of scholarship.
Although not required, most Creative Arts Scholarship recipients will opt to declare and fulfill a Theatre major or minor.
Application Process
- Audition (Actors Only): see directions below
- Headshot (Actors Only): in JPG format
- Tech Portfolio (Tech Only):
- Select 10-20 pieces that you feel best represent the work you've done in Theatre production. All submissions must be submitted through Google Drive.
- Create a folder in Google Drive titled, “[First and Last Name] Theatre Tech Portfolio.”
- Copy .jpg image files of each portfolio submission into this folder
- Take all portfolio submissions and place them into this folder. If your work can't be shared or displayed in .jpg form, you may reach out to Professor Gil Gonzalez at ggonzalez@whittier.edu for guidance.
Auditions
Applicants are asked to perform one monologue, 2 to 2.5 minutes in length, from a theatrical play of their choice. Film monologues are not accepted. Applicants are recommended to avoid extreme characterizations so that their personal essence may be conveyed. Simple hand props are encouraged, however, costumes and elaborate props are not appropriate.
YouTube Auditions
To submit your video audition, you will copy its link into your application form. Therefore, you must be prepared to submit this by the application deadline - not the live audition date.
- Make sure that your video is not set to Private
- You may set the video to Unlisted to prevent unauthorized viewers
- Title your video “Whittier Theatre Audition: [First and Last Name]”
- Indicate the play your monologue comes from in the video description
Submissions of reels, footage from production work, live public performances, etc., will not be accepted. Videos must be monologues adhering to the same guidelines as in-person auditions.
We want to get to know each candidate, so please take a few minutes after your video monologue to tell the Scholarship Committee about yourself--your theatre background, what you like about it, your future life and/or career plans, etc. Be direct and informal.