Bachelor of Music Theatre and Acting auditions
If you've applied for the Bachelor of Music Theatre and Acting, the next step is attending an audition. Find out how to prepare for yours.
Key info
Auditions held: November 2026
Venue: Melbourne or Ballarat (online available for interstate applicants)
Audition details
You must perform:
- one classical monologue
AND - one contemporary monologue OR one musical theatre song.
Please come to your audition in neat, casual clothing (no activewear). Costumes and props aren't required.
What to perform
Monologue instructions
- You must memorise your monologue(s) for the audition.
- There will be no prompting.
- Accents, costumes or props are not required.
- We recommend that you prepare by reading the play your monologue is from.
Choose one of the following:
- JULIET: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
- BENVOLIO: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
- CHORUS: Henry V by William Shakespeare
- BOY: Henry V by William Shakespeare
- VIOLA: Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
- HAMLET: Hamlet by William Shakespeare
- FERDINAND: The Tempest by William Shakespeare
- EDMUND: King Lear by William Shakespeare
- IAGO: Othello by William Shakespeare
- PHOEBE: As you Like It by William Shakespeare
- MACBETH: Macbeth by William Shakespeare
- PORTIA: Julius Ceasar by William Shakespeare
- ALICE: Arden of Faversham by Anonymous
- GREENE: Arden of Faversham by Anonymous
- MICHAEL: Arden of Faversham by Anonymous
- ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE: The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare
- LUCIANA: The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare
Song instructions
- DO NOT choose a song that features a popular recording artist (like ABBA, Queen or Dusty Springfield).
- Your song should be less than two minutes long.
- You must memorise your song for the audition.
- You must perform with a piano accompaniment (provided at live auditions – you can't bring your own).
- Bring your backing track AND the sheet music of your song marked with any cuts or revisions.
Monologue instructions
- You must memorise your monologue(s) for the audition.
- There will be no prompting.
- Accents, costumes or props are not required.
- We recommend that you prepare by reading the play your monologue is from.
Choose one of the following:
- CREATURE: FRANKENSTEIN by Nick Dear (2011)
- IRINA: THE THREE SISTERS (1901) by Anton Chekhov (Transl. R. Hingley.)
- MARY WARREN: THE CRUCIBLE by Arthur Miller (1953)
- MEG: AWAY by Michael Gow (1986)
- EVONNE: SUNSHINE SUPER GIRL by Andrea James (2020) (This monologue is for First Nations)
- ZUZU: DANCE NATION by Clare Barron (2018)
- NINA:THE SEAGULL by Anton Chekhov (1895) (Translation from the Russian by Elisaveta Fen)
- RICHARD: WALKING INTO THE BIGNESS by Richard Frankland (2014) (This monologue is for First Nations)
- TOM: BERLIN by Joanna Murray Smith (2021)
- TROFIMOV: THE CHERRY ORCHARD by Anton Chekhov (1904) (Adapted by Simon Stone.)
- CHARLIE: YOU’RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN by Clark Gesner (1967)
- CORNELIUS: THE MATCHMAKER by Thornton Wilder (1954)
- ROY: THE SEASON AT SARSAPARILLA by Patrick White (1962)
- SCORPIUS: HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILDby JK Rowling, John Tiffany, Jack Thorne (2017)
- SNAKE: THE KID by Michael Gow (1983)
What happens after the audition?
Because there are so many applicants, we're unable to give feedback about individual performances. If we think you'd be a good fit for the Arts Academy, we'll send you a callback email explaining the next step – a dance audition. If you don't receive a callback, you're welcome to audition again next year. Keep in mind that we don't accept deferrals in the Bachelor of Music Theatre and Acting.
Info for school leavers
VTAC will send you an A, B or C letter (via email) sometime between late December and mid-February. If you receive an A letter and want to accept your offer but haven't placed Federation University as your first preference, you should change your preferences by the relevant deadline.