Each year, the Indiana Thespians State Conference includes a college audition process for students wishing to study theatre after high school. Junior and Senior Thespians may participate in the process. Each college or university theatre program that participates in the process awards a minimum of two individual $500 scholarships for students to study at their school. Most schools award much more than that!

Annually, this program awards nearly $500,000 in scholarships to prospective students!

College Audition applications will open annually with registration for state conference. The link below will not work until registration goes live!

apply here!

College Audition FAQs

How do I qualify to participate in the College Auditions?

• You must be an inducted Junior or Senior Thespian
• You must have a cumulative and current GPA of 2.5
• You must be looking to study theatre in college as a major or minor

How do I prepare?

• First, develop a portfolio of your work. Things to collect are videos of realized work (both actors and designers need this), as well as documentation of your process (designers).
• Get your resume in order!
• If you are doing a performance-based audition, you have 3 minutes to perform anything you want from plays or musicals to showcase your talent.
• If you are doing and educational or technical portfolio, you should prepare a 3-4 minute presentation of your portfolio.  
• If you are doing the college auditions, we also recommend bringing about 15 copies of your headshot and resume to State to distribute in the audition room or to other college reps at the booths (some colleges do not do the college auditions).​

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What colleges have attended?
Here is a list of colleges who have attended in recent years:

• Albion College
• Anderson University
• Ashland University
• Austin Peay State University
• Ball State University
• Butler University
• Earlham College
• Huntington University
• Illinois State University
• Indiana State University
• Indiana University South Bend
• Indiana University Southeast
• Indiana Wesleyan University
• Marion University
• Miami (OH) University
• Millikin University
• Ohio Northern University
• Purdue University Fort Wayne
• Purdue University West Lafayette
• Studio School LA
• University of Detroit Mercy
• University of Findlay
• University of Indianapolis
• Valparaiso University
• Vincennes University
• Western Illinois University

I have more questions. Who do I contact?
Please reach out to our College Audition Coordinator, Tom Mackey ([email protected])