Auditioning: Professional Practice (18+)
Short Courses – 10 Week
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Overview
Navigating the industry can be overwhelming. Preparing for auditions, analysing text and scripts and attempting to network with industry professionals, it can all feel quite daunting.
This 10-week course is designed for Adults 18+ who want to develop their auditioning skills for professional settings.
While studying on the course you will explore how to widen and develop your skill set within the environment of an audition room. Techniques such as ‘SAP’- script audition preparation, reworking text and writing a monologue will be explored. The course will also offer practical techniques for professional auditions, industry research and networking.
By the end of this course students will have:
- Gained confidence in networking skills
- developed an understanding of how to rework text for audition
- written an original monologue tailored to their strengths
- taken part in a mock audition
This open access course maybe suitable to graduates who need a refresher, actors working professionally in the industry and those who are applying to drama school for the first time. This course aims to support participants wherever they are in their career and help them developed their skill set and confidence over the 10 weeks.
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The important details
Age:
18+
Cost:
£230
Date:
14 April - 16 June 2025
Time:
Mondays, 7pm - 9pm
Venue:
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, Glasgow, G2 3DB
Course Information
There are no entry requirements for this open access course but participants should have acting experience and are either actively looking for professional work or preparing for drama school auditions.
If you have any questions about this class or the support we can offer, please get in touch with us at shortcourses@rcs.ac.uk
We recommend that you have access to a range of contrasting monologues that could be called upon for audition.
- Plan and prepare to attend all classes
- Dress comfortably in clothes which are suitable for the activity you are taking part in.
- Bring a notepad and pen/pencil in case you wish to make notes.
- Please bring a bottle of water to stay hydrated during your class.
This course will run in person on Monday evenings for 10 weeks from 14 April – 16 June 2025, 7pm – 9pm.
The course fee is £230 which is the equivalent to £23 per session, and can be paid in full or in instalments before the course end date
Further Information
We want to ensure as many children, young people and adult learners as possible can access the performing and production arts education that is offered through Short Courses at RCS. Financial support options available for Short Courses include:
Agnes Allan Bursary
Agnes Allan was a teacher, passionate about inclusion, and this bursary scheme exists to offer support to students to participate in the performing or production arts.
The Agnes Allan Bursary provides some support to students who may require financial assistance to take part in a short course in dance, drama, music, production or screen.
Anyone who wishes to take part in our Short Courses and faces a financial barrier can apply for bursary support to help meet the cost of tuition fees.
James McAvoy Drama Scholarships
BAFTA-winning and Golden Globe nominated actor James McAvoy is committed to nurturing the creative potential of young Scots who experience barriers to access and participate in drama at RCS Short Courses.
James is a graduate of the BA Acting programme at RCS and Patron of the Junior Conservatoire of Drama. The Glasgow-born actor has funded the new James McAvoy Drama Scholarships to enable young people to experience the world-class drama training at RCS as he did.
The scholarship aims to support applicants who would otherwise find meeting the cost of tuition fees at RCS a barrier to accessing pre-Higher Education drama training at the Royal Conservatoire.
You can find more information about these funds on our Financial Support page.
We run various promotional offers for our Short Courses and Summer Schools. You can view our current offers on our Promotional Offers page.
You should contact us at shortcourses@rcs.ac.uk to request your discount code before booking a course.
Please note, only one promotional offer can be applied per course and should be used at the time of booking as we are unable to apply a discounts retrospectively.
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