Paper Mill Playhouse Sets College Discovery Seminars
COLLEGE DISCOVERY SEMINARS
WHEN: September 29 and October 1 at 6:30pm to 9pm and again on October 20 and 22, 2020 at 6:30pm to 9pm
WHERE: Zoom
Registration information can be found here.
To aid students and parents in college selection and
admittance, Paper Mill Playhouse will offer its College Discovery Seminars. Paper
Mill’s College Discovery Seminars are workshops in how to navigate the
college application and audition process for applicants studying musical
theater. The theater will offer the informational course online via Zoom on two
separate sets of dates this fall.
The
seminars, led by Paper Mill’s Senior Manager of Artistic Engagement, Stephen
Agosto, are a two-part series intended to make applying and auditioning for
Musical Theater programs easier and less stressful. The workshop discusses
topics such as what to consider when looking for a school, audition
expectations, prescreen requirements, the audition season timeline, finding
money for school, and more.
In
2019, Paper Mill collaborated with online arts application and audition
platform Acceptd to create the Musical Theater Common Prescreen (MTCP), an
initiative which streamlined the audition process for students and
revolutionized the application process nationally. Now in the wake of the
COVID-19 pandemic, colleges and universities across the country are joining the
Musical Theater Common Prescreen as they become more reliant on virtual
alternatives to their traditional evaluation process.
Agosto,
who headed the team that created the MTCP stated, “At Paper Mill we really are
a neutral party in this process. But because of our relationships with these
institutions, we have a large amount of knowledge from a unique perspective –
knowledge we want to share with and pass on to as many students as possible. We
see this as an investment in the progress of Musical Theater.”
The
Musical Theater Common Prescreen guidelines for colleges and universities
interested in participating can be found here.
The
Musical Theater Common Prescreen currently has 62 participating programs – a
jump from last year’s roster. New programs include Nazareth College, Siena
Heights University, Slippery Rock University, The Hartt School, The University
of Arizona, The University of New Hampshire, and Valdosta State University.
Paper Mill Playhouse Education & Outreach are generously sponsored
by The Goren Family & the Harmony Helper App.
PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSE, a
not-for-profit arts organization under the direction of Mark S. Hoebee
(Producing Artistic Director) and Michael Stotts (Managing Director) and
recipient of the 2016 Regional Theatre Tony Award, is one of the country's
leading regional theaters. In addition, Paper Mill Playhouse is the home
of a nationally recognized center for musical theater education and artist
training with outreach programs that impact thousands of students each year.
Paper Mill Playhouse programs are made possible, in part, by funds from the New
Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment
for the Arts. Paper Mill Playhouse is a member of the National Alliance for
Musical Theatre, the Council of Stock Theatres, and the New Jersey Theatre
Alliance.
ACCEPTD is
the premiere digital tool created for arts organizations to streamline the
application, audition, and
recruitment process. Acceptd
partners with over 600 organizations around the globe each year to optimize
their application process, enable online auditions and connect with talent.
