College Audition Monologues
The right material starts with the right brief. Schools differ on time limits, permitted texts and audition stages. Compare the guidance below, confirm it with your chosen school, then build a shortlist you want to perform.
Juilliard
BFA Acting: fall 2027 entry
Official guidance checked
NYU Tisch
BFA Drama: acting artistic review
Official guidance checked
Carnegie Mellon
BFA Acting: recorded pre-screen, then live auditions by invitation
Full current brief needs confirmation
Yale
MFA Acting (graduate): application and auditions
Full current brief needs confirmation
Unifieds
Shared audition days for many colleges
Brief set by each school
Independent summaries, reviewed 2026-10-16. We are not affiliated with these schools.