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Conservatory Auditions, Interviews & Cinema Application Process

Requirements for Prospective Conservatory Majors:

  • Be academically admitted into Point Park University. Apply online!
  • Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (Point Park's school code is 003357) to be eligible for financial aid. Full financial aid awards will be sent upon academic and artistic admittance.
  • Be artistically admitted into Point Park University Conservatory of Performing Arts (details by major below). 

Please note: Due to the number of students who audition each year for the Conservatory programs, we do not provide feedback on individual audition results. 

Major

Artistic Decision Notification Schedule

Acting

 Applicants who audition by March 8, 2025 and are academically admitted, will receive their artistic decision and possible artistic achievement award via email and letter beginning March 12, 2025. 

Musical Theatre

 Applicants who audition by March 8, 2025 and are academically admitted, will receive their artistic decision and possible artistic achievement award via email and letter beginning March 12, 2025. 

Theatre Arts

 Rolling: Theatre arts has rolling admissions; however, space is limited in the program. Due to the competitive nature of our offerings, we strongly encourage applicants to submit their materials by February 1, 2025 to ensure the highest level of consideration for Conservatory merit-based scholarship(s). Candidates will be notified by email and letter of their artistic admission and possible artistic achievement award as the academic and artistic decisions are made. 

Theatre Production

 Rolling: Theatre production has rolling admissions; however, space is limited in the program. Due to the competitive nature of our offerings, we strongly encourage applicants to submit their materials before February 1, 2025 to ensure the highest level of consideration for Conservatory merit-based scholarship(s). Candidates will be notified by email and letter of artistic admission and possible artistic achievement award as the academic and artistic decisions are made. 

Cinema Arts 

Rolling: Cinema arts has rolling admissions; however, space is limited in the program. Due to the competitive nature of our offerings, we strongly encourage applicants to submit their materials before February 1, 2025 to ensure the highest level of consideration for Conservatory merit-based scholarship(s). Candidates will be notified by email and letter of their artistic admission and possible achievement award as the academic and artistic decisions are made.

Dance

 Rolling: Dance has rolling admissions; however, space is limited in the program. Due to the competitive nature of our offerings, we strongly encourage applicants to submit their materials before March 1, 2025 to ensure the highest level of consideration for our Conservatory merit-based scholarship(s). Candidates will be notified by email and letter of artistic admission and possible artistic achievement award as the academic and artistic decisions are made.

Students Must Complete a Two-Step Application Process:

Step 1: Apply for Academic Admittance

You must have your application for academic admittance on file BEFORE you schedule an audition or interview.

  • Undergraduate students will apply to the Office of Admission. APPLY ONLINE!
  • Graduate students will apply to the Office of Graduate Admission. APPLY ONLINE!
  • You DO NOT have to be academically admitted into the University prior to scheduling or completing the artistic review process.
  • Official transcripts and test scores DO NOT have to be on file prior to your audition, interview or portfolio submission.

Step 2: Complete the Artistic Review Process 

  • A pre-screen video submission is required for acting and musical theatre applicants. You must complete the pre-screen process in order to be considered for an in-person audition/interview. Applicants must have an application for academic admittance on file BEFORE submitting their pre-screen materials. 

  • Auditions are required for dance, acting and musical theatre applicants.

  • Portfolios and interviews are required for theatre arts and theatre production applicants.

  • A portfolio is required for admittance into the B.F.A. cinema production, B.F.A. screenwriting and B.F.A. animation programs. Applicants for the B.A. cinema arts with a concentration in animation, cinema or screenwriting are not required to submit a portfolio.

Please note: A $115 artistic review fee is required for acting, musical theatre, theatre arts and dance applicants. 

Conservatory applicants can be considered for an audition fee waiver. A waiver is based upon an applicant’s financial circumstances; i.e., you have received or are eligible to receive a College Board (SAT) or NACAC application fee waiver, you are Federal Pell Grant eligible (based upon your FAFSA) or your current financial situation stipulates that the audition fee would present a hardship.

In order to process a waived prescreen fee, you will need to go directly through Accept'd. Specific information regarding the requirements and process to request a fee waiver is available on Acceptd's website.

Dance

Acting and Musical Theatre 

Theatre Arts and Theatre Production (Stage-Management and Technical Theatre/Design)

Cinema Arts

M.F.A. Programs