2012 tertiary auditions
Contemporary Australian plays for tertiary entrance auditions and projects
It's application season as universities around Australia call for new entrants to their performing arts courses. We've compiled an overview of the contemporary Australian plays we have available, of those that are listed in the application and audition materials for NIDA, WAAPA and the University of Ballarat.
Interestingly, NIDA hasn't set a prescribed list this year, instead encouraging applicants to dig deep into the cannon of contemporary playwriting and "enjoy the search." We hope our site may be of some help in this search.
If you're applying to one of these courses and wish to purchase any of the texts listed on our site, remember that paperback titles are generally received between 7 and 14 days from the time you place an order.
National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA)
Applying to NIDA
Project Information and downloads
Applications close 30 September 2012
Bachelor of Dramatic Art (Costume)
- Don’s Party by David Williamson
Bachelor of Dramatic Art (Directing)
- The Venetian Twins by Nick Enright and Terrence Clarke
Bachelor of Dramatic Art (Design, Production, Properties and Staging)
- Wolf Lullaby by Hilary Bell
- Don’s Party by David Williamson
- Antigone by Sophocles (adapted by Eamon Flack)
Bachelor of Dramatic Art (Acting)
Applicants for the Acting course are required to prepare two monologues, one of which should be a “short monologue from a modern or contemporary play (Australian or international).” - nida.edu.au
Applicants should refer to NIDA’s own information page for instructions on selecting a monologue.
As a starting point, here are some monologues from Australian plays that have previously been listed as suggested pieces for NIDA auditions:
Female
- Cherie - Blackrock by Nick Enright
- Cressy - Radiance by Louis Nowra
- Murri Woman - The 7 Stages of Grieving by Wesley Enoch and Deborah Mailman
- Rose - The Seed by Kate Mulvany
- Denise - The Call by Patricia Cornelius
- Snake - The Kid by Michael Gow
- Margot - The Female of the Species by Joanna Murray-Smith
- Nina - Jerusalem by Michael Gurr
- Barbara – Europe by Michael Gow
- Alice – Crazy Brave by Michael Gurr
- Gillian – Dags by Debra Oswald
Male
- Roo – Summer of the Seventeenth Doll by Ray Lawler
- Max – Myth, Propaganda and Disaster in Nazi Germany and Contemporary America by Stephen Sewell (adapted)
- Douglas – Europe by Michael Gow
- Ray – Dead Heart by Nick Parsons
- Sam – All Stops Out by Michael Gow
- Steve – The Return by Reg Cribb
- Luke – The Modern International Dead by Damien Millar
- Chunk – The Call by Patricia Cornelius
- Ruben – Ruben Guthrie by Brendan Cowell
University of Ballarat
Bachelor of Arts (Acting)
Applications close Friday 5 October 2012
Contemporary Women’s Monologues
- Dulcie - Summer of the Aliens by Louis Nowra
- Pearl - It Just Stopped by Stephen Sewell
Contemporary Men’s Monologues
- Lester - Cloudstreet – Adapted by Nick Engright and Justin Monjo from the novel by Tim Winton
- Quick Lamb - Cloudstreet – Adapted by Nick Engright and Justin Monjo from the novel by Tim Winton)
- Steve - The Return by Reg Cribb
Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts
(Edith Cowan University)
Bachelor of Arts (Acting)
Female Monologues
- Michelle - The Boys by Gordan Graham
- Monika - After Dinner by Andrew Bovell
- Murri - The 7 Stages of Grieving by Wesley Enoch & Deborah Mailman
Male Monologues
- Stephen - After the Ball by David Williamson
- Francis - The Golden Age by Louis Nowra
- Jimi - Casting Doubts by Maryanne Sam
For those interested in auditioning for a 2013 place at the Victorian Academy of the Arts (VCA), you'll find application information here.
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