North American Auditions
Guide to North American Auditions
Applications for LAMDA courses starting in September 2027 are now open. If your application is successful, you will be invited to attend an audition. From January 2027, we will be returning to North America to hold in-person auditions for our undergraduate and postgraduate acting courses.
Eligibility
Applicants living in North America
Audition Fee
£88 per person
Dates
From January 2027
Courses
Foundation in Stage and Screen (CertHE)
BA (Hons) Professional Acting
MFA Professional Acting
MA / MFA Classical Acting
MA / MFA Musical Theatre
Locations
TBC
About the Audition Process
Once your application has been reviewed, we will invite successful applicants to attend an audition.
Key details
We will confirm your audition date two to three weeks in advance, although you may receive shorter notice. Make sure you are prepared when you submit your application. If you apply for more than one course, you will only need to complete one audition process.
Locations
North America auditions will take place from January 2027. Dates and locations will be announced soon. If you are invited to audition, our Admissions Team will contact you with full details about your audition venue. We recommend applying early to secure a place at your preferred location.
On the day
Please arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled audition time. Your audition will last approximately 15 minutes, with the full process taking no longer than 30 minutes. Wear comfortable clothing that allows you to move freely.
Audition Requirements
You’ll need to prepare two monologues.
One monologue should be a maximum of 3 minutes and one monologue a maximum of 2 minutes, please do not exceed this time. One of your monologues must be from LAMDA’s Classical Monologue List. Your second monologue should be a contemporary speech of your choice.
The monologues can be written for any gender. Your audition will last approximately 15 minutes, during which time the panel may redirect you and ask you to try your piece in a different way.
We would recommend that applicants have additional monologues ready to perform. Applicants should also be prepared to be redirected.
Successful applicants will be required to attend an in person recall in Los Angeles or New York following their first-round audition. All information will be provided to you about the recall if you are successful at the first audition. There is no additional charge for the recall audition.
*If you are eligible to apply for a Postgraduate degree and also wish to be considered for the MA/MFA Musical Theatre course in this audition, please also prepare an unaccompanied excerpt (16 bars) from a musical theatre song of your choice.
You’ll need to prepare two monologues.
One monologue should be a maximum of 3 minutes and one monologue a maximum of 2 minutes, please do not exceed this time. One of your monologues must be from LAMDA’s Classical Monologue List. Your second monologue should be a contemporary speech of your choice.
The monologues can be written for any gender. Your audition will last approximately 15 minutes, during which time the panel may redirect you and ask you to try your piece in a different way.
We would recommend that applicants have additional monologues ready to perform. Applicants should also be prepared to be redirected.
Successful applicants will be required to attend an in person recall in Los Angeles or New York following their first round audition. All information will be provided to you about the recall if you are successful at the first audition. There is no additional charge for the recall audition.
*If you also wish to wish to be considered for the MA/MFA Musical Theatre course in this audition please also prepare an unaccompanied excerpt (16 bars) from a musical theatre song of your choice.
You’ll need to prepare two monologues.
These can be from any two different plays, although one must be from an Elizabethan or Jacobean text and one must be from LAMDA’s Classical Monologue List.
They can be written for any gender and each one must last no longer than three minutes.
*If you wish to be considered for the MA/MFA Musical Theatre course in this audition please also prepare an unaccompanied excerpt (16 bars) from a musical theatre song of your choice.
Applicants for the MA Classical Acting will not be required to attend a recall audition, unless they are applying for multiple courses.
If we are shortlisting or considering you for a place on the MA or MFA Classical Acting course after your first-round audition, you may be required to submit a further self-tape to us. The Admissions team will email you further details if this applies to you.
Auditions will take place in-person in the US.
Applicants will need to prepare two contrasting musical theatre songs that they will perform unaccompanied.
And one of the following:
- Two contemporary monologues
- A dance/movement piece that they have devised themselves or learnt choreography, that should last no more than 5 minutes.
If performing the dance piece applicants should bring their own portable music system and speaker.
If you are applying for Musical Theatre and Acting:
Auditions will take place in-person in the US.
In addition to the monologues required for their acting audition (i.e. MA / MFA Classical Acting, MFA Professional Acting), applicants should prepare one unaccompanied Musical Theatre song that they can perform to the audition panel.
You’ll need to prepare two monologues from contemporary texts, no longer than 3 minutes in length.
The monologues can be written for any gender. Your audition will last approximately 15 minutes, during which time the panel may redirect you and ask you to try your piece in a different way.
We would recommend that applicants have additional monologues ready to perform. Applicants should also be prepared to be redirected.
Successful applicants will be required to attend an in person recall in Los Angeles or New York following their first round audition. All information will be provided to you about the recall if you are successful at the first audition. There is no additional charge for the recall audition.
If you are applying for Musical Theatre and Acting:
Auditions will take place in-person in the US.
In addition to the monologues required for their acting audition (i.e. MA / MFA Classical Acting, MFA Professional Acting), applicants should prepare one unaccompanied Musical Theatre song that they can perform to the audition panel.
Preparing your Audition Pieces
- Even though you have been asked to prepare a number of monologues the panel may decide that they only want to some of them and focus any re-direction on those.
- Be prepared to receive some direction from the panel on one or more of your pieces.
- You won’t be able to use any props, so don’t choose a monologue which is reliant on any. Under no circumstances should you bring imitation weapons to use as props.
- For Musical Theatre auditions you won’t be able to have an accompaniment or pianist.
- The audition panel want to see your creativity and interpretation of the text. Don’t rely on performances from other actors or films of the monologue to show you how to do it.
- You can edit your monologue and it can be written for any gender, but make sure it makes sense as a stand-alone speech. For example, if you are combining two short pieces to lengthen your monologue, make sure that it flows well.
