BFA/MFA Audition Dates and Requirements

MFA in Acting Program Auditions

The MFA in Acting degree has been modified into a sixty (60) credit hour course of study completed over a period of two-calendar years. There is a modicum of online course work required during the summer between those two years. Auditions for the MFA Acting Program will next take place in the spring of 2026 for a cohort of actors to matriculate in the fall of 2026. For audition locations, venues, dates, and audition requirements, see below.

Regent University will be represented at the following auditions:

University Resident Theater Association (URTA) Graduate School Auditions

Location	Dates	Venue
Philadelphia, PA	TBA	TBA
Chicago, IL	TBA	TBA
Live Virtual	TBA	(Remote; by appointment)

Southeastern Theater Conference Spring Graduate Auditions

Location	Dates	Venue
Mobile, AL	TBA	TBA

Video Auditions will be accepted until all positions have been filled. In person auditions are preferred.

Write to Dr. Michael Hill-Kirkland at michhil@regent.edu or call 757.352.4730 if you anticipate participating in either the URTA or SETC auditions and inform him of your intentions.

Independent Auditions

If you will NOT be participating in the URTA or SETC auditions but wish to schedule an independent audition at either of those venues while we will have a representative there, or wish to schedule an audition at Regent University’s Virginia Beach campus, contact Dr. Kirkland to pre-arrange an audition.

BFA in Acting Program Auditions

BFA Auditions & Scholarship Competition

Location	Dates	Venue
Virginia Beach Campus	TBA	Regent University Communication & Arts Building

Video Auditions

Accepted through TBA (In-person auditions are preferred)

All candidates should begin whte application process online for all academic programs.

As part of the application process, candidates should provide links to video clips of their auditions. Regent University Admissions will forward those links to the proper faculty for review and response.

View information regarding MFA/BFA auditions requirements and parameters

Submissions for the BFA in Acting Program will be accepted until midnight, April 25, 2025. After that, review of application and video clips is a faculty decretion.

Questions should be directed to Dr. Michael Hill-Kirkland at michhil@regent.edu or call 757.352.4730.

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