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Audition from anywhere. Choose the pathway that fits your timeline and budget — either a live, real-time callback weekend with workshops, or a fully asynchronous submission reviewed by every attending college.
How it works: Register through our registration portal first. You’ll receive a code to submit through GetAcceptd starting July 1st.
Submit your audition, then meet faculty in real time for callbacks over a dedicated weekend. Includes two live virtual workshops.
Submit once and your audition is evaluated by every attending college. One flat fee, no scheduled callbacks, no live workshops.
Both routes use GetAcceptd and are reviewed by every attending college. The difference is whether you want live faculty interaction over the callback weekend, or a self-paced submission with no scheduled time.
Five steps — the same for both pathways. Where the experience diverges between Virtual Live and Virtual is called out in each step.
Students complete the pre-screen requirements outlined on the DC Unifieds site and in GetAcceptd. All materials are due no later than two weeks prior to the event. The submission spec is the same across both pathways — songs, monologues, or portfolio depending on your track.
Both pathways have your submission reviewed by every attending college. The difference is what happens after the review. Virtual Live students receive feedback and live callbacks. Virtual students receive feedback asynchronously from interested programs.
Musical theatre students submit a 60-second dance call that includes a leap, kick, and jump, at least two weeks prior to the event. Acting, design, and stage management students skip this step. This requirement is identical across both virtual pathways.
Students on the Virtual Live pathway can attend college-led virtual workshops offering direct interaction with faculty, insight into program training styles, and additional opportunities to be seen beyond the audition room. This is where you start to discover not just where you get in, but where you belong.
If a college is interested, Virtual Live students will be scheduled for a live virtual callback on Saturday October 24 or Sunday October 25 — you'll meet the faculty and perform in real time through GetAcceptd's Audition Room. Virtual students receive direct outreach from interested programs via Acceptd or email, on each program's own timeline.
The room and the technology are the audition. Faculty can tell within ten seconds whether you took the setup seriously. Same specs apply to both pathways — Virtual Live and Virtual.
Both pathways start with the same prep. The synchronous track adds a live weekend; the asynchronous track stays self-paced throughout.
All pre-screen materials due via GetAcceptd no later than two weeks before the event (Oct 24-25 for Virtual Live; main event for Virtual).
Every attending college reviews submitted materials. Virtual Live students get feedback timed to the callback weekend; Virtual students receive asynchronous written feedback.
Saturday workshops led by attending college faculty. Real-time Q&A, direct chat access, and a chance to be seen beyond the audition.
Scheduled callbacks via GetAcceptd Audition Room. Perform for faculty in real time. Each program runs its own callback format.
Second day of scheduled live callbacks. Some students will have callbacks across both days. Stay flexible with availability.
Programs may follow up via Acceptd or email for weeks after the review window. Keep checking inboxes; some of the best conversations happen after the formal weekend.
Both virtual pathways are reviewed by the same colleges attending the main DC Unifieds event in Reston. Our roster is being finalized — here’s what to expect.
The biggest mistake virtual auditioners make is performing smaller than they would in person. The camera is your audition partner. Play to it the way you'd play to a faculty member three feet away.
Shoot a 30-second test, watch it on a phone, watch it on a laptop, listen on headphones. If anything is off, fix it before you do the real take.
A modern phone with great light beats a DSLR with bad light. Window light at midday — or two basic ring lights at 45° — solves 90% of what makes a tape look amateur.
Each piece should be one continuous take. Don't cut between phrases, don't punch up audio mid-line. Faculty want to see how you sustain — not how well you edit.
Virtual Live only: Plug into ethernet, close every other app, and ask everyone else in your home to stay off Wi-Fi during the slot. A dropped feed during a callback can't be redone.
Especially on live callbacks. Have a third piece prepped and ready to perform on demand. Faculty often want to see range beyond what you submitted.
Lock in your spot for the Musical Theatre track. Slots fill program-by-program — register early to get the schools you want.
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