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Application Procedures

Professional Actor Training Program (PATP)

Application/Audition information for Fall 2008 admission is now available.

The information and application brochure for 2008 admission is available here. This packet includes all of the information on these web pages and is in Adobe Acrobat format.

Admissions Requirements
Students who hold (or will hold by September 2008) a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution may apply. Most applicants have undergraduate degrees in theatre, but it is not essential. All must demonstrate outstanding talent to be admitted. The GRE is not required. International applicants must meet the minimum TOEFL and TSE scores and other Graduate School requirements.

1. Applicants submit to Graduate Programs, School of Drama, University of Washington, Box 353950, Seattle WA 98195-3950:
   1. The School of Drama PATP application form (packet), with your preferred audition date indicated.
   2. A $60.00 (non-refundable) audition fee, payable by check or money order to the School of Drama. Applications postmarked after the deadline must include a late application fee of $10.00 ($70.00 total). Please note, this is a separate fee from the one due to the Office of Graduate Admissions (B below) and nonwaivable.
   3. A photograph.
   4. A current résumé of training and experience in your field.
   5. One set of official transcripts.
   6. A statement of purpose including educational and professional goals.
   7. Three letters of recommendation. Each recommendation should state whether the letter is or is not available for review by the applicant. Forms for this purpose are available in the packet. Letters may be included in your application or sent directly to the School by your recommender.
   8. A copy of the Application for Admission to the Graduate School. (See B. below).
      
      **We will schedule your audition after we receive your PATP application form and audition fee, other materials can arrive later but should arrive by your preferred audition date.  
      
   
   
2. All applicants for graduate study at the UW must also apply to the Office of Graduate Admissions. You may apply on-line at: https://www.grad.washington.edu/applForAdmiss/ Graduate Admissions charges an application fee of $50. 

Deadlines
Applications should be postmarked by the following dates for each audition location. Those postmarked after the deadline must include the $10 late fee.

City:	Postmark deadline :	Auditions on:
Seattle	December 28, 2007	January 19 & 20, 2008
New York	December 28, 2007	January 27, 28, 31, 2008
Chicago	January 9, 2008	February 2 & 3, 2008
Las Vegas	January 18, 2008	February 9, 10, 2008 (afternoons only)
San Francisco	January 18, 2008	February 11

Las Vegas auditions will be held in the afternoon only. 

If you have any questions on the application process, contact the School of Drama’s graduate program assistant, Sue Bruns, at (206)543-0714 or email uwdrama@u.washington.edu.

For more information on the PATP program, contact Professor Mark Jenkins at (206)543-0789.

Audition Appointments
Audition appointments are scheduled as PATP application forms and audition fees are received. Later applicants may not get their first choice of audition time; however every effort will be made to schedule a private audition for everyone who submits an application. Please indicate your audition date preferences on the PATP application form.

University/Resident Theatre Association
Applicants who do not want a private audition and plan to only audition through the University/Resident Theatre Association (U/RTA) National Unified Final Auditions do not submit any University of Washington application materials unless asked to after their final U/RTA audition. (You may still apply for financial assistance available through the University by submitting the FAFSA and designating University of Washington-Seattle, Code #003798, in Step 6.)

Contact U/RTA at:
1560 Broadway, Suite 414
New York, NY 10036
(212)221-1130
urta@aol.com
www.urta.com

U/RTA’s application deadline is a postmark of November 19, 2007. They will accept late applications postmarked up to and including December 3, 2007 with the payment of a late fee.

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