Scholarships

Overview

Scholarships are available for students with performance and technical expertise in any area of the performing arts, including dance, music, musical theatre, technical theatre, and general theatre performance. Students should have a minimum GPA of 2.5 in academic subject areas and must participate in a formal audition and/or presentation. In addition to the general scholarship application, students should submit a current resume, a one-page statement discussing your goals in relationship to your past experiences and interests in Santa Fe College’s program, and two letters of recommendation.

Please see individual requirements for disciplines.

Requested materials should be submitted to discipline coordinator by Friday, May 31, 2024.

Audition Dates

Discipline specific materials should be submitted by May 31st, 2024. Applicants will be contacted soon after with audition/ interview details.

  • Dance: Wednesday, June 12, 2024
  • Vocal/Instrumental/Piano: Thursday, June 13, 2024
  • Theatre/ Acting/ Musical Theatre: Thursday, June 13, 2024

Audition Directions by Discipline

See specific audition requirements for each discipline below.

Acting/Musical Theatre:

Submit the following materials to russell.schultz@sfcollege.edu by May 31, 2024. 

  1. A current resume (as a pdf) 
  2. A one-page statement discussing your goals, their relationship to your past experiences, and your interests in Santa Fe College’s theatre program (as a pdf).
  3. 1-2 letters of recommendation.

Theatre/Acting:
Please prepare two (2) contrasting monologues, i.e. one contemporary (from around 1950-present) and one classical (Greek, Shakespeare, Moliere) or one comedic (Neil Simon, Wendy Wasserstein, etc.) and one dramatic (Eric Bogosian, Arthur Miller, Lanford Wilson, etc.) no more than one minute each. Please bring a current theatrical resume and headshot if you have one. 

Theatre/Musical Theatre:
Prepare one (1) monologue from a contemporary piece (1950-2024) and one song from a musical of your choice (please no classical pieces for this audition). The monologue and the song performed together should be no more than three (3) minutes in length. Please bring sheet music for your vocal piece or recorded accompaniment in digital format. Please bring a current theatrical resume and headshot if you have one. 

Please submit audition materials to Russell Schultz at russell.schultz@sfcollege.edu. Upon receipt of audition materials, Prof. Schultz will email you conformation and provide you with a detailed schedule for the day of your audition. 

Vocal/Instrumental/Piano

Submit the following materials to david.smith2@sfcollege.edu by May 31, 2024.

  1. Submit a current resume (as a pdf) 
  2. Submit one-page statement discussing your goals, their relationship to your past experiences, and your interests in Santa Fe College’s music program (as a pdf).
  3. 1-2 letters of recommendation.

Instrumental

Applicants must bring the following to the audition:

  1.  Instrumentalists: should prepare two pieces (5 - 6 minutes total) of contrasting styles from the Jazz and/or Classical repertoire. Jazz pieces should demonstrate the following styles: medium swing, blues, or Latin. Classical pieces should include solo etudes or concert band literature demonstrating both your technical and lyrical performance ability. 
  2. Applicants must bring six (6) copies of any sheet music or lead sheet used.
  3. Applicants must attend a brief interview with the music faculty to ascertain their level of training in music fundamentals and theory.

Vocal

Applicants must bring the following to the audition:

  1. Vocalists should prepare two classical pieces of contrasting styles, at least one in English.
  2. Applicants must bring six (6) copies of any sheet music used.
  3. An accompanist for a live performance is highly recommended; however, accompaniment may be provided on CD.
  4. Applicants must attend a brief interview with the music faculty to ascertain their level of training in music fundamentals and theory.

Please note: Vocalists wishing to use an accompanist should contact abrena.sandefur@sfcollege.edu as early as possible to make suitable arrangements.

Piano

Applicants must bring the following to the audition:

  1. Prepare two pieces from contrasting periods to be played from memory. Complete pieces or movements only.
  2. You will be asked to sight read a short excerpt or piece.
  3. Applicants must attend a brief interview with the music faculty to ascertain their level of training in music theory.

Dance

Dance Audition Requirements:

Submit the following to melissa.brenner@sfcollege.edu by May 31, 2024.

  1. Submit a current resume (as a pdf)
  2. Submit one-page statement discussing your goals, their relationship to your past experiences, and your interests in Santa Fe College’s dance program (as a pdf).
  3. 1-2 letters of recommendation. At least one should be from a dance artist that you’ve worked with.

Applicants should have a two-minute solo prepared. Solos can be in any style and can be self-choreographed or someone’s else’s choreography that has granted you permission. Music can be played via Bluetooth or CD format.

Dance Audition Schedule: Wednesday, June 12th, 2024

11 - 11:30am
Check in at the Fine Arts Hall to meet the dance faculty and tour the facilities.

11:30am - 1pm
Audition class with dance faculty in the following movement styles- Ballet, Contemporary, Improvisation

1 - 4pm
Candidates perform solos and interview with dance faculty.

Contact Dance Area Coordinator Melissa Brenner with questions at 352-395-4194 or melissa.brenner@sfcollege.edu.

Technical Theatre (A.A. tracks)

Submit the following materials to sarah.white@sfcollege.edu by May 31, 2024.

  1. Submit a current resume (as a pdf)
  2. Submit one-page statement discussing your goals, their relationship to your past experiences, and your interests in Santa Fe College’s music program (as a pdf).
  3. 1-2 letters of recommendation.
  4. Submit a current resume (as a pdf)
  5. Submit one-page statement discussing your goals, their relationship to your past experiences, and your interests in Santa Fe College’s Theatre program (as a pdf).
  6. Submit a Portfolio with student’s experiences and work in technical theatre (as a ppt and/ or pdf).
    • A portfolio is three-ring binder or similar book which contains a collection of images and photos from a show in which you were directly involved.
    • Be sure to provide notation for each image depicting your contribution.
    • Label all entries clearly.
    • Each entry should include: Dates, Venue, Name of Show, Director of Show.
    • Classroom projects and personal projects (model building, cosplay, arts and crafts) may also be included.
      Examples of Portfolio inclusions.
    • Drawings, design plots, ground plans, sketches, models.
    • Schedules, reports, running crew assignments, tracking charts.
    • Prompt books with blocking and cueing.
    • Photographs of construction and/ or installation processes.
    • Photographs of the completed show in production.
    • Do not include special effects unless it is a part of your original work.
  7. Submit a prepared video presentation, two (2) minutes or less in length, on one Technical Theater project or process in which a challenge was presented and the challenge was solved (as one of the following types of files: mp4, mov, wmv, avi).

Complete General Application

Please note: The 24/25 application will be available soon! Please do not complete the 23/24 application.

Complete the Scholarship Application

Questions?

Contact the Fine Arts Department Chair, Claire Orenduff at claire.orenduff@sfcollege.edu or call 352-395-5296.