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Theater Résumé & Auditions

Eleventh graders learn to build a theater résumé and prepare for college and program auditions — listing roles and skills, choosing contrasting monologues, and picking pieces that show their range — real-world steps toward a life in theater.

Grade 11Career Prep55 minutes1 class periodArtistic ProcessExplicit teaching4 StandardsNCAS
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Build a theater résumé.
  • ✓Prepare an audition.
  • ✓Choose the right pieces.
  • ✓Pursue theater.
Essential Question

Ready to pursue theater seriously? A strong résumé and audition can open doors. How do you prepare?

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Interactive Task
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Theater Résumé & Auditions Check

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The Lesson · Artistic Process (Warm-Up · Explore · Rehearse · Perform · Reflect)

55 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — Open the Doors

6 min

A strong résumé and audition can open doors — how do you prepare?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Show a theater résumé.
  • Ask what it needs.
  • Warm up.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Look.
  • Consider.
  • Warm up.
2

Explore — Résumé & Auditions

13 min

Students explore.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Theater Résumé & Auditions Check.
  • Note contrasting monologues.
  • Note choosing pieces.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Answer.
  • Note it.
  • Name.
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Rehearse — Rehearse

15 min

Students rehearse.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Draft a résumé line.
  • Choose two monologues.
  • Practice one.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Draft it.
  • Choose them.
  • Practice.
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Perform — Perform

13 min

Students perform.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Do a mock audition.
  • Show your range.
  • Give critique.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Audition.
  • Show it.
  • Critique.
5

Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students respond.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say what a résumé lists.
  • Say how to pick pieces.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Say it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (Theatre, HS Advanced).

NCAS
TH:Pr6.1.HSIII

Prepare an audition.

NCAS
TH:Pr4.1.HSIII

Present a range of work.

NCAS
TH:Cn11.2.HSIII

Connect theater to careers.

NCAS
TH:Cr3.1.HSIII

Refine audition pieces.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Résumé/audition tip cards.
  • Sentence frame: “My résumé shows ___.”
  • Use a sample résumé.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with “roles and skills.”
  • Use one example.
  • Choose one piece.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Build a full résumé.
  • Prepare an audition set.
  • Research a program.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Projector / board
  • 📄A sample résumé
  • 💻Theater Résumé & Auditions Check
  • 📜Monologue pieces
  • ✏️Pens
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

résuméa summary of your experiencerolesparts you’ve playedtrainingyour theater educationspecial skillsextra abilities you haveauditiona tryout performancemonologuea solo audition piececontrastingshowing different sidesrangeyour variety as an actor
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Exit Ticket

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QUESTION 1
What does a theater résumé list?
Your roles, training, and special skills.
QUESTION 2
What should you prepare for a college audition?
Contrasting monologues that show your range.
QUESTION 3
What makes a good audition piece?
One that fits you well and lets your strengths shine.

Reflect: open the doors.

Have students draft three lines of a theater résumé (a role, training, and a skill). A printable résumé sheet is in the Arts library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: audition, contrasting, monologue, range, roles, résumé, special skills, training
  1. your variety as an actor
  2. a tryout performance
  3. a summary of your experience
  4. your theater education
  5. extra abilities you have
  6. showing different sides
  7. parts you’ve played
  8. a solo audition piece

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What does a theater résumé list?
  2. What should you prepare for a college audition?
  3. What makes a good audition piece?
Answer key — Part A: 1) range · 2) audition · 3) résumé · 4) training · 5) special skills · 6) contrasting · 7) roles · 8) monologue
Part B: 1) Your roles, training, and special skills. 2) Contrasting monologues that show your range. 3) One that fits you well and lets your strengths shine.