Portfolio
Portfolio Review Details
All applicants for the Design and Production programs must interview with a member of the faculty. Along with a portfolio of work, applicants must provide a resume, photograph, and two or three letters of recommendation, which may be duplicates of the letters sent to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.
Portfolio Recommendations
Applicants should edit their portfolio so they can casually discuss each entry and leaf through the entire collection within ten minutes. The faculty discussion of their work will likely extend the interview by another ten minutes. Applicants should include a variety of material. Often, a preliminary quick-study says the most about an artist's intention and native talent. Applicants should expect the interview to be friendly and informative. The applicant retains the portfolio at the conclusion of the interview.
Design and Production portfolios should demonstrate the broadest range of theatrical and artistic expression. Anything that suggests the applicant's ability to communicate using the tools of the visual artist can be included, such as actual theatre renderings, related painting or graphics, art photography, working drawings, ground plans, lighting plots, props, masks, and photographs of sculpture, murals, or other non-transportable works.
Stage Management portfolios may contain prompt books, programs, director's notes, and examples of creative writing. The interview provides the primary basis for evaluating applicants to the Stage Management Program, and all applicants should come prepared to discuss their activities in the theatre.
If you are instructed to mail your portfolio, mail it to:
Roger Meeker
Boston University Theatre
264 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115