Auditioning and Applying for the PATP

Our next admissions cycle for the Professional Actor Training Program (PATP) will be for Autumn 2027 admittance.

This page will be updated in Autumn 2026 for the next admissions cycle. If you have any questions about the application process, please contact the School of Drama's Graduate Program Advisor at (206) 543-0714 or email uwdrama@uw.edu.

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If you have any questions about the application procedure, please contact the School of Drama's Graduate Program Advisor at (206) 543-0714 or email uwdrama@uw.edu.

Admissions Requirements

All applicants must meet minimum Graduate School admissions requirements. International applicants must meet the minimum TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo scores outlined under Graduate School English Proficiency Requirements. Students who hold (or will hold by September) 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.

Application Deadline:

TBD - The deadline for Autumn 2027 admittance will be December 2026/January 2027

What We Look For

Our program seeks motivated and talented individuals who possess qualities that include receptivity, transparency, inventiveness, expansiveness, and coordination. We also seek those who have the curiosity, hunger, discipline, and courage necessary to become actors who can make significant work. We expect our students to consistently strive to expand their skills and physiological conditioning while developing their own identity as creative individuals. We expect professionalism in our students' behavior and work ethic. We value, model, and encourage collaboration, self-reliance, critical thinking, and the creative imagination.

Applicants must have earned a bachelors/undergraduate degree before they begin the program.

The application consists of a private audition and the submission of other application materials.

The Audition

Applicants will have the opportunity to audition in person by choosing one of the following dates:

2027 Dates TBD

NOTE: An in-person audition is preferred, but if you wish to request a virtual audition, please indicate your preference in the Graduate School application. These requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Please prepare:

Two contrasting monologues; or one monologue and one original piece which could be movement-based, or clown, or spoken word, anything you feel represents you as a creator at this moment.
You may also sing 16-32 bars of a song a cappella (optional).

NOTE: The total time for all audition elements is 4 minutes.

University/Resident Theater Association

In addition to auditioning applicants through direct admission, we will be also be auditioning actors through U/RTA. Please visit urta.com for more information.

Applicants who do not want a private audition and plan to only audition through the University/Resident Theater Association (U/RTA) National Unified Final Auditions do not need to submit any initial audition or application materials to us directly. If the head of the program is interested in considering you for the program we will follow up with you and ask you to apply through the Graduate School application process. (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
auditions@urta.com
www.urta.com

U/RTA's application deadline is usually in late November. They will accept late applications up to a certain date with the payment of a late fee.

Application Requirements

Please submit the following materials via the UW Graduate School application:

A headshot.
A current résumé
A statement of purpose including educational and professional goals. This can be of whatever length you like. (Maximum 600 words)
One set of unofficial college transcripts, photocopy is fine.
Two to Three letters of recommendation (with recommender contact information, phone and email, included.)
Preferred audition date (See dates above).
Application fee $90
Applicants may apply for a fee waiver through the Graduate school.
PLEASE NOTE: International students (students on an F or J visa are ineligible for a fee waiver.

The GRE is not required for any applicant.
International applicants must meet minimum TOEFL or IELTS scores and other Graduate School requirements .

Deadlines and further information

If you miss the deadline and are still interested in auditioning, please email uwdrama@uw.edu to see if we will review a late application.

For more information on the PATP program, contact Professor Jeffrey Fracé.

Funding

See our page on Graduate Tuition and Financial Aid for information about MFA funding.