Due to the current situation with COVID-19, all applicants for the acting stream of the theatre program will have to send in their auditions online. All online auditions or links to auditions can be sent to
jetienne@grenfell.mun.ca or
mwaller@grenfell.mun.ca.
Apply to the theatre program
Complete the university's application for general admission/readmission. All supporting documents including your official transcripts for the general admission/readmission application should be mailed directly to the Office of the Registrar.
Office of the Registrar
Memorial University
P.O. Box 4200
St. John's, NL A1C 5S7
Tel: 709-864-2527 | Fax: 709-864-4893
As part of your application for general admission/readmission, students applying to the theatre program must select thier stream (acting/technical theatre production), prepare a personal statement explaining your reasons for wanting to study theatre at Grenfell Campus, as well as a summary of your theatre training and/or experience.
Prepare for your audition/interview. In addition to your application to Memorial University, you must also undergo an audition/interview. If you are auditioning for the acting stream, please prepare a monologue, no longer than 3-minutes in length, from a contemporary play.
Applicants must select one of the following options when completing the online application:
- An in-person audition/interview planned for early April in the location most convenient to your current address. Details on audition location(s) to be confirmed.
- Audition/interview by video recording (for applicants living outside the island of Newfoundland only). Deadline for video submission is March 31. A link to your video audition can be emailed to
jetienne@grenfell.mun.ca or can be mailed to the office of the registrar:
Grenfell Campus, Memorial University
20 University Drive, Corner Brook, NL
Not sure how to prepare for the audition? Let us help. Contact the program chair at jetienne@grenfell.mun.ca.
Note: students graduating (or having graduated) from a high school with a fine arts focus, or an arts-based high school are encouraged to call our Fine Arts Office for guidance in your application. Some Memorial course admission requirements can be waived or substituted. Call 709-637-6223.
For information on the general admission requirement click here.