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Fordham playwriting alums Colin
McKenna (left) and Peter Gil-Sheridan both had their plays chosen for
production at the Cherry Lane Theatre as part of their Mentor Project
Series.
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Fordham playwriting
teacher Kirsten Childs and director/playwright Tina
Landau talk with students in a Fordham playwriting class.
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Fordham Theatre students attend playwriting major Jason Pizzarello’s play at
the Off Off-Broadway theatre, “HERE.”
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ADMISSIONS OPEN HOUSES & THEATRE INFO SESSION
INTERVIEW DATES
SCHEDULING FORM
WHAT TO EXPECT ON THE INTERVIEW DAY
REGIONAL INTERVIEWS
TRANSFER ADMISSION
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| Fall 2008 Admissions Open House and Theatre Info Session |
Lincoln Center Campus
Open House:
Saturday, October 11, 2008 (H.S. seniors)
H.S. juniors: We ask that you please attend the Theatre Information Session (see below) rather than the Open House.
Call Undergraduate Admission at 212-636-6710 to register for Open House.
Theatre Info Session:
Friday, October 24, 2008, 4:00 PM
Fordham University Lincoln Center Campus
(Franny's Space - Room SL23 on the main level)
The Theatre Info session is open to both h.s. juniors and seniors.
Please join the Office of Undergraduate Admission and the Theatre faculty
for a presentation on the Fordham University Theatre program. The session
will include an overview of the program, information on admission and
financial aid. The session will conclude with a campus tour. If you would
like to attend the 8:00 PM Theatre performance of THE ROVER, complimentary tickets are
available.
To register to attend the Information Session, please email Dr. Patricia
Peek at peek@fordham.edu and include the following information:
Name
Address
Phone Number
Email
# attending
# of tickets to be reserved for the evening performance
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| 2009 Interview Dates |
NEW YORK CITY - Fordham Lincoln Center
Campus
SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 2009
SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 2009
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2009
PLEASE NOTE: No early action for prospective theatre majors
CHICAGO, IL - Palmer
House Hilton*
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2009
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Hilton San Francisco (near Union Square)*
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2009
LOS ANGELES, CA – Embassy Suites LAX Int'l Airport*
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2009
*See scheduling
form for location information
INTERVIEW DEADLINES
2009 Live interviews
Incoming freshmen: By the first week in February (see dates above)
Phone interviews
Due to the small size of the Playwriting Program, an interview
in person is required.
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| Scheduling Form |
To schedule your interview,
please click here.
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| What to Expect on the Interview Day |
New York
City Interviews
The New York City interviews are held at Fordham’s Lincoln
Center Campus (113 W. 60th Street, NYC). Each day begins at
10:00 AM. You will be e-mailed a confirmation of your interview
time. (Interviews are scheduled every twenty minutes throughout
the day). Please be early for your interview. We will make every
attempt to stay on schedule, but please be prepared to stay
if we run late. You can expect to stay between
a half-hour and three hours depending on if you participate
in the Q & A session and/or take a tour of the campus and
dorm.
The Q&A session each day will
begin at 1:00 PM (and last until approximately 1:45 PM). This
is a time when the theatre faculty will talk with parents
and prospective students about the theatre program.
Prospective students will also have an opportunity to talk
with our Theatre Ambassadors about
the program while you wait for your appointment time. The
Ambassadors will also periodically be giving tours of the
school and the dorms throughout the day. Patricia Peek from
the Office of Undergraduate Admission will be present as well
to answer any questions you have regarding admission, housing,
and financial aid.
At the interview you will be meeting with:
MATTHEW MAGURE, Head Of The Playwriting
Program
Writing Samples
You must submit a writing sample (your best writing: a play,
a short story, poetry -- you can send several pieces if you
would like) to Matthew Maguire, head of the Playwriting Program
at least three weeks prior to your interview date.
Please mail the writing sample to:
Matthew Maguire
Fordham Theatre Program
Fordham College at Lincoln Center
113 W. 60th Street, Rm. 423
New York, NY 10023
Please include the following information with your writing
sample: Your Name, last four digits of your Social Security
Number (optional), Address, Phone Number, and E-mail address.
Please call or email Matthew Maguire at 212-636-6306 or mmaguire@fordham.edu with any further
questions about the Playwriting interview or writing sample.
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| Regional Interviews |
We will also be interviewing for the Playwriting Track in Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles (see dates above). If you attend
one of the regional interviews, you will be meeting with Matthew
Maguire.
TRANSFER ADMISSION
FOR PLAYWRITING MAJORS
Because the playwriting program accepts only one or two new students each year, we do not accept transfer students. A student must enter the playwriting program as a freshman.
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