Degree Audition and Access

Application for entry to the ACA Degree Program is via online application and live audition or digital audition.  Live auditions conducted in Sydney.

Approximately 26 students are accepted into Year One.  ACA honours our contract and commitment to each and every one of them. Our aim is to graduate every student at industry standard to each individual’s highest level of artistic and personal excellence.

The audition panel will generally consist of the Head of Acting, along with Heads of Departments and various members of the Executive Teaching Team.

• • A non-refundable application fee of $75 (incl. GST) applies.
  • Audition sessions are allocated on a strictly ‘first come, first served’ basis. 
  • If you are unable to attend a particular audition session, ACA will do its best to accommodate you.

Please allow approximately 4 hours for the audition. There are two sessions each day beginning at 9am and 2pm.

Callback Workshops are the next stage in the audition process. You will be contacted if we require you to attend this round of workshops. These will include improvisation, body and vocal exercises. Please allow up to 5 hours for a Callback Workshop.

What you will need for the audition:

For us to best respond to your work, we require two contrasting pieces of your choice – one Shakespearean piece and one modern or contemporary piece (1900 – present). Each choice should be no more than two and a half minutes and should reflect the kind of roles in which you see yourself being cast.

The audition environment will be supportive and dynamic, allowing you to be fully effective and to work with pride. Please wear comfortable attire that you are able to move freely in.

Application Process

If you have read and agree with the information provided above, please complete the online form by heading to our Applications Page.

Payment must be made directly following the submission of your application form. Please have your credit/debit card ready.

Please complete the application form in full with a digital headshot or passport photo attached and an application payment. Incomplete forms will not be processed.

Within 5 working days of your submission, you will be emailed a confirmation letter with an allocated audition session to attend.

Online Digital Auditions

For those unable to attend our Sydney auditions, we also accept Online Digital Auditions.

Your recording must be submitted with the application form by the application closing date but please send them in as early as possible so that you will have plenty of time to plan your trip to Sydney if you are invited to the recall stage. 

To apply for ACA’s Bachelor of Performing Arts (Stage and Screen) program please complete the online application form and send or upload a filmed self-test audition which includes:

• An introduction to yourself including your name, age, and where you’re from (30 sec max).
• Why you believe this program is suited for you (45 sec max).
• A very brief introduction to your chosen piece i.e. character name, title of the play and the author.
• Note: Your audition pieces can be either dramatic or comic and a Shakespearean monologue and a modern/contemporary theatre monologue. Each piece should be two and a half minutes at most, and involve roles in which you could conceivably be cast. Quality of footage simply needs clear vocals, sufficient light, and to be shot on an iPhone or Android.

Once you’ve captured the takes which best represent you, either upload them as a private and password-protected Vimeo or YouTube video using the password “Bachelor” and send us the link with your application form OR burn the footage to a DVD and post it to us at ACA Sydney PO Box 361, Leichhardt, NSW 2040.