WAAPA CALL BACKS

How did WAAPA auditions go Did anyone get a call back. Does anyone know how many females and how many males get callbacks before the final 18 are decided.

Roughly 30 female 30 male get call backs in Perth 5 certificate have call backs so far and 2 missed out

anyone know the certificate callback numbers? or is there no set number?

anyone know the certificate callback numbers? or is there no set number?

Hello! - There's no set number to call backs anywhere. If they want to see you at a callback they will give you one. They have a certain amount of callbacks they can fit into schedule but don't fill a set quota or anything like that.

Anyone who is thinking about auditioning for the classical section of WAAPA may want to think again as Janice Taylor-Warne will no longer be teaching there. They were given their marching orders by a management who obviously have no idea of what quality instruction is. Janice is the absolute best singing teacher that I have ever had and her technical expertise is second to none. If she accepts you as a student, you will be able to sing anything at all - MT or classical... She will be doing some teaching at UWA next year instead for anyone who is interested...

What is happening at WAAPA???? Their reputation is going down the gurgler. This wonderful lady is better off taking her expertise somewhere else so she is not exploited.

How do you get this info Grant?? Superhuman hearing? ESP? Mexican voodoo charm??

Unfortunately even though it looks likes Grants post it was mine. The server, at the time I posted, had reverted back to a default with grant as the only user and therefore my post came up with his details. It was a glitch in the system. Unfortunately I was told this happens occasionally. I was devastated when this occurred and emailed admin immediately and luckily there was an explanation. So dont blame grant, it was me and the call back info was given to my friend by jenny and derek. And the other info was by certies.

WAAPA and NIDA are, to put it bluntly, full of shit :) Sure, for most people that graduate from these prestigious courses, they get work and most of them are pretty bad anyway. I should know, I completed one year at NIDA doing the Acting course back in 2001 and another two years at the academy here in Perth - The reason I didn't complete these courses was simple. I had to be totally and utterly different from my classmates. The majority of them were so full of themselves that I just had to get out. And I did. I'm getting more work now than I ever have - at the same time - learning so much more in the business than at either Acting school. I've become quite desensitised with the whole thing - WAAPA is a place for like minded people to blow wind up each others asses. Untill you know that, you might as well be banging your head against a brickwall. It just aint gonna happen :)

okay... well first let me say that i dont think that waapa and nida are the only or necessarily the best places for everyone to learn performing arts, but to say that "WAAPA is a place for like minded people to blow wind up each others asses." is more than a little argumentative. just because it didnt work for yuo doesnt mean that it won't work for someone else and how do we know you aren't just dissapointed that you weren't considered the most talented... or even talented at all. look all im saying is different places for different people, i personally dont feel that waapa or nida would work for me either but they do quite obviously work for some people... beware those that come bearing good advice... all too often may it lead unto disaster...

You have some fair points Walter. I take it you didn't audition for the Acting course at either WAAPA or NIDA ?? And if so, you didn't get in ? I understand you feel the training at those schools wouldn't be right for you, but untill you have spent a fair amount of time, studying in those two Acting courses( either waapa or nida) you can't possibly see where I'm coming from - and I've spent my time at both - I CHOSE not to continue - Talentless or not mate :) And no doubt if you did undertake training at the Academy, I'd bet you'd be one of the classmates I reffered to in my 1st posting - hence, my decision to leave :)

WAAPA and NIDA are not the be all and end all of MT training. My Gosh if you have the talent you will get on anywhere. My friend did the cert course at WAAPA a few years ago then auditioned for the BA for a couple of years, didnt get in, went to London and has now appeared in many musicals in the West End and played Velma in Chicago for 2 seasons. Isnt that what you do the BA for, to get these parts in musicals and she did this without a BA. Yes for the chance to appear on Broadway or the West End that would be the ultimate. You dont need to do a BA to achieve this, you need a good singing teacher and guts to go get it. (unless you want to be a MT teacher) Sometimes I think that these so called 'best institutuions' ( and please Im not knocking them) are not what everyone is looking for. A piece of paper saying BA completed in Aust can mean diddly shit in London. Talent is what they are looking for and experience in theatre productions. The time spent on a 3 year BA could mean 3 years of theatre performance and experience missed out on.

Good Call Amelia ! :)

Yes ! I second that ! Waapa and Nida are sooo overated - good stuff Julie Ann and Amelia - well written :;) Regards, Ladybird 411

hey did anyone else hear that 3rd yr waapa students are performing in the New york Music Theatre festival next yr...doing the GOOD FIGHT...Nick Enright and David Kings musical. Is this just a rumour?????

If its true- thats awesome!!! The New YOrk Music Theatre Festival is absolutely awesome... I'll be going to NY next year :D yay

Yes it was confirmed in an email to the 3rd years that they will be performing The Good Fight @ The NYMTF in September 2007. What an amazing experience for this wonderfully talented year.