Those who are singers present a song. A test of our students' work is clearly in place here, and I am pleased to report that all students who have applied for this unique intership have been accepted, based on their audition . During winter quarter of the first year of training, students audition for places in the summer stock company at Monomoy Theatre, in Chatham, Massachusetts. Places in this company are secured on a competitive basis. Each winter, Alan Rust, artistic director of Monomoy, travels to Athens to see our students' auditions, consisting of one classical and one contemporary selection.
Singers also demonstrate their musical skills.
A test of our students' work is clearly in place here, and I am pleased to report that within the last three years, only one student, out of 22, has failed to earn a place in the Monomoy company . The Wisconsin Shakespeare Festival has hired one of our students, again based on competitive audition, to join its company this summer as a full-fledged member. He will be performing among working professionals as an equal. During the course of their work at Monomoy Theatre, our students encounter a variety of professional directors, who often give feedback on their progress. Such distinguished artists as Malcolm Morrison, Russell Treyz, and Mary O'Brady have ranked our students as among the best-trained they've worked with.