Events

Theater Performance & Audition Co-curricular Classes

Event Overview

Dates

See Schedule below for dates + times

Location

Donald G. Drapkin Studio, Lewis Arts complex

Admission

FREE; open to all Princeton students

The Programs in Theater and Music Theater welcome back recent professional performer alumni Sam Gravitte ’17 and Feyisola Soetan ’19 in this new co-curricular series focusing on performance and audition techniques. Please pay close attention to the schedule, since the needs of auditions and rehearsals for young professionals may occasionally necessitate relatively short-notice changes to the topic of a class.

Spring Class Schedule

  • Feb. 6 from 5:15-6:45 PM — Scene Study: Character Development, led by Feyisola Soetan (Kerr Studio)
  • Feb. 13 from 7:30-9 PM — Musical Theater Audition Techniques: Uptempo/Pop-Rock, led by Sam Gravitte. *Note: Students will need to bring sheet music with them or email that beforehand to Sam Gravitte at samgravitte@gmail.com
  • Feb. 20 from 5:15-6:45 PM — Audition Techniques: TV/Film (Self-Tapes), led by Feyisola Soetan (Kerr Studio)
  • Feb. 27 from 7:30-9 PM — Musical Theater Audition Techniques: The Ballad, led by Sam Gravitte. *Note: Students will need to bring sheet music with them or email that beforehand to Sam Gravitte at samgravitte@gmail.com
  • March 20 from 5:15-6:45 PM — Audition Techniques: Voiceovers (Animations, Radio Plays, and Commercials), led by Feyisola Soetan
  • March 27 from 7:30-9 PM — Audition Techniques: Mastering the Monologue, led by Sam Gravitte (Kerr Studio)
  • April 3 from 5:15-6:45 PM — Audition Techniques: On-camera Commercials, led by Feyisola Soetan
  • April 10 from 7:30-9 PM — Camera Mechanics and the Art of Self-Taping, led by Sam Gravitte (Kerr Studio)
  • May 3— Feyisola + Sam co-lead a class on topic TBA (Berlind Rehearsal Room)

Join a Class

These classes are free and open to all Princeton students. No experience required!

Directions

Get directions to the Drapkin Studio at the Lewis Arts complex and find other venue information for the complex. Please note that some classes may be held in another studio besides the Drapkin — check schedule above for details.

COVID-19 Guidance + Updates

Per Princeton University policy, all visitors are expected to be either fully vaccinated, have recently received and prepared to show proof of a negative COVID test (via PCR within 72 hours or via rapid antigen within 8 hours of the scheduled visit), or agree to wear a face covering when indoors and around others.

Accessibility

symbol for wheelchair accessibilityThe Drapkin Studio is wheelchair accessible. Visit our Venues and Studios section for accessibility information at our various locations. Students in need of access accommodations are invited to contact the Lewis Center at 609-258-5262 or email LewisCenter@princeton.edu at least one week in advance of the event date.

About the Alumni Guest Artists

feyisola smiles in golden sunshine, with curly black hair to her shoulders. She wears an orange tee shirt.

Photo by Adam Gordon

Feyisola Soetan is a writer-actor from New York with an MA in Writing for Stage and Broadcast Media from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. She studies acting at the Identity School of Acting in the UK and received her Bachelor’s degree from Princeton in 2019, where she studied Anthropology, Theater, and Gender Studies in an intersectional way. Her recent performance credits include appearing as a supporting character in a TV series called Shatter Belt, alongside comedian Patton Oswalt. She has also recently played the titular role in a radio play called Rapunzel Alone. Her stage credits include Processing… with Theatre East and Eclipsed with the McCarter Theatre. She writes TV pilots and feature films in addition to stage plays.

 

sam gravitte smiles softly as he gazes at camera, with dark brown hair, a navy tee shirt and denim jacket

Photo by David Noles

Sam Gravitte, Princeton Class of 2017, is an actor and writer living in New York City. He starred as Fiyero in Wicked on Broadway, reopening the show in September 2021 after the theater industry’s eighteen-month Covid hiatus. Other professional credits include Almost Famous at the Old Globe Theatre, Joseph and… Dreamcoat at ACT, various workshops, and his solo show at the historic Birdland Jazz Club. He is a guitarist and a regular at music venues across New York City. At Princeton, Sam concentrated in Anthropology.

 

Presented By

  • Program in Music Theater
  • Program in Theater

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