for Performing Arts Day! Featuring a FREE Musical Theatre Workshop, FREE Acting for Film Workshop, and College Scholarship Auditions
NYFA’s Admissions team is hosting workshops and auditions at NYFA’s New York City campus for long-term program applicants.
Reserve a spot, and our Admissions team will contact you to confirm your Audition and Workshop space.
17 Battery Pl, New York, NY 10004
November 4, 2023
College Scholarship Auditions
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. EDT
Our Auditions offer NYFA Long-Term program applicants an opportunity to demonstrate their talents for program acceptance and to assess their eligibility for partial Talent Based Scholarships.
To schedule an Audition, attendees must first submit an application to a NYFA 1 or 2 year certificate or degree program starting in 2024. Auditions are not required for most of our short-term or online workshops.
WORKSHOP: “Musical Theatre Workshop: Crafting a Captivating Performance”
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EDT
Learn the tools and tricks needed to interpret a song from the musical theatre canon in your own unique and authentic way. Broadway veteran and NYFA Musical Theatre Chair, Kristy Cates, will guide you through the process of making your performance active, accessible, and unforgettable.
Kristy Cates is the Chair of Musical Theatre at the New York Film Academy. Kristy was a member of the original Broadway cast of Wicked (understudy to Idina Menzel). She went on to open the National Tour as Elphaba and played the role for a year in the highly acclaimed Chicago sit-down production. Other Broadway roles include Grandma Josephine in “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and Miss Bassett in “Finding Neverland“. Off-Broadway; The Marvelous Wonderettes (Missy), Fifty Million Frenchmen (Violet Hildegarde), Jerry Springer the Opera at Carnegie Hall, The Bardy Bunch (Shirley Partridge). Favorite select regional roles include Irene Malloy in Hello, Dolly, Mother in Ragtime, Betty Blake in The Will Rogers Follies, Fraulein Kost in Cabaret, and Gloria in Boeing Boeing. TV appearances: The Tony Awards, The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, The Late Show with David Letterman, A Very Wicked Halloween, Broadway at the White House, Io Canto (Italy). Kristy is a professional voiceover artist for TV and radio commercials and has been heard of ads for Subway, Almay, Skyrizi, Chase Bank, and many others. She has been honored to both perform and teach all over the world.
WORKSHOP: “Acting for Film, The Basics”
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EDT
Join actor Ben Mehl (You, The Good Wife) for a joyful and empowering workshop where you’ll dive into the fundamentals of on-camera acting. Unleash your unique talent and explore what it means to live truthfully and freely in front of the camera. Don’t miss the opportunity to get a glimpse into NYFA’s industry training!
Ben Mehl is best known for playing Dante in the hit Netflix series, “YOU“, and is the star of the upcoming Hallmark movie, “My Christmas Guide“. He is an experienced actor of stage and screen and brings his passion and love of acting to his job as a full-time faculty member at the New York Film Academy. Some of his acting credits include: TV: YOU (Netflix), THE GOOD WIFE (CBS), SUPERNATURAL INVESTIGATOR (Vision TV). Film: MY CHRISTMAS GUIDE (Hallmark), VIRAL BEAUTY, THE FLY ROOM, OFF- DUTY. Off-Broadway Theater: COMEDY OF ERRORS (Shakespeare in the Park); THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR, SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL (Red Bull Theater); PERICLES (Public Theater), JULIUS CAESAR (Wheelhouse Theater); AT THE TABLE (Fault Line Theatre). Regional Theater: THE CRUCIBLE, YENTL (Cleveland Playhouse); TROUBLEMAKER (Berkeley Repertory Theatre); HENRY V (Two River Theater); LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST (Chautauqua Theater Company); SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION (Williamstown Theatre Festival).