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PROCESS

Working with me at Nothing But Drama is a three-component process of research, planning and development. (For high school students, the process should commence in Junior fall or Junior spring.)

Here’s what we’ll do together:

1. Get to know your desired programs and schools. Go deep. Read. Learn. Visit. We’ll discuss what you discover.

2. Sort it all out. What are the dates, deadlines, requirements, guidelines and materials to gather for each school’s application and artistic review processes?

3. Develop your art. Whether through your work on monologues, songs, a director’s notebook for theater, or portfolios for film, dramatic writing and theatrical production & design programs, we will help them get to know you.

4. Develop your voice. Share yourself through the Common App essay, school supplemental essays, activities lists and artist statements. Create a multi-faceted presentation of the artist, student and person you are!

TWO ENTRY POINTS

MEET-and-GREET

For those considering one of the Primary Packages below, this 30-minute meeting is an opportunity for me to understand how I might be most helpful to your family. It also gives me a chance to discuss my services and the different ways I work with students. The fee will be credited toward the cost of a Primary Package.

This meeting will NOT include personalized consulting nor is it a precursor to a Strategy Session. Please book the Strategy Session directly.

STRATEGY SESSION

A comprehensive 90-minute session dedicated completely to your family to answer the myriad questions that surround the college application and artistic review processes. There are a lot of ‘em! Get it all out on the table and welcome the relief that comes with enlightenment. Knowledge is power!

No meet-and-greet required. Please book directly.

PRIMARY PACKAGES

APPLICATION + ARTISTIC REVIEW

This package is based on a structure of regular meetings over the period from junior fall or spring through senior fall. Meetings can be booked in 30- or 60-minute appointments. Time billed includes face-to-face meetings, as well as research and review of application or artistic materials by the consultant. This package covers applications to 12-18 institutions. Additional applications will incur additional fees. The package allows for UP TO 25 hours of time during the current application cycle only. In most cases, these parameters easily cover the work to be done. If a student needs more time, they can continue on an hourly basis, billed at the package rate. Unused time will not be refunded or extended. The scheduling link will remain live until May 31 of senior year.

For high school students, this means a goal to have applications completed by the end of the summer and to be ready for artistic pre-screen submission deadlines in September/October and Early Decision artistic reviews in November. All written material should be completed by December 1. Much of the work — in terms of college research, writing essays, building their activities list, completing the Common App and school-specific questions, as well as creating and compiling their artistic material — will be done on their own. Our meetings will be used to synthesize the findings of their research, organize the dates and deadlines, and move them forward on the development of their applications and artistic material. The package is designed to keep the student on track throughout this process. Preparation is key. It is highly recommended that they begin this process well before fall of their senior year.

ARTISTIC REVIEW ONLY

This package is based on a structure of regular meetings over a period of six months leading up to the artistic review season in senior fall. Meetings can be booked in 30- or 60-minute appointments. Time billed includes face-to-face meetings, as well as research and review of artistic materials by the consultant. This package covers applications to 12-18 institutions. Additional applications will incur additional fees. The package allows for UP TO 12 hours of time during the current application cycle only. In most cases, these parameters easily cover the work to be done. If a student needs more time, they can continue on an hourly basis, billed at the package rate. Unused time will not be refunded or extended. The scheduling link will remain live until May 31 of senior year.

For high school students, this means working from spring junior year through the end of the summer or early fall with the goal to be ready for artistic pre-screen submission deadlines in September/October and Early Decision artistic reviews in November. All written material should be completed by December 1. Much of the work — in terms of research and rehearsal — will be done on their own. Our meetings will be used to synthesize the findings of their research, organize the dates and deadlines, and move them forward on the development of their artistic material for their auditions or portfolios. The package is designed to keep the student on track throughout this process. Preparation is key. It is highly recommended that they begin this process well before fall of their senior year.

For transfer and graduate students, this package can begin at anytime prior to your artistic review season. (Transfer students, be aware that some application deadlines are similar to those for freshpeople, while some are later in the academic year.)

SPECIALTY and ADD-ON PACKAGES

SINGING SUPPORT

This 6-hour add-on package is a series of one-hour sessions for musical theatre applicants who require support in choosing and developing songs for their artistic reviews. You may renew the singing package as often as you’d like. Guidance and instruction will be shared by NBD's vocal and song coaches.

GRADUATE STUDENTs

This 6-hour package is for graduate student applicants and is based on a structure of regular meetings to be scheduled in alignment with the needs of the student. The goal is to give the student support for applications and artistic reviews. Meetings can be booked in 30- or 60-minute appointments. Time billed includes face-to-face meetings, as well as research and review of application or artistic materials by the consultant.

SENIOR FALL RUSH (Artistic Review Only) (AVAILABLE IN AUG-NOV ONLY)

This 6-hour package is for seniors who are coming a little late to the artistic review party. It is based on a structure of regular meetings to be scheduled in alignment with the needs of the student. The goal is to give your student support for Early or Regular Decision artistic reviews. Meetings can be booked in 30- or 60-minute appointments. Time billed includes face-to-face meetings, as well as research and review of application or artistic materials by the consultant. This package is only available during August-November.

AUDITION REFRESHER (AVAILABLE IN JAN-MAR ONLY)

This 3-hour package is for applicants wishing for a quick confidence booster as they enter the intense period of artistic reviews in the winter/spring. Meetings can be booked in 30- or 60-minute appointments. This package is only available during January-March.

All gender identities and sexual orientations are welcome here.

Banner photo of New Zealand lupins by Chris Andersson. Trinity in Hartford photo by Rita Law.