Please have the following documents ready to upload with your application:
• A digital headshot (passport-style, head and shoulders only, in .jpg or .jpeg format
• A copy of your passport or birth certificate
• A copy of your most recent academic record (NZQA Record of Achievement, IB, GCSE, Degree or Diploma certificate or transcript, etc.)
You can upload these in the form, or email them to apply@toiwhakaari.ac.nz
Don't forget to upload your portfolio (or a link to it). You can also send it to us by email by 17 October at the latest.
You'll need to book your audition workshop with the link below, and prepare one monologue. See workshop dates and locations below. There is a cost for the initial audition workshop of $45. If cost is an issue please contact us for options.
You must complete a separate Expression of Interest before filling in this form. Please read the "Application Process" section on the programme page first.
See audition information below and contact Kate.Marshall@toiwhakaari.ac.nz with any questions. You do not need to complete a Toi Whakaari application form.
If you are applying to study Dance or Musical Theatre, you do not need to complete a Toi Whakaari application form. See the audition information above.
Applications open for study in 2027
Friday 29 May
Wednesday 22 July
Friday 21 August
Acting applications close
Friday 28 August
Acting auditions (Whāngārei)
Saturday 29 August
Acting auditions (Tauranga & Dunedin)
Saturday 5 September
Acting auditions (Christchurch)
Saturday 12 September
Acting auditions (Wellington)
Saturday 19 - Sunday 20 September
Acting auditions (Auckland)
Saturday 26 - Sunday 27 September
Production, Design, Costume, and Set & Props applications close
Friday 25 September
Applicants Weekend (Toi Whakaari)
Friday 23 - Saturday 24 October
Applicants Weekend (Whitireia & WelTec)
Sunday 25 October
Master of Creative Performance Practice applications close
Early December (TBC)
Email us
apply@toiwhakaari.ac.nz
Call us
+64 4 381 9251
