Managing Auditions with Google Schools

This article was originally published to blogspot on August 20, 2017.

​Last year, when I directed Romeo and Juliet, I printed off a few dozen audition packets. When I ran out and couldn't make it to the copier, I worried that the kids who came by to get them would meet that obstacle and decide not to turn out again. I worried that if I wasn't in my room at all times, that someone with potential might miss their chance. I worried an awful lot, but you tend to do that when launching an endeavor as big as a full-length Shakespeare play at a new school.

Then I got an idea from my colleague, our choir director. He suggested for our musical that we make all of the audition tracks available in a Google Drive folded. The benefits?

• We don't have to individually share the link with students who are interested
• People who aren't part of our school Google network can't access it
• We can leave a URL on the call board and we won't miss anyone who isn't in one of our classes

Since then, my school has gone to Google Drive for all Performing Arts auditions.

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