Audition Time

Every working actor knows auditioning is a crucial part of life! Once you have an audition, it is time to prepare. Consider these helpful audition tips to have your best audition every time!

1. Find out the location of your audition in advance to give yourself enough time to arrive and avoid being late.
2. Remember to bring a couple copies of your head shot and resume.
3. If it is a casting audition and you are reading for a certain character from a play, TV or movie, get the sides in advance and make sure you are prepared. If it is an open casting call or theater audition, you may have 16 bars of a musical theater piece prepared and usually have two different monologues memorized and performance ready. Prepare in advance to avoid the simple mistakes of skipping, forgetting and dragging lines.
4. Make sure to wear appropriate clothing for the audition. It is always better to go the simpler, clean route, then distracting crazy patterns and colors! If you want to dress a certain part, choose to incorporate one piece of the costume that reflects the character.  If you will be dancing for part of your audition, bring comfortable dance wear and avoid immodest clothing. Remember when it comes to clothes, white will wash you out, black will overpower you and patterns and clunky jewelry will distract. If a bathing suit is required, go the modest route.
5.  Bring any freshening up products you may need: a hint of perfume, hairbrush, natural makeup, etc.
6.  Once you arrive, make sure to check in with whoever is in charge of the auditions, usually someone other than the casting director, in case there is a sign in sheet. It is said that your audition starts the moment you walk into the building, so make sure to always be on your best, most professional behavior.
7. Do not be intimidated by the other people performing. Be friendly, but don’t get distracted by your peers and forget this is a competition!
8.  Inside the audition room, you will be performing in front of the casting director and a bunch of other important people you won’t know. You must treat everyone as of equal importance and with respect. The best actor you can aim to be is someone easy to work with, easy to follow direction and having the necessary talent to get the job done. They also want someone who takes care of their physical appearance and is likeable.
9. When you enter the audition room, don’t make a long introduction. That is what your resume and head shot are for. Short and sweet will work in your favor! Emotionally prepare for your role while waiting for your audition.
10. You may be asked for your resume if you did not already hand it in. When you leave the audition, make it confident and polite, saying “thank you,” acknowledging everyone with your eyes and then quietly exit. 
11. After preparing and waiting hours for that moment, all that is left to do is commit to your performance. Remember, auditioning is a skill and not everyone will nail them right off! Hope for the best and look forward to the next!
12. After every audition, evaluate your acting, your performance and nerves. In this business, the audition is just a part of life. If you can become comfortable with the process, learn from your mistakes and deal with the most of the time rejections, and maintain persistence, your time will come soon enough! Embrace audition day and prepare ahead of time. Standing out in a crowd takes time

-Actors Nook Team