AUDITION HINTS

 Auditions for Rabbit Hole are coming up Aug 27th followed by the auditions for the family theater show, Mulan, at PCA.  I thought I would list a few of the things that make a difference when I am looking at actors during an audition. 

1     DRESS AS IF YOU WERE GOING FOR A JOB INTERVIEW.  Show some

       respect to the director and the staff.  (no costumes!)

 2    READ THE SCRIPT!! ( don't laugh, you would be surprised at how many people don't read the 

       entire script before they get up in front of me.) If you are auditioning with original material, read 

       carefully the sides you are given. Get to know as much about the character as you can.

 3    (if it is possible) CALL THE DIRECTOR AND FIND OUT HIS OR HER VISION.

 5    MAKE SOME CHOICES ABOUT THE CHARACTER.  These choices may not be

       the ones you will make if you get the part, but they will tell the director that you can,

       at the very least, make choices.

 6    STICK WITH YOUR CHOICE THE ENTIRE AUDITION UNLESS TOLD 

       OTHERWISE.  For example: Don’t make the choice that the character is sarcastic in

       a scene only to drop the sarcasm half way through the scene. This is especially true if 

       you are using an accent to audition. Hint: I would rather NOT hear an accent unless I have  

       specifically stated that I want one.  I will cast a good actor without an accent and get accent   

       coaching for that actor during the rehearsal process but I will not cast an actor who auditions 

       with a bad accent and can't maintain it for the entire audition.

 7    BE WILLING TO ADJUST THE CHARACTER IF THE DIRECTOR ASKS. 

       Don’t get so tied into your choice that you cannot do what the director asks of you.

 8   STAND STILL!!  Unless you are moving with purpose, don’t fidget!!

 9   PROJECT AND SPEAK CLEARLY!