I have an audition in a few hours, and I don't know what kind of clothes would be appropriate. It's not for a musical, so we won't be dancing. Help!! Thanks everybody!
Chorus Member Joined: 4/14/04
What's the show?
Ok, I am bumping it, because I really need some help...
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/03
dress in something simple and slightly conservative. knee length skirt, nice blouse....
Whoa... I was in jeans... lol Thanks for letting me know.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/03
LOL. no problem. A good rule of thumb, if you know the stye of the show, dress to that. Ie. you would NOT wear the same thing to an audition for Phantom of the Opera than you would wear to an audition for Rent. ya know? For Rent, dress a little more 'downtown'/hip/etc, for Phnatom, go a bit nicer. **shrugs**
Doesn't anyone show up naked for auditions anymore?
Only auditioning for my films.
Also, try to stay away from all black because the audition might take place in front of a black curtain or dark back drop. You want to be seen so dress in lighter colors. One professor told me to dress in a way that I was going in for an interview for a job, because that is sort of what it is. So for me it was a nice shirt and tie with some dress slacks.
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I was joking. That only worked with one part I got. Good luck!!
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Broadway Legend Joined: 5/14/03
Make a statement: Go naked
If in Heaven you don't excel, you can always party down in hell...
Do they really care what you're wearing? What if you have a dance audition immediately before/after?
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/03
Phantom, i audition nekkid for you....
as far as caring what you wear... yes they do. if you go in for a hsow like Phnatom dressed all grunge like, it is hard for them to fit you into the show in their minds... that happens a lot. it's called 'typing out'. sometimes, they may not immediately remember what your name is, but something you were wearing might have stuck out to them and that is how they remember you (so try to wear teh same thing to any pssible callbacks)
Thank goodness I took broadwayguy's advice. There were some other people wearing skirts and such, and the people who looked more grundgy, the director didn't really wanna see. When we got there, he said he thought there are two types of actors, period and modern. So, again, my outfit worked to my advantage. I was the second one there for the audition, and the first person left, because the director said he didn't want to see people who didn't know about the play, he didn't want to waste his time. I ended up waited 3 hours... when I finally told him I had to leave, because my sister had to go to work. The thing that really bothered me, was that there was some little kid who kept running around singing songs from Wicked. He was singing from his nose and he changed keys like every five seconds... I thought I was going to die. Anyway, when I got onstage, my partner and I did the soda fountain scene... I think we did a really good job. He stumbled a few times, I waited too long once, because I didn't know where we were, but other than that. The assistant director was beaming, so I hope I at least get a part, wether or not it is a lead, it doesn't really matter.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/03
YAY! Congrats! I am glad it went well. next time, through something at the obnoxious child.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/31/04
With dance auditions, you usually have time to change while you wait for your singing. I reccomend this. BUT keep the colours the same. That way it's easier for them to say "oh, that girl in the pink and black". I usually wear black dance pants and a pink crop top (pink stands out) for dance, then a black knee-length skirt and nice pink top for the singing.
Just keep it consistent.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/23/04
The point of auditions is to get yourself noticed. I think if you went naked you would really be noticed and remembered.
I was always told to dress nicely---maybe not for the less casual shows like Rent, like broadwayguy said, but I would wear a collared shirt with nice jeans to an audition, I suppose.
As someone who has sat on the other side of the table a few times, I recommend not having jeans as your apparel of choice unless it IS for something very unusual like RENT. As the poster above said, dress like it's a job interview. It IS a job interview. Look like you want the job, not like you're stopping by on the way to the park. And it doesn't matter how nice the jeans are, or how nice the shirt you're wearing with them. Jeans.Are.Jeans. If you want a leg up, which you all do, then make the effort.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
Is it asking too much for the actor to take responsibility and
actually do some research (like reading the play) on the show for which they're auditioning, not to mention having a knowledge of classic dramatic literature in general? You're on a job interview after all.
Updated On: 7/24/04 at 11:19 PM
Thought I would let everybody know that I just got a callback for Emily for Wednesday! Should I really wear the same clothes, or just something similar?
Congrats Brdwaybaby17! I'd say wear clothes in a similar style, but not exactly the same.
Akiva
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