Audition Lingo Help
Audition Lingo Help
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#1Audition Lingo Help
Posted: 9/27/09 at 8:28pm
Recently had an audition callback for a big theatre. Went in did the thing and went out. Seemed like it went well... Casting told me they'd be in touch.
2 days later I get a call saying I did great work. They are putting me "on hold" and casting won't be done for a few weeks.... What does this mean? Is it a good sign? A not so good sign? A technicality? Thinking a lot about it since I felt the audition went well but don't really know if it means they're doing real considerations or they're trying to find someone else to play the part. Anybody had experience with this? Are there odds I'm facing?
nygrl232
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/19/08
#2re: Audition Lingo Help
Posted: 9/27/09 at 8:57pmNo idea what "on hold" means. It's not an actual term as far as I know. In any case, just forget about the audition. If they call you, great, if not, go on to the next one.
#2re: Audition Lingo Help
Posted: 9/27/09 at 9:05pmSounds to as if you are still in the running and they will get back to you when casting actually begins in a few weeks. Don't go trying to pick apart their phrasing, it will drive you insane.
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#3re: Audition Lingo Help
Posted: 9/27/09 at 9:06pm
Either they have a job for you, or they don't.
If they want to put you on 'hold', make them pay you. If not, then go find another job.
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#4re: Audition Lingo Help
Posted: 9/27/09 at 9:25pm
Sounds like they are interested in you dependent on some other offers they already have out. I know some artistic directors who won't send out all offers at once. Using an easy show like Romeo and Juliet for example. They will make their offer to their first choice Romeo. If he doesn't accept and they go to their second choice Romeo, it might mean that the first choice for Juliet is no longer in the running as she may not have matched up as well with the second choice for Romeo as opposed to the second or even third choice for Juliet.
Casting is a huge puzzle. If you try to put out all your offers at once you could end up with a wildly mismatched cast that looks nothing like what you wanted.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 12/30/03
#5re: Audition Lingo Help
Posted: 9/28/09 at 11:34am
there's no "official" meaning for this, but I would infer you are a 2nd or 3rd choice and they are waiting to hear from the 1st choice actors.
sometimes they use the "we have someone else lined up" trick (that someone being you) to force the hand of the 1st choice actor who is hemming about making a decision.
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#7re: Audition Lingo Help
Posted: 10/10/09 at 12:37am
So... it looks like things are warming up. I just received a contract offer for another theatre which conflicts with the production I'm "On Hold" for. The Casting Director told me to contact her immediately if that happened... so Monday I'm planning to give them a call but I'm suddenly curious about the ways this could turn out.
If I'm really in consideration for the part, will this other contract make them more likely to step up to the plate and make an offer or more likely to say... let the actor go, we'll find someone else?
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#9re: Audition Lingo Help
Posted: 10/10/09 at 7:01pmThank you, Stockard...I wish there was a book for this kinds of stuff, really. To really know how to proceed in these instances.
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