Things to NOT Do at Auditions- Page 4
Things to NOT Do at Auditions
Mythus
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/16/04
#75Don't throw up on the stage
Posted: 9/8/04 at 7:33pm
I've got one, but I don't know if it's been mentioned.
Don't clap after someone finishes singing. If everyone claps, it's okay, but if you're the only person clapping, stop.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#76Don't throw up on the stage
Posted: 9/8/04 at 7:45pmIf one person claps, everyone's going to clap. Trust me...I start it all the time. It's some fun stuff.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#77Don't throw up on the stage
Posted: 9/8/04 at 8:12pm
One thing I havent seen here:
When I used to run a theater, you wouldn't believe what kind of headshots people were submitting. Overexposed, underexposed, overairbrushed, out of focus...you name it. My faves were the 'artsy' ones, where you only say one eye and half a nose.
Bottom line: With so many people auditioning, it is most helpful to have a good headshot that represents who you are at that moment, not from 3 years ago, or when you had long hair, or a beard, or frosted tips, etc. Unless you are a model, or using them for other things, keep your head shot simple and make sure it is current!
CurtainUp
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/9/04
#78Don't throw up on the stage
Posted: 9/8/04 at 8:42pmBorn2c...as a little girl (or looking like one) there's going to be more forgivness. When a young girl dresses like Cosette it's "aww cute..." but when a twenty something girl dressed up like Eponine it might be trying a little too hard.
Rosencrantz: "Be happy - if you're not even HAPPY what's so good about surviving? We'll be all right. I suppose we just go on."
- from Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
Updated On: 9/8/04 at 08:42 PM
shesings
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/14/04
#79Don't throw up on the stage
Posted: 9/8/04 at 8:46pmI did see a girls headshot today that seriously made me laugh. I mean she looked like a deer in headlights or that she was about to burst into tears. She also said that she didn't want to spend money on a professional one, so I imagine a friend took it. Then she went on about how smiling pictures always look stupid. Right. But crying pictures look soooo good!
Born2cthelightsofbway
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/30/04
#80Don't throw up on the stage
Posted: 9/8/04 at 9:04pmI think stretching is ok at a DANCE AUDITION, but otherwise, its just showing off
"You alone can make my song take flight, it's over now, the Music of the Night!!!!!"
#81But I simply have nothing to wear!
Posted: 9/9/04 at 12:48am
I was taught to always dress for an acting audition as I would for a job interview.
Why?
Because an audition IS a job interview.
It seems that a few people here disagree with that statement, and hey, you should always do what you're comfortable with.
Dressing in a classy, not casual manner helps me to focus in the audition.
If it doesn't work, then don't do it.
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#82But I simply have nothing to wear!
Posted: 9/9/04 at 12:57amDressing the character is always a don't at professional/college auditions.
"One no longer loves one's insight enough once one communicates it."
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The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
soothsayer22
Swing Joined: 9/8/04
#83But I simply have nothing to wear!
Posted: 9/9/04 at 3:09am
if you suck you suck, if you cant sing you cant sing, deal with it, callbacks is another topic but a lot of people shouldnt even be at auditions! you cant learn talent.
you can scratch whatever you want to scratch if you are talented and look the part
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