Questions and Answers
QUESTION: Is it hard the first day of your first acting audition? ANSWER: Yes, it can be a little nerve-racking… I remember my first audition being very intimidating, no matter how many times I had performed in school. Of course, it’s different for everybody. Your level of self-confidence and training have a lot to do […]
QUESTION: What questions do auditioners usually ask at auditions? Full list, please. ANSWER: Before auditions, you will usually be asked very few questions, besides “How are you?”and “What will you be doing for us today?” (If you were given a choice of monologue) After the auditions, most questions will be about your resume. If you […]
QUESTION: Is it ok to ask to do a second take for a commercial or film audition? ANSWER: Sorry it took so long to reply to your question, it’s been a very busy month! If you have done an entire take, it’s usually not OK to ask to do a whole other take. Casting directors […]
by Charles Schneider (Northern WI) QUESTION: I would like to know if their is a resource center that will allow me to browse different acting roles. Or is their a search engine that will allow me to insert the parameters of the type of acting job I am looking for? I would like to insert […]
by Erin (Iowa) QUESTION: Some good audition tips? I have my first audition for a play in 3 weeks and I’m a little nervous about what to expect and how I should act (excuse the pun)… ANSWER: Congrats on getting your first audition. That’s exciting… and nerve-wrecking! Actually, your pun is right on, because at […]
QUESTION: I’m an amateur actress who was recently in a small production of a popular musical. The musical featured gender blind casting, and I was cast as the lead–a well-known role typically played by male actors. Now I’m editing my resume, and I’m a little apprehensive. I want to add the role to my resume […]
by Jitendra Bharati (Pune ,Maharashtra,India) QUESTION: I am taking some acting lessons, but lose my confidence when acting in front of others, although when am alone I can act very well. Please help. ANSWER: It’s hard for anyone to perform in front of others at first. The good news is it gets easier the more […]
by Asia Anderson (Los Angeles, CA) QUESTION: I have been on a few call backs and want to know what are the best ways to land the call back? ANSWER: First of all, I’d like to point out that the best way to judge how well you’re doing as an actress or actor is by […]
QUESTION: What does it mean when the casting director sends feedback to your agent and they say the following: “This girl is so stunning.However,she comes off like a stiff ballet dancer. She over articulates so it comes across like she is in a serious play. Her body is so stiff that it feels like she […]
by Kourtney (Phoenix, AZ) QUESTION: I love to act, but I hate the theater. It seems so fake and over the top for me, I just don’t like it. I have a reliable but less known agency, and I’ve been taking classes since i was very young. Will I still be able to make it […]