Questions and Answers
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: 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 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 […]
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 Elizabeth Should you… – Shake The Casting Directors hand? Usually, it’s not necessary, especially if they are in the back of the room when you walk in. If they greet you at the door, then go ahead and shake their hand. Let them take the lead. Some casting directors don’t like a lot of […]
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 […]
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 […]