As a casting director, it becomes exhausting to watch actors overcome with doubt and nerves in the audition room.
As actors, you have been blessed with the unique gift of tapping into the emotional depth of humanity. Subsequently, you are charged with the task of translating that truth to an audience. What an incredible task and responsibility! The worst thing you can do is diminish that gift with fear.
Many actors ask me, “How do you know when an audition is great?” I always know it’s a great audition when I forget that I’m supposed to be critiquing a performance. As a casting director, I want to feel like an audience member in every audition. You can always feel the energy and the atmosphere of the room change with a great audition.
Here are some tips to approaching your audition as a performance.
1. Prayer and meditation. In my personal opinion, the art of acting is a spiritual process. Find your center. I believe in asking God for guidance and divine peace and boldness before you walk into the room. Do what works for you.
2. Think beyond the audition. The audition is just one step in a very intricate process. See beyond the temporary discomfort of the criticism and critique to the end
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