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1) Never do a monologue from the play you are auditioning for. And never, ever, when auditioning for a musical, sing a song from the show you’re auditioning for. It tells me you have preconceived notions about it and, often, those preconceived notions will be unalterable.
2) If you are auditioning for “The Full Monty,” please do not come in with a monologue from “King Lear.” It tells me nothing. Absolutely nothing.
3) I hate it when people bring props to an audition.
4) Never bring a boom box or karaoke tape and say, “I have my own accompaniment.”
5) Never look at the accompanist and say, “I have no sheet music. I’ll sing
a cappella
.” It doesn’t tell me if you can match pitch. All you’re doing is singing what’s inside your head, and that’s really not the orchestra I hire.
6) Ah, my favorite: “I will show you an interpretative dance.”
7) Here’s another one that gets me during dramatic auditions: “This is a monologue I wrote.”
8) Please do not come in costume as the character.
9) The unrealistic head shot. Please do not hand me a head shot that was taken 20 years ago, or has been so airbrushed that maybe two of your features are visible on this white plane.
10) Don’t lie on your resume. It will eventually come back to bite you on the ass.
michelle trauring
Michelle Trauring on Apr 5, 2012