{"id":988,"date":"2016-08-09T20:29:44","date_gmt":"2016-08-09T20:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mgs.performerstuff.com\/?p=988"},"modified":"2017-09-23T06:09:07","modified_gmt":"2017-09-23T06:09:07","slug":"5-reasons-you-shouldnt-let-a-bad-audition-define-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/5-reasons-you-shouldnt-let-a-bad-audition-define-you\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Reasons You Shouldn\u2019t Let a Bad Audition Define You"},"content":{"rendered":"

5 Reasons You Shouldn\u2019t Let a Bad Audition Define You<\/h3>\n \"\"<\/a><\/span>

Written by Ashleigh Gardner<\/p>\n

August 10, 2016<\/p>\n<\/font>

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Everyone\u2019s had The Audition from Hell. You flubbed your lines in your monologue. You forgot your headshot. Your shoe broke right before you walked in the audition room. Your cold read was drier than the stale crackers you ate for breakfast.<\/span><\/p>\n

Auditions are scary, and sometimes they\u2019re rough, but don\u2019t let them define your whole acting career.<\/span><\/p>\n

One bad day does not diminish your\u00a0talent.<\/h4>\n
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Remember all those times you nailed a monologue in your acting class? What about that time you made an entire audience double over with laughter because of the way you delivered a single line? Having a sub-par audition doesn\u2019t erase your past, present, or future talent. It just means today wasn\u2019t your day. Take a deep breath, let it go, and remind yourself of why you\u2019re in this business. Let that memory push you forward. (However, if you don\u2019t prepare your audition in time or you purposefully \u201cthrow away\u201d your audition, your failure lies in your hands. Always do your best.)<\/span><\/p>\n

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You made the effort.<\/h4>\n
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Think of all the people who <\/span>didn\u2019t<\/span><\/i> show up to that audition. The ones who said they were going to go, but ended up cancelling — either because they were afraid or because they didn\u2019t have their material in time. You made the effort and the risk to put yourself out there. By walking in that audition room, you proved to the casting directors that you\u2019re dedicated to your art. <\/span><\/p>\n

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If you’re not cast, you have more time to\u00a0learn new skills.<\/h4>\n
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Think about all the time you\u2019ll have to work on your art. Ever wanted to take a dance class? What about an improv class? If you\u2019re short on funds, head to your local library and familiarize yourself with more plays. Use this time to better your craft so that, the next time you walk into an audition, you\u2019re more confident and prepared.<\/span><\/p>\n

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You can’t take casting directors’ reactions (or lack thereof) personally.<\/h4>\n
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Casting directors are people, too, and you can\u2019t always expect them to react the way you would like them to. You might face a casting director who is on the phone through your audition, is eating their lunch, or is totally emotionless through your monologue or cold read. Don\u2019t take it personally. Most times, casting directors have been in the audition room for <\/span>hours,<\/span><\/i> watching hundreds of people do the same rotation of cold reads or similar monologues. They\u2019re exhausted. If no one reacts, or if they\u2019re busy on their phone, don\u2019t let it phase you. You do you, and move on.<\/span><\/p>\n

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There will be more auditions in the future.<\/h4>\n
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Think about all the opportunities that come around in a year. And if you don\u2019t see any auditions posted, <\/span>look for them! <\/span><\/i>You\u2019ll always get another chance to prove your worth. Review\u00a0your audition material and make sure you’re ready to go for the next time you’re in front of casting directors. #PrepYourRep!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ashleigh Gardner<\/strong>\u00a0received her AA in Theatre\/Drama\/Dramatic Arts\u00a0from Valencia College and\u00a0her Bachelors Degree in English Literature and\u00a0Masters Degree in Literary, Cultural, and Textual Studies from\u00a0the University of Central Florida. She is a playwright, an\u00a0actor, and PerformerStuff.com\u2019s Editor.\u00a0<\/em><\/h5>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [...]","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":989,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[261,260,453],"tags":[6,271,304,115,14,114,347],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/988"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=988"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/988\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}