Audition Tips
If you are planning to audition for a production with KCI Drama or beyond, the following Audition Tips will be invaluable to you for your auditions. There are different types and styles of auditions but the biggest two are an open audition, where you are expected to audition with and/or in-front of your fellow auditionees, and a closed audition, where you audition with only members of the production team responsible for making casting decisions.
The Three "Be's"
Note: If you are not memorized but still wish to audition, you should at least be very comfortable with the monologue (i.e. it does not look like you are reading it for the first time on the spot) and really commit to your performance. ACT! Don't simply read.
When you first do your monologue, try to show yourself as a performer! Auditioners, if they want or need to see more, will then ask you to try it in different ways. If you are given a direction, make some strong decisions that show your range. They want to see you go as far away from your first performance as possible, taking in their direction as completely as possible. These directions can often be very big and completely unrelated to the original monologue or character (ie. "Okay, now try doing the monologue again...while washing an elephant"). Don't get stuck on what you prepared, or worse, what you think Go big and commit to the bit!
If you wish to see some more tips, enjoy the following resources!
The Three "Be's"
- Be On Time
- Be Prepared
Note: If you are not memorized but still wish to audition, you should at least be very comfortable with the monologue (i.e. it does not look like you are reading it for the first time on the spot) and really commit to your performance. ACT! Don't simply read.
- Be Yourself
When you first do your monologue, try to show yourself as a performer! Auditioners, if they want or need to see more, will then ask you to try it in different ways. If you are given a direction, make some strong decisions that show your range. They want to see you go as far away from your first performance as possible, taking in their direction as completely as possible. These directions can often be very big and completely unrelated to the original monologue or character (ie. "Okay, now try doing the monologue again...while washing an elephant"). Don't get stuck on what you prepared, or worse, what you think Go big and commit to the bit!
If you wish to see some more tips, enjoy the following resources!