audition tips Archives

Interview: Director Natasha Kermani on ‘Lucky’ and What She Looks for in Auditions and Self-Tapes

Director Natasha Kermani talks about the film, working with Brea Grant and what she looks for in when actor auditions and self-tapes.

Interview: Becky Ann Baker on Her Career, Audition Tips and the New Short, ‘Nightfire’

Becky Ann Baker chats about Nightfire, her career and why she’s had staying power, audition tips and why she hates self-tapes.

Interview: Chelsea Rendon on ‘Vida’, How She Got the Role of Mari and Her Self-Tape Audition Tips

Chelsea Rendon chats about the last season of Vida, her audition for Mari and how director David Ayer introduced her to acting teacher Ivana Chubbuck.

David Harbour Explains What He Did to Become More Comfortable When Auditioning

Actor David Harbour recognizes that trying to become a professional actor is, even at its best, a “humiliating” process.

Casting Directors Share Their Do’s and Don’ts

Some Casting Directors Do’s: Common Sense, Respect for the Space, and Leaving Props at Home

Gal Gadot Recalls Her Audition for Wonder Woman

Gadot revealed what happened when she first attended a screen test for Batman v Superman director, Zach Snyder

Matt Shively in 'The Real O'Neals' Interview

Interview: ‘The Real O’Neals’ Matt Shively Talks Playing 17, Auditions and His first Acting Job

“I like to be totally memorized because if you’re not fully memorized, you can’t really make choices.” – Matt Shively on Auditioning

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Hold the Phone: Tips and Tricks on Using Your Phone in an Audition

What should you do if your audition sides include talking on the phone?

Bernard Telsey Casting Director Audition Advice

Casting Director Bernie Telsey’s Audition Tips

“Auditions are like a blind date for the casting director and the actor. The audition starts the minute you walk in the room” – Casting Director Bernie Telsey

5 Points Every Actor Should Embrace Before Their Audition

Remember: It’s about how hard you tried during the audition. If you tried as hard as you could, no one can take that away from you.

Interview: Casting Director Jessica Daniels On Finding New Talent and Self-Taped Audition Tips

“I worked on 12 pilots this year and most of the series regular roles went to working actors who auditioned.” – Casting Director Jessica Daniels

Interview: Casting Director Robert Ulrich on Discovering Unknown Actors and Tips on Self-Taping Auditions

“Even if I know the character well, I pre-read fifty people or at least a great deal of people, sometimes even for a one line role” – Casting Director Robert Ulrich

Interview: Talent Manager/Producer Geoffrey Soffer on Finding Actors, Self-Taping Audition Tips and More!

Geoffrey Soffer talks about his transition to talent mangement/producing, discovering new talent and what to avoid when doing a self tape audition

Seth Rudetsky Reveals the 5 Worst Musical Theater Audition Mistakes (video)

Seth Rudetsky, actor, musician and a host on SiriusXM’s Broadway channel, has been teaching auditioning master classes this summer and he’s seen his share of bad auditions lately. In this video, he reveals the 5 worst audition mistakes you can make in a musical theater audition and how to choose

SXSW Interview: James Landry Hebert, Beth Broderick & Skyy Moore Talk ‘Two Step’ and Audition Tips

James: “You know when a role’s yours”

Bob Odenkirk and the ‘Nebraska’ Cast Offer Up Audition Tips: “An audition is a chance to act that day”

Auditions are one of the most important components of an actor’s career. However, it is often an artist’s least favorite aspect of trying to make it in Hollywood. Once you are an established working actor, does the audition process ever change? In a recent Envelope Screening Series with the Los