A Lesson...

Hey guys! So today I thought that I would talk about something that is relevant to what is going on at school. AUDITIONS!!! Yep, those things that are literally the scariest thing in a performers career. BUT fear not my friends, because there is nothing that you can do about it. Auditions aren't one of those situations where if you practice at it then everything becomes easier. Nope, no matter how many times you audition, you will still be nervous and it will still be terrifying.

#theatrekidproblems right?

First let's talk about what you prepare for an audition. Normally for a professional show, or even amateur productions, you are asked to prepare one monologue and one song. The monologue should be something that is within your age range, because there is nothing more awkward then a 16-year-old girl standing there and talking about how she has to stay strong because her husband beats her. You are just going to make the Artistic Team feel uncomfortable no matter how well you deliver the monologue. Also, you need to pay attention to the show that you are auditioning for. Your job is to make the director see you as someone they want in their show. So, if you show up with a classical shakespeare monologue trying to audition for Seussical, you couldn't be further apart on the spectrum and the director is going to notice. Also,  DO NOT just go onto the internet and look for monologues, because of you do it, that means everyone else will too. Pick one from a play also, movie monologues suck and its hard to be taken seriously.

Okay, SONGS!!! Directors will normally ask you to prepare a 16-32 bar cut of a song from a musical or musical theatre style. DO NOT EVER SING A POP SONG, A SONG FROM WICKED, A SONG FROM ANNIE, OR A SONG FROM THE SOUND OF MUSIC!!!!! Unless directed to do otherwise. But these songs are over done and unoriginal, and no one will take you seriously with a pop song, unless they ask you to sing one because of the nature of the show. Also an audition is not the time to take risks. Don't pick an incredibly hard song that you have to pray for the ending note, you need to be confident in your material. Yes the song needs to show your range, but if you are straining to hit the notes, I'm sorry hun, the song is not in your range. Again, pay attention to the show, you want to pick a song that kind of has the same feeling as the songs in the show. If I audition for 42nd Street I'm not going to sing a song from Spring Awakening, it just makes you look silly.

YOU GUYS!!!! If you ever have questions on what to sing for an audition, what kind of style to go for, how to preform it, COME TO ME! I promise to tell you the truth, you might hate me afterwards but hey, I know what I'm talking about. Trust.