And then, they did the audition, and it was absolutely nothing like what they set me up to expect. I can’t tell you how many times when I was casting that I was told by an actor who’s clearly worked very hard on the piece, to expect “purple flying cows” in their audition. Here's the thing… There is a chance that when you share your exact choices with the Casting Director (and how you’re going to execute and play 'em)… There's the chance that, since you’ve set up the expectation for them, well, they might not see it. It also takes the focus away from your audition.It takes up precious time that they just don’t have.Keep it under the surface where it belongs Your acting homework is like your underwear. The same thing is true for your audition “homework”.ĭon’t speak it out loud or tell the casting director about it. It’s supposed to stay under the surface - making you look fabulous and put together and and amazing to the paparazzi (and to rest of us). Gals, when you have crammed yourself into a Spanx (sorry dudes, stay with me for a sec) and you turn up on The Red Carpet, you wouldn’t yank up your designer gown and show the press your Spanx, would you? You wouldn’t wear it on the exterior of your clothes…right? They are simply the underwear you wear underneath your fabulous “outfit” of an audition, if you will. These intricate details are present to inform your performance, to be the foundation for your character that you take into the audition room.
That part is supposed to be what you talk through with your coach when you’re working on the scene. That information is all the work you do to create a deep, complex, full-on interesting character. That information is your homework as an actor. Casting Directors don’t need to know all that. So, here are two reasons why you should NEVER do that. But unfortunately, it kinda doesn’t matter it can still ruin your audition. Of course I know that this behavior usually comes from audition nerves. I’m being kind of blunt in this audition tip, but I really want you to have this picture. Oh, and by the way, it tends to be delivered it in machine-gun monologue form. This information tends to begin pouring out as soon as you enter the audition room and it takes place during the time the Casting Director was anticipating that you were actually going to be doing your audition. …and a number of other pieces of minutiae and factoids about the scene or the character or whatever. …the food your character ate for breakfast… …the uber-specific choices that you have been made…
…how you're thinking about their character… Often times in auditions, you'll enter into the room and begin to tell the Casting Director precisely what you plan to do… (BTW, in case you didn't see it coming, here comes the audition tip) And all because I swore to give you something and I never delivered it! B I N G O ! Of course that would be an absolute travesty if I'd lost your confidence. You might even wonder…”Hmmm, Amy used to always deliver awesome content, but this time…well…maybe she’s just lost it?” So then, if I tell you quite clearly that here in this audition tip blog I’m going to share with you how your underwear and purple flying cows are politely killing your auditions, you’d want me to say exactly that, right?Īnd, if by the completion of this audition tip blog, you did NOT, in fact, receive what I’ve promised here, you’d be bummed. You are, in fact, absolutely laser-focused on the image of purple flying cows.Īnd just for fun, here's a cool one to look at right now. The exact hue of purple, those darn cows whizzing through the air. In fact, in this moment, you can’t NOT imagine images of purple flying cows. It’s hard not to see them in your mind's eye when I say Purple Flying Cows, right? Scratching your head wondering whether to read on? Please do.Īnd no, I haven’t lost it…Just go with me here for a just a moment …I promise I'll get to the audition tip…and it's a GOOD one. Right here in this blog, I’m going to demonstrate how your underwear AND purple flying cows could absolutely destroy your auditions. How can this conversation possibly be relevant and do something to help my acting career?
Yes, I know what you may be wondering…My underwear? Isn’t that a little…well…intimate? And what does my underwear have to do with an audition tip anyway? I want to talk to you about your underwear. Audition Tip: Never Show Your Underwear To The Casting Director
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