The Introduction

If you're a college student with an interest in acting, you may wonder how to prepare for auditions, whether on campus or in community theatres. Those of you who search the internet for information on what to expect for auditions, will find that few sources of such information exist. Plenty of these sources exist for actors who audition for more professional performances, but college plays and musicals are left unexplored. It is my hope that this blog will serve to fill that gap, by giving college students a more thorough understanding of what directors expect during an audition, and what actors should do to meet those expectations.

Over the next few months, I’ll be discussing the various aspects of appropriate audition preparation and behavior. I’ll explain how a person should dress, what writings or songs they should memorize, and how they should act once the audition begins, along with several other topics. As a departure from other writings on this subject, I intend to talk about not only play, but musical auditions as well. I participate in musicals and plays, and believe that there should be a source of information for others with similarly varied tastes which still caters to actors who act in either type of performance. My information will also cover auditioning for community theatre performances, to a lesser degree.

I will make sure to provide additional sources, for times when I feel a topic deserves more explanation. Several different aspects of auditioning will be discussed in this blog, and I cannot hope to cover all of them completely. Rest assured, however, that I will do everything in my power to give an adequate amount of information to help my readers prepare for their auditions. When I’ve finished this blog, I hope its viewers find their understanding of auditions greatly expanded, and can easily prepare for auditions in the future.