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Auditions Resources

WHAT IS AN AUDITION?

  • An interview at which a singer, actor, dancer or musician demonstrates their suitability and skill. It typically involves the perform displaying their talent through a previously memorized and rehearsed solo piece or by performing a work or piece given to the performer at the audition or shortly before.

WHAT IS A MONOLOUGE?

  • A speech presented by a single character, most often to express their inner thoughts aloud, though sometimes also to directly address another character or the audience.

WHERE DO I FIND AUDITION MATERIAL?

  • Audition monologues and or poems may be found online; from plays; poetry collections or anthologies; audition books or created by yourself from novels. Be sure to check the audition requirements to ensure you do not chose a monologue that is too long. It is best to time your piece to avoid being cut off by the audition panel. Please explore monologues that are age appropriate and relate-able to some degree. To choose a piece, read it out loud and if it peeks your interest within the first few sentences read on. If it does not grab you right away then move on to another selection.  

AUDITION TIPS

  • Always arrive early to fill out any required paperwork and to warm up.

 

  • Dress comfortably and make sure your hair is off your face.

 

  • Be prepared! Perform a piece that you know well and are confident with.

 

  • Consider wearing a costume and or bringing props to enhance your performance.

 

  • Enter the audition space with confidence, introduce yourself to the audition panel and present your resume and picture at that time.

 

  • Once you are instructed to begin your performance take a minute to breathe and focus yourself.

 

  • If for whatever reason you make a mistake, do not apologize. Simply request to begin again (most directors are understanding and want to see you succeed!).

 

  • Make sure you have a clear ending to your audition. Hold the final moment, bow your head or turn your back to let the character go.

 

  • Answer any questions the audition panel might have with brief answers. Do not chit-chat as they have many actors to see after you.

 

  • If you are performing an excerpt from a play make sure you have read the play!

 

  • Be sure to know who you are, where you are and who you are talking to!

 

  • Do not ask for feedback. If it is freely offered by the audition panel then please take it all in with grace and kindness.

 

  • Thank the audition panel for their time and exit the space quickly. Do not ask when you will be contacted.

Before we step into the magic of story and theatre, we pause to honour the land beneath our feet. We are gathering on the ancestral home and traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe, and Neutral peoples. We carry so much gratitude for the chance to learn, create, and grow together on these lands and waterways.

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As a community of young creators and families, we know that stories have power, and so does the truth.

With soft and caring hearts, we remember and mourn the Indigenous children who were taken from their homes to residential schools, those who did not return, and those still missing. We honour the children who were denied the right to play, speak their language, and be loved by their communities. We hold their memory close, today and always.

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May our art, our kindness, and our actions honour their legacy as we learn to live together in truth, reconciliation, and peace.

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