KCACTF: Preparing A Great Audition Monologue (Part 2)

"The quicker you can get to love auditioning, the better.  View it as your time in that day to perform, to be an actor.  View it as a performance, not a contest."  I think that if we as actors can get this through our heads, this would make auditioning so much more exciting.  I personally love this view because I am not very competitive.  When I perform monologues or whatever it is I am asked to do as an audition, I need to embrace it as an opportunity to act.

Big Secret:  "The people auditioning you really want you to be good.  They want you to be able to solve their problem.  They need good actors.  They want you to be the one."  Okay, this is something that made quite a breakthrough in my head.  Why is it that I think a professional audition would be full of casting directors waiting for me to mess up?   Of course they would be on the other side wanting me to succeed because it makes their jobs easier.  This realization was a huge confidence boost.

“We want to know not only if you are a good actor, but also a good human.”  You want to come off as an “intelligent, nice young person who likes your fellow humans.”  “If you are well-prepared and happy with yourself and your life, you can celebrate and support your fellow actors.”  Yes, yes, yes!  This is something that I feel USF does very well.  Our department is full of family actors that genuinely care for one another.  I love being able to go to our auditions and be excited to act with my friends.  I love being able to embrace their talent and celebrate the show regardless of the casting.