How do you know if you did well at an audition?

Question

I had an audition a few days ago...I don't know if I did so well. Other kids said I was really great, and I read for the lead part around three or two times. How can I be confident that I was good?

Answer 1

You will know when they offer you the part.

Answer 2

This is a GREAT question...but, you may not like the answer.

The mistake that WAY too many actors make is in assuming that, if they get called back (or cast), they did a good audition, and vice-versa. The truth of the matter is that YOU'RE the only adequate judge of how strong your work was in any given audition situation. And, the development of that sense of SELF is critical.

Think about it. You walk into an audition room, and, 99% of the time, you have no idea what the circumstances are that are affecting your chances. Roles might be pre-cast (it happens), or they might just be in the market for someone with a completely different physicality. It says nothing about the quality of your work. Conversely, you might give a relatively weak reading, but you might look SO much like what they have in mind that the phone rings later that evening, and you find that you've been called back.

The bottom line: external response is a poor gague of HOW YOU DID. You have to trust your own internal feedback. Believe me, the more auditioning you do, the better you'll get at it, and the better you'll become at assessing your own audition performances, regardless of outcome.

Answer 3

If you really think about it - does it really matter what you think, or other kids told you?

I had auditions that I thought I was great, and even the director said so, and I still didn't get the part. In other cases I was less than good, and still got the part.

So in the bottom line, if you want to be a professional actor, you can't stay attached to the audition. You come, you do your job, and you go look for the next one.

Either they call you, or they won't. But one thing for sure, if you keep asking yourself if you were good or not, it won't help you.
A smart man one said: "Getting the part is 5% talent, 5% charisma, and 90% pure luck."

Answer 4

Well.... I am a professional actor. So when I go for an audition I do the following. I do my absolute best that I can do, so that I come away from the audition feeling proud with myself that I have done my best even if I don't necessarily get the part or get recalled.

The panel sometimes don't display what they are feeling so it is very hard to judge how you have done, and if they do display expressions it is sometimes hard to tell. Sometimes you don't get a call at all and no feedback. Don't be disheartened just carry on with your next audition. Sometimes you may not have been suitable for the role (look, height, colour of hair etc), it may have not been your acting ability.
Sometimes you may get feedback which is great, meaning the next audition you go to you can progress further.

And sometimes you get offered the part or get a recall and know that what you did was great and that they want more of that.

Good Luck.... its a tough old business so get used to rejections and also sometimes the rare case of being offered a part.

Answer 5

I want to agree with what Matthew said and expand on a couple of points.

First of all, your criterion for how well you did should be how you felt about what you did. Did you accomplish everything you wanted to when you read? If so, the audition was a success.

As a director, I have to consider a number of factors. How well do people match up with one another? Is their age appropriate to the role? Their height? Their voice? Are they available throughout the rehearsal process or do they have any conflicts? Are they easy to work with? What's their chemistry with me and the other actors?

People can read or sing extremely well and still not get a part, based on any number of factors.

Years ago, when I was acting, I auditioned for a show, and the director's final choice came down to whether one actor would shave his head for the part. If he would, one group would cast; if not, he would have gone another way. There's no telling what will be the deciding factor.

So, as I say, the final determination as to how you did is whether you feel you did all you could and feel satisfied with it. After that, who knows?

Answer 6

IF they call you back then they want to see you again. If a week goes by without hearing from them, you may want to audition for other shows.

That's really the only way to be sure. Your best may just not be what the director is looking for.

Answer 7

yeah would geta godd round of appulase

Answer 8

Hey, other kids said you were very good, right? :D

Answer 9

If they say we'll call you ,chances are they won't and you didn't do good.believe in yourself

Answer 10

If you were good enough then you'll be hired. If not, you won't...