I'm doing a school play, any tips for getting a big part?

Question

It's Alice in Wonderland! And would love the part of either Alice or the Mad Hatter

Answer 1

Love the theatre in yourself, not yourself in the theatre, said Stanislavsky, the father of modern acting. He means the play is more important than your ego. So what you do is this. You go to tryouts and you volunteer for crew work as well as trying out for a role. Then when you try out, you have a good time, show that you are enjoying acting the roles at auditions and when casting comes, take whatever you get happily and work hard to help make it a great show. Then when the next show comes along, the director will remember what a great person you are and who knows? Starring role?

Answer 2

Well...i don't think that taking the biggest part it's enough.Theater isn't about big parts or small parts.You just have to love everything , every role you get, cause it helps you to discover new parts of you. And if do you really, really want the Alice's part, you should work hard for it and not for being famous, but for your partner's wellness.And if you are not suit to this role, think that maybe the other one will do it better. Anyway, the main idea is that you don't have to have a BIG part to do it fantastic.You can just have a smaller part and do it ... like never done it before :)

Answer 3

There's really no specific technique for auditioning for different types/sizes of roles in a single project. You just want to be at the top of your form at the audition -- casting is up to the director [or casting director out in the real world].

And though you're young and full of passion for the theatre, try to keep this maxim to heart -- "there are no small parts, only small actors." To this day, I get cast as principals, supporting, and even chorus -- and am grateful regardless of the size. There is much competition, so every contract is to be valued and appreciated and considered an honor.

Also, always remember that the larger the role, the more you have to work. The nice thing about smaller parts is that they're less strenuous and you can truly enjoy the project, whereas leads have so much to concentrate on that the memory of a show tends to be a blur. So I'm glad I primarily do supporting character roles -- they're grand fun and usually quite meaty. Who wants to play boring Curly when you can play psycho Jud Fry?

Good luck at your audition, and if you're cast accept the role with grace and appreciation.

Answer 4

decide which one you want most and PRACTICE! but first, make sure you REALLY want this part. you need to be willing to put a ton of time towards the play, and that includes hang time with your friends. it never hurts to REALLY know the part-- like, you could do it in your sleep if you wanted to. and if you get stagefright, you go girl for wanting those parts, but they get a lot of stage time, and you don't want to mess up.

to sum it up, look before you leap. whatever you do, though, DO YOUR BEST! it doesn't matter if you get the role you wanted or not. even the littlest roles are important. give it your all no matter what.

Answer 5

listen to these guys because there are no small parts only small actors. most schools have directors that will cast you if they can see you have a passion for it. i went to my school auditions and i nailed it i got the part i wanted as penny pingleton in hairspray. i really got up there and gave it my all i had practiced the songs and lines for the past weeks so i could really go up there and ghive it my all. when you get there volunteer to help out with whatever and really make sure you have a passion for acting it's not about showing people up and being like "yeah, i got the part so what now yeah i win and i'm going to rock" that is your ego talking and it's your job to shut it up. now if you don't get the part you want go with it. take it and work your hardest. so i'm happy of the part i got but you need to take it with grace i hope i helped.