How to win over the acting audition panel

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Auditioning for a panel of three or four people is often as intimidating as it gets, despite the ultimate goal being to perform for hundreds at a time in theatres much more glamorous than the audition room.

Because the experience of going to a drama school audition can be scary, the natural instinct is to throw more energy into your performance, or keep one eye constantly on the panelists, r even resort to default reactions or phrases so we end up saying, “sorry” a million times!

The truth is, these people are normal people like the rest of us, who, often have actually found themselves in the same position some time before. The most important thing to keep in mind is that they want you to be good.

Think about it – the job of a drama school audition panelist is to find a class of young actors that best suit the training based on the specific needs of the course. Now I don’t think there’s any possible way that anyone could ‘show’ how suitable they are through the performance of a speech or song. BUT, the more able you are to walk into a room with the understanding that everyone else in there is just as normal as you and not resort to letting nerves get the best of you, the better the panellists will be able to determine whether your are right for the course.

I know it’s easier said than done to just drop the nerves and be normal when the audition experience is such an abnormal situation, but I promise you, the more honest and truthful you are is an acting auditionee, the easier you’ll find it to be more honest and truthful in you pieces.