WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR HANDS IN AUDITIONS + Other Musical Theatre Audition Questions Answered!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ส.ค. 2024
- What do I do with my hands in an audition?! Where should I look while I'm singing?! This week I answer all of your burning musical theatre questions so that you can EXCEL during your time in the room where it happens! Don't forget to watch last week's video where I discuss how to choose the PERFECT song before you ever walk in the room!
I don’t care if my audition is in 2 months, I’m still too prepared
No such thing as too prepared! What show are you auditioning for?
Spongebob Youth@@cayleejo
I love that show! So. Much. Fun.
Yep me too. End of February. But it's a super competitive youth program and I'm scared!
It’s now been 2 months 👹
How did it go? 😊
i had my first audition today and i played with my shirt the entire time, forgot to breath at least twice, and i did not check if the sheet music was in my key ahead of time (it was not lmao). i think i still did pretty well regardless! break a leg to anyone who has auditions soon :)
I'm sure they didn't even notice when you forgot to breathe ;)
Also, I'm loving your optimism - having a good attitude is half the battle!
I have one in 8 days for the wizard of oz!!! It's my first time!! I'm super nervous but excited too!!!
Congratulations! Who’d you get?
@@Ava13-m4s Ensemble! It's pretty fun and I really love theatre now! Can't wait for opening night
@TianaBakes01 oh nice!!! Glad everything worked out :)
I'm auditioning for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat today and discovered your video just in time! Thanks for all the great advice! 😁
Thanks! I'm auditioning for Katherine Blake in Freaky Friday and I really needed this!!
Break a leg! I directed Freaky Friday a few years ago and it is one of my favorite musical theatre memories. Katherine is such a unique character because you have to play her as this incredibly mature put together adult, and then as a frustrated teen stuck in an adult's body - such a challenging role, but so fun!
@@cayleejo Thanks!! Freaky Friday is such an amazing musical, I can’t wait to have fun in it!! :)
Finally the answer to my questions that I couldn't find anywhere else! Thank you so much Caylee!
Thank you so much! I’m auditioning for Natalie Haller in All Shook Up in January. I love your videos!
Oooo Break a leg!!!!
45 minutes till my audition!! AAAH
Thank you! I’m auditioning for lord farquad in shrek jr. you have helped me a lot!
I’m glad I could help! Break a leg!
@@cayleejo thanks!
Tell us the results!
@@milkmilk8721 ok!
@@cayleejoHi! The cast list came out today and I was casted as Lord Farquaad! This helped me so much because so many people got disappointing roles because of bad auditions. Yay!
thank u so much. i’m auditioning for the dowager empress from anastasia in 2 weeks!!!
My audition is in 1 day and they just released the song we are singing and we need the song memorized
Thank you so much!!!!! I am auditioning for the tin man in the wizard of oz and I’m already a late audition because they needed more people and I didn’t know about before so this is really going to help me!!!
Thank you for the help im not doing a song im doing am a monolog my audition is tomorrow and you get to pick a scene from any movie im rlly exited
Im auditioning for Charlotte den on in elf wish me luck😋
thank you so much i am auditioning for mazy la bird in seusacal and i am so afraid because i already did this show in another company as jojo and the drector of the company i am currently auditioning for told me a was best suited for emsamble and that is all i should strive for and i just don’t want to choke up
The characte dancing and acting in is a song too and follow a very good relationship and Friends
I think good job acting too always follow the casting director with a confidence and repaired
what if your character is supposed to cry? should we still fight back the tears???
Hey! My school is doing Wizard of Oz and I'm trying out for Dorothy, do you have any tips that I could keep in mind when auditioning that helped you pick your Dorothy? And also, I'm using Somewhere Over the Rainbow as my audition song, I have to cut the song down a bit, which parts do you think are most important? I love the videos, and thank you!
We saw SO many girls audition for Dorothy - ultimately this actor CARRIES the show, if you don't have a strong Dorothy your show will crumble, so we were looking for someone who had proven in the past that they could handle a lot of responsibility. From a vocal perspective Dorothy doesn't have the most difficult singing part in the show (the lion does), but she sings A LOT, so again, looking for someone who could have that stamina to last the entire show was important.
From an acting perspective, this was very important, our Dorothy needed to come across as young and naïve, but also adventurous and eager. In some of the more emotional scenes it was very important that she could show us how important her relationships were to her - her family and friends and especially her dog meant the world to her, and when they were threatened you could feel her full concern and fight for their well-being surface. Also, Dorothy embodies fairness, whenever she is wronged by various characters throughout the story, the Wicked Witch, the Doorman, the Wizard, she gets a bit of temper because in her world fairness is incredibly important. I say all of this because during callbacks a lot of our actresses would either lean into the childishness/whiny parts of the character and they were losing the place those emotions come from, making their performances flat. But, when our actress who ultimately earned Dorothy came up her scenes there was depth in every word and action - when she scolded the lion for being rude to Toto she was shaking from fear but her voice held strong because Toto was the most important thing in the world to her and she would do anything to protect him. Explore the reasons behind Dorothy's emotions and you will shine as someone who really understands the character and makes her complex instead of a surface level whiny ingenue.
For SOTR I would focus on the later half of the song, the lemon drops/chimney tops portion. Her emotion build as the song progresses with her desire to leave her simple life and experience adventure increasing as she sings - if you can jump straight into that emotion, that innocent desire to go on an adventure, I think the last half of the song will serve you better - it is also slightly more vocally challenging, so you can really show off your singing with that portion!
@@cayleejoThanks for the help! In the end, I got casted as Toto, which I see as a win!
I’m singing What I Did For Love from A Chorus Line. Anyone who’s familiar with that musical knows that the song is a response to a question posed by the guy hosting the audition. So where should I look in that case?
I’m auditioning for Nala in school musical lion kings and the competition rate is 1/3, I’m not sure how to put “lively” personality into my work, can you do videos about personality performing?
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Tysm!!! This really helped! I was wondering (if you’ve ever been through this process) do you have any tips for Females auditioning for Male roles? I’m auditioning for both Emmet from Legally Blonde Jr, and Mike Teevee from Willy Wonka as a low alto. Thank you!!!
This is a great question! I think you have a couple choices here in terms of song selection. Directors are great at visualizing you in a variety of roles, regardless of the song that you sing, but it’s nice to nudge them in the right direction all the same! You could choose a male song and transpose it to your vocal range or you could choose a song from a male character that is traditionally played by a female like Peter from Peter Pan. You can also simply sing a female song in your vocal range and knock it out of the park, but just be clear on what roles you’re interested in! Break a leg and let us know how it goes!
Les Miserables song