I don’t need to tell you that auditioning is different now.

Gone are the days of walking into a casting office and winning someone over in the room.

We’ve lost the chance to connect in person.

We’ve lost the ability to sit across from a casting director and let them see who we are.

We can’t ask questions, and they can’t offer adjustments based on conversations with the creators.

"I coached with Kelly on an audition for an HBO film… next thing I know, I'm playing opposite Nicole Kidman in a major motion picture. That's 100% a true story."‍ ‍

- Eric Michael Roy

Most of What You've Been Told About Auditioning Is Dead Wrong

You’ve probably been told a lot about how to audition.
I was too.

Most of it? Total nonsense.

I wish someone had told me the truth when I was doubting my talent - so I’m telling you now.

Imagine submitting your audition and knowing - truly knowing - you nailed it.

You send in your tape without second-guessing.

You weren’t in your head. You weren’t controlling the scene.

You finished the take and thought:
“What a surprise, I didn’t see that coming! I was completely absorbed in my own experience, that felt effortless.”

It’s not luck.

Here’s the truth:‍ ‍

most actors don’t book the job - not because they lack talent, but because their tapes don’t land.

The problem isn’t performance. It’s interpretation.

The sides are your roadmap - but if you don’t know how to read them, you’ll miss what the writer is trying to tell you.

I had a conversation yesterday with a casting friend of mine about the magnetic power of not caring, in an audition.

Think about the person at the party who’s not performing, not trying, just present.

They’re the one everyone wants to know more about.
They’re impossible to ignore.
That’s the energy that books.

Two Game-Changing Audition Secrets I’ve Learned:

Auditioning is a separate skill. It's a broad stroke, not a performance.

A network television casting director recently told me about auditioning:

"You're either the girl, or you're not the girl. Show us a glimpse of what you’d do with the character, and the rest is out of your hands."