Auditioning Vocabulary

An interview for a particular role or job as a singer, actor, dancer, or musician, consisting of a practical demonstration of the candidate's suitability and skill

• Audition

• Callback

An invitation to return for a second audition or interview

• Audition

• Callback

A list of all the actors who appear in a movie, television show, or play

The person responsible for assigning roles in a film, play, or other production

An opportunity to read with actors being considered for a role opposite yours, to see how you connect and work with the other actor

• Chemistry Read

• Cold Read

• Sides

• Slate

Reading aloud from a script or other text with little or no rehearsal, practice or study in advance

• Chemistry Read

• Cold Read

• Sides

• Slate

Pages from a script that casting directors give to actors as part of the audition process for feature films, plays, and television shows

• Chemistry Read

• Cold Read

• Sides

• Slate

An actor's introduction before they launch into an audition

• Chemistry Read

• Cold Read

• Sides

• Slate

Multiple 8-counts combined which are taught at an audition, to be performed as part of the audition

A photograph of the head

• Headshot

• Resume