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School Play Auditions
before you go into the audition room to audition for a play at my high school, you are given your scene, so you can practice with the other people who have also been assigned that scene. you probably have anywhere from 5-15 minutes to practice. when practicing, is it better to do your part EXACTLY how you plan to do it in the room, or is it better to hold back a little bit, until you get into the room. the reason i ask this is because i have found that if you practice the scene how you plan to really do it, then the other people auditioning sometimes sort of "steal" the way you are performing it. especialy if you are being really wacky characters (ex. really happy, angy, sad, mad, silly, etc.). also, if the persons not a very good actor, you feel out of place acting to your full potential while practicing. however, obviously the point of practicing is so you can practice, so if you don't practice the way you plan to audition, you may mess it up when you go to audition. also, would it be mean to not really do it the way you plan to, until you actually go to audition (would it be to mean/shocking to the person you are auditioning with)? what is the best way to handle this situation of practicing with others? it would be nice to hear from someone who has been to auditions before, so i can get an opinion of what you do (or would do). thank you!
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I, personally, wouldn't risk some one stealing my performance. So, no, I wouldn't practice to my full potential back stage.
Something that may help is to get a copy of the play before hand and practice the character of your choice before the audition, at home. That way, you can be practiced up on your acting and you are prepared to act any scene on demand. Also, it helps you to fully place yourself into the role.
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don't give your best performance when you're practicing- like don't try to project or anything until you get into the audition room. Just make sure you know how you will do it.
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Practice with subtlety, but in your head imagine how you're going to do it for real. Part of being a good actor is imagination, and you must be able to imagine your real performance even if you can't practice it in full.
I also wonder if it wouldn't be possible for you to practice a little beforehand. Surely the plays you are auditioning for are available in the school library. You probably won't know what scene you will be auditioning for in advance, but you will presumably know what character. If it's going to be Hamlet, for instance, practice his soliloquy ("To be or not to be") and get to understand him; in this way, you will be able to summon that character again for a new scene.
There's nothing "mean" about practicing in a different way than you plan. If other people copy your style and it doesn't work out for them, well, that'll teach them to use their own mind instead of imitating others. Furthermore, if they see you doing it badly and can't figure out that it IS being done badly, they probably don't deserve the part. But practicing that way probably won't do you any good either, so I wouldn't bother.
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