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please help..its tomorrow!
okay soo tomorrow im trying out for romeo and juliet.we have to say the whole first scene with the "2 households both alike in dignity " part..and well, i've never really tried out for anything before...but i really want to do this play. im a bit nervous.doo you know any ways to "break" out of it. i want to be calm when i try out.
thanks
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The first thing you need to do is block out your own feelings and world and focus on who your character (be it romeo or Juliet etc etc. ) and start thinking about what they would have been doing off stage, who they are etc and think only about that as you enter or exit the scenes they give you to do.
Next focus on just one person in the room and perform just for them. While doing this also think that this one person is there solely because of you and needs to see, hear, witness what you are doing. Block out anyone else in that room. If you have to imagine they're naked. All that matters here is what your character was doing.
Try to build their world in your mind and craft that character. What you have to do is take those words on the page and find the right emotion to put behind them. Focus only on the things mentioned above and on interpriting the character's life and world. Nothing else should matter in your head but that.
That should keep you focused and calm. you never want to appear cocky but in your head if you really, really, really want this part think to yourself "It's mine and nobody here will take it from me."
Then watch everyone else and pick up on what they aren't doing correctly and just focus on the things above to get through this with confidence.
At the audition tell the director that you are new to acting but love the play and feel you are the right person for the role because of that love and understanding for it. Ask them what their spin is on the characters and tell them what you were thinking of right before you begin. Tell them you're a little nervous--they'll understand.
You should definitely mention your take on the 2 households scene and Juliet before you start. Just tell the director you wanted to mention this before starting it will greatly help you.
Even if you do not get the part this will be a confidence booster for you so next time you'll do even better. The only other advice for you i can give is to know the part, the scene, the words like nobody else.
Most people who fail at auditions have never read the script, never asked the director what he thinks about the scene and the play itself and above all people fail if they just read the words off the page and do not actually do any acting or put emotion or feeling behind it.
Remember your delivery and actual performing while you are auditing are key as it's the only way the director can guage if you hit his or her vision. Make this really come to life and leap off the page for them and you'll get it. Let me know how things turn out for you.
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Just relax. Dont go to fast because then you might just go blank. Pretend like its only you and the other cast members and no audience or whatever. Before you go on stage just tell yourself it will be easy! And even if you make a couple mistakes dont worry about it because everyone does. Good luck I hope you do well.
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