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Walking into the audition with confidence.

When you see how long the line is to get in and someone asks you if you are here for the audition...

When someone speaks to you in line.

Then you recognize someone and say all the wrong things...

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Your number is called and you walk into the warm up rooms to see something like this?

You go back and the director seems woefully unimpressed...but they send you on to dance call...

You think you're completely unprepared for the dance call....

They question you on your special skills which you have listed 'Stage Combat'...

And whatever this is...

When you’re reading with someone and there's a big kiss at the end and only ONE of you goes for it... #awkward

You walk out not really knowing how you did.

It's been two days and no phone call...

BUT, after about a week of worrying, you (hopefully) get the call saying you got the part!!!​

Though the life of a performer is full of uncertainty and disappointment, we live for the rush of it all. Now you just can't wait for the adrenaline that you’ll feel on the first day of rehearsal!

Have a similar experience? We'd love to hear your audition stories, leave a comment below...

Post by Samantha Shepherd, Theatre Nerds Contributor [post_title] => Showbiz: The Hardest Profession In The World [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => open [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => showbiz-the-hardest-profession-in-the-world [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2016-03-31 23:33:58 [post_modified_gmt] => 2016-03-31 23:33:58 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://theatrenerds.com/?p=665 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) [2] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 576 [post_author] => 1 [post_date] => 2016-03-20 20:04:56 [post_date_gmt] => 2016-03-20 20:04:56 [post_content] => Preparing a trendy audition song seems a logical choice to many. The piece may have universal appeal, and a sense of it being "safe" material. Many actors fail to see that though this may be "popular" to perform in front of their peers, directors might have a slightly different take. Directors are looking for unique & creative individuals, and having "fresh" audition songs can separate you out from all the others. As an actor, you also show the ability to stretch yourself and take a risk on something that no-one else is doing.

I polled a group of directors, and here are the top 10 most "overdone" audition songs.

10. Adelaide’s Lament (Guys & Dolls)

A fun, silly, & very annoying song if not done in context. Just imagine a director hearing this one as their 97th audition of the day ;)

9. Giants In The Sky (Into the Woods)

Okay guys, great song, but there are too many giants in the sky at auditions.

8. Mama Who Bore Me (Spring Awakening)

We love Spring Awakening, but mama may "Bore" the directors.

7. Defying Gravity (wicked)

Let's face it, gravity has been defied way too many times.

6. On My Own (Les Mis)

You are not ON YOUR OWN if you sing this at auditions, especially after the release of the motion picture in 2012.

5. Don't Rain On My Parade (Funny Girl)

Sorry to rain on your parade, but Lea Michele nailed this song on Glee, & Barbra Streisand before her. You really want to go there?

4. Gimme Gimme (Thoroughly Modern Millie)

Directors Say "Don't" Gimme Gimme....Instead, Gimme something else.

3. On The Street Where You Live (My Fair Lady)

Another one for guys to hold off on. Auditions have often walked down this street before...

2. I Can't Say No (Oklahoma)

You can't, but directors wish you would!

1. Popular (Wicked)

Directors think Popular is no longer....popular. It was good while it lasted, but after 13 years its time to move on.

Agree or Disagree? Leave a comment below...

Big thanks to directors: Deborah Johansen Jenni Hennigh Bertels Rachel Duncan Katie Lindbeck Heather Dunkin Toller Jeff Witt Geri Sanders Seth Renne Blair Cromwell Tom Mayhall Rastrelli

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