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Question:I used to be afraid of auditions, thinking I might miss any line, through nerves, or being ill prepared.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I used to be afraid of auditions, thinking I might miss any line, through nerves, or being ill prepared.

You do need to be well-rehearsed with your monologue, so in the unlikely event that you do miss a line, you know the piece well enough that it won't throw you and you can carry on without missing a beat.

Everyone's missed a line here or there at some time or another - and everyone's had auditions that didn't go perfectly. It shouldn't be the result of the audition that you judge yourself on, but the fact that you went at all - which is the hard thing - just getting the nerve to go.

Don't be too hard on yourself and don't put too much importance on any one audition. It's not healthy to be miserable, heart-broken, or distraught if you don't get cast. There are always other auditions - and you never know what's around the corner.

You can use that nervous energy. Feeling nervous is not all that different, physically, than feeling excited. Use that energy to drive your character in the monologue - and you will find that the nervousness you feel is actually a gift and a tool you can use.

it helps to be familiar with your lines, but not so burned into your brain that you sound like a robot. What auditionees are looking for is how you represent a character, how you bring them to life so to speak. If you do forget your lines or feel nervous, don't let it show, just become your character and do what they would do.

What you need to remember is that when you speak its got to be like your saying this off the top of your head, and its all spontaneous, so learning your lines is normally a good idea, if not just make them up and hope nobody notices that what I do...

What the auditoner wants to see is not only talent, but confidence and poise.

Even great actors have forgotten thier lines, but they are experienced enough not to show that to the audience. They just go on with the speech and few if any even notice.

Yes, it's better to get the whole monlogue out properly,b ut if you skip a line,or forget one, STAY IN CHARACTER, take a moment to collect yourself (make it look like the pause was deliberate and planned), and then, when you found your place, just go on as if nothing happened.

If you act like nothing is wrong, your audience will believe nothing is wrong. If you don't let it bother you, they won't ever know.

Doing that shows poise, professionalism, confidence and the ability to think on your feet, react to situations and not lose your cool. That's what they want to see in an actor.

No. If you drop a line and cover it, most likely the auditors will never even know (unless your the "to be or not to be" monologue or something). Now being ill-prepared is another matter. You can be extremely prepared and still flub a line, but the more prep work you do and the more comfortable you are with the material, the easier it will be to cover any mistakes you make and you will have more confidence.

So,yes, do your homework, work on your monologue, do it in front of your friends and family, but once you get out there to audition, don't sweat it. Just trust yourself and have fun.

Not necessarily. It's good to know your lines, of course, but if you flub or forget, it is not the end of the world. I completely forgot my entire monologue at an audition and simply improved the entire thing. Not only was I complimented on my performance, but I got the lead. The main thing is to not freak out if you forget. These things happen. That's why improv is a key lesson for actors to learn.