How to Deal with Stress in Acting Auditions

Auditions are never fun. In fact, most of the time they seem down right painful. But Auditioning is a necessary evil of the acting business so learning to deal with the stress around an acting audition is an important skill to have.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Things You’ll Need:

• Water
• 8 hours of sleep

1. On audition day, minimize your caffeine intake. Too much coffee will make you jittery.
2. Before you get to the audition give yourself at least five minutes to warm yourself up. Do vocal exercises, go over your lines, and stretch your body. This way you will wake into the audition area feeling ready, which is calming.
3. Get to your audition at least 20 min early and find a comfortable place to sit. Don't think about anything but rather take this time to concentrate on your breathing. Make sure it is rhythmic and deep. This will be like a mild meditation and will calm you down.
4. If you feel your stomach start to butterfly, take small sips of water.
5. Plan yourself something fun to do after the audition. If you start to panic about the audition, think immediately about the fun plan you have. This will remind you that the audition is not the end of the world and that no matter what, when it is over, you will do something that will make you happy.
6. Forward bends have a calming effect. If you start to feel the stress either stand up and stretch to touch your toes or stay sitting and just lay your torso on your legs and let your arms and head hang loose.

Tips & Warnings

• Show up to your audition as prepared as you can.
• Don't worry about looking weird to other actors in the holding room. Everybody gets stressed out!

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