HWRK Magazine: Issue 03 - Spring 2018

ARTS
Breaking a leg!
Six top tips for smashing an audition and
getting on a musical theatre course
W
hether you’re a student
with ambitions to
become a platinum album
selling popstar, or an Oscar
winning actor, or even a drama
or dance school teacher
looking to get your Year 12
ready for the uncompromising
world of auditioning, HWRK is
here to help.
We’ve teamed up with
Stephanie Wallace Carr,
Creative Director of Musical
Theatre at LMA on Merseyside
to offer some tips and advice
on how to smash a theatre
course audition.
So, dress to impress, head
back, chest out and pull back
the curtain before giving it
your best shot. After all, a star
is born every day.
1 PRESENTATION
Overall appearance is an
important part of auditioning.
You must go to your audition
as the best version of yourself.
Be neat, tidy, stylish and
comfortable.
2
BE
PREPARED
Dress for the activity you
may be undertaking. Don’t
try and be something you
are not with outfits, hair and
makeup. Take all your dance
shoes!
3
SUITABLE MATERIAL
Choose a monologue/song
that relates to the course. If
it’s musical theatre choose a
song from a musical you can
belt out. It’s important to sing
the most impressive part of
the song.
4
DO
YOUR RESEARCH
On both the college or
university and the course.
Impress by researching the
audition material. Know
your shows so you can also
discuss the pieces you are
performing.
5
SHOW
ENTHUSIASM
We all love an enthusiastic,
energetic, friendly student.
This is the place for you, so
kill them with confidence
and likability.
6
BE
PUNCTUAL
Arrive at least 20 minutes
early to ensure you can fully
warm up and prepare. This
shows you are dedicated and
reliable. Being late gives off a
bad impression.
“For more
details of
courses
available at
LMA visit:
lma.ac.uk”
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