Acting Mock Interview
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Can you read through a scene from the script for me?
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Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
The best way to prepare for an audition is to memorize the lines of the role you intend to play. You can hold the script in front of you, but don't hold it too close to your mouth! Hiding behind your script will make it difficult for you to be heard. If you are on video, they can't see the expressions on your face either.
Learn as much as you can about the character, the story and how the director intends to portray the piece before you go into your audition. Understand the tone, dialect and style. It can be a bit nerve wracking to read in front of another professional, but take heart!
The more you audition the more opportunities you have to practice! So, when you are asked to read through the script, be prepared to jump right into character.
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"I would be happy to read through a scene with you. I have prepared the monologue from (character name) on page 18. If there is another scene that you prefer me to perform, I am glad to do so."
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
The interviewer or casting director would like to be assured of your confidence! By asking this question, they get to see just how prepared you are when the pressure is on. The best way to answer this is to say yes, and offer to jump right into the scene.
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"Yes, absolutely! I have memorized Scene 4 in full, because the character monologue really jumped out to me. May I read through this scene for you?"
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