Through the internet, you have the opportunity to get
to know someone before you meet face to face.
To be represented by a talent agency, one must submit a
head shot and resume or meet with an talent agency representative
and interview with them. A talent agency can represent thousands
of clients and there are different levels as well as types
of talent agency can specialize in, i.e., modeling, acting,
commercial and print work.
An audition is a sample performance by an actor, singer,
musician, dancer or other performing artist. It is used
in the casting process to demonstrate the level and range
of a performer's talent agency, and functions as a job interview
for the performing arts. A typical audition involves the
performer displaying their talent through a previously-memorized
and rehearsed solo piece: for example, a monologue for actors
or a song for a singer.
For actors, the audition piece is typically not from the
show being considered; an actor wishing to be cast in Hamlet
would not likely do a monologue from that play. However,
most performers do have a range of audition pieces and select
something appropriate; an actor auditioning for Hamlet would
have a dramatic Shakespearean monologue ready, and not perform
a monologue from an Oscar Wilde comedy, or a contemporary
playwright, such as Tom Stoppard. Similarly, a singer auditioning
for a role in a musical theatre production would not sing
opera or country music, and a musician auditioning for a
seat in an orchestra wouldn't perform rock.
