What to wear to an audition?

TheRealKEVP
Sat, 07 Sep 2013 11:41:23 +0000

A skirt over black tights (like dance tights, or the tights I own for when I do Shakespeare) could work well, so you don’t have to worry about any movement you are asked to do.

You have no idea what they are going to ask you to do. Even though all they asked for was a monologue, they may ask you to do something else. Like “Now do your monologue again, while stacking up those chairs”. Or some other physical activity. This is why I like milkshakespeare’s “could you do a cartwheel” rule of thumb.

Remember, you are not trying to look “sexy”. That could well distract from your audition (because auditors are only human). They may also think you are trying to use sexiness to because you don’t have confidence in your talent.

(I don’t know where this idea of “dress like a first date” came from. Lots of people dress “sexy” for a first date, which is not what you should do at an audition).

The short leather skirt looks too “sexy” to me, but maybe that’s because of the model in the photo. It seems to attract too much attention to the legs, and to the fact that the skirt is leather. It’s the kind of piece of clothing that is designed to attract attention to itself, to say “look at me, I am wearing a short tight black leather skirt!!”

The ballerina sundress looks to me like something that should be worn over ballet tights, and probably a leotard as well. So a dancer can quickly take off the dress if they need to do dance moves. I think it would be a good thing to wear over a black leotard and tights so that you have a bit of subtle color in your outfit, so they remember you as “the girl in the blue”.