<p>I know you’re not supposed to say good luck to an actor - that you’re supposed to say break a leg. Does that apply to an audition too? I want to wish a friend good luck with an audition but don’t knw what phrase to use!</p>
<p>I would say Break a Leg for auditions as well. We are a suspicious lot.</p>
<p>In bocca al lupo!
(in the mouth of the wolf)</p>
<p>I can never say the “wolf thing” correctly so I say toi,toi,toi.</p>
<p>Regarding theater superstitions, I recently became aware of the rule about referring to Macbeth only as “the Scottish play” to avoid a curse on one’s production (any production, not just Macbeth). I was also told that the equivalent of “break a leg” for a show’s tech staff is “burn a cel”. Live and learn!</p>
<p>In reference to that “Scottish play”</p>
<p>[Don't</a> mention Macbeth - Blackadder - BBC - YouTube](<a href=“Don't Mention Macbeth | Blackadder The Third | BBC Comedy Greats - YouTube”>Don't Mention Macbeth | Blackadder The Third | BBC Comedy Greats - YouTube)</p>
<p>For an audition, I would appreciate someone saying good luck, especially since a lot of people don’t know the break a leg thing. But if someone said break a leg I would feel all warm and fuzzy :)</p>
<p>Break a leg!</p>
<p>Dancers say “Merde!” and some actors know about that too. 
As I understand it, the Japanese version of “break a leg/good luck” is “ganbatte ne.”</p>
<p>“In bocca al lupo” is mostly said to singers, I believe.</p>
<p>At least in community theatre, it is often tradition to kiss someone on the crew before the curtain rises. Or maybe ours is just yanking our chains…</p>
<p>It would think that yanking your chain deserves more than a kiss.</p>
<p>^ going on my list of best lines ever on CC. :D</p>
<p>An audition? I would say “break a leg”… either that, or “Try not to screw up again!”</p>
<p>“Break a leg” is appropriate prior to an audition. As is “Merde!”</p>
<p>True story. I was cast (sorry for the pun…read on) as the lead in a musical. The following day I broke my foot, and spent the entire rehearsal time on crutches with my leg in a cast. The LAST thing I wanted to hear on opening night (five days after having the cast removed) was “break a leg”. Merde!</p>
<p>I sometimes hear “break legs” but maybe that’s inflation.</p>
<p>“merde”? Really? why are they invoking a word about ka-ka?</p>
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<p>[Why</a> Do Dancers Say Merde? - helloiamadancer](<a href=“http://www.helloiamadancer.com/helloiamadancer/2011/06/who-do-dancer-say-merde.html]Why”>http://www.helloiamadancer.com/helloiamadancer/2011/06/who-do-dancer-say-merde.html)</p>